Tuesday October 11th is LGBT National Coming Out Day.
On October 11, 1987, half a million people participated in the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The idea of a national day to celebrate coming out came on October 11, 1987 when a half million people participated in a march on
National Coming Out Day is an annual civil awareness day internationally observed on October 11. Founded in 1988, the emphasis is that the most basic form of activism is coming out to family, friends and colleagues, and living life as an openly lesbian or gay person. The foundational belief is that homophobia thrives in an