National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an annual LGBT awareness day observed on October 11 to support anyone “coming out of the closet”. First celebrated in the United States in 1988, the initial idea was grounded in the feminist and gay Liberation spirit of the personal being political, and the emphasis on the most basic form of activism being coming out to family, friends, and colleagues, and living life as an openly lesbian or gay person.The founders believed that homophobia thrives in an atmosphere of silence and ignorance and that once people know that they have loved ones who are lesbian or gay, they are far less likely to maintain homophobic or oppressive views. If you feel like you want to come out and if you need someone to come out to please feel free to contact me if you want to, or if you just want someone to talk to I am here for you. You are loved and seen.
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