Information about National Coming Out Day
| National Coming Out Day | |
|---|---|
) National Coming Out Day | |
| LGBT people and their allies | |
| International Awareness Day | |
| October 11 | |
Coming Out/Being "Open"
It is highly encouraged for participants on this day to wear gay pride symbols, such as the pink triangle, the Greek letter lambda, and rainbows, in jewellery and on their clothing, to demonstrate their presence in all walks of life, all ages and all ethnic groups, this contributing to being open, or "coming out", about being queer in every day life.History
The day was founded by Dr. Robert Eichberg and Jean O'Leary in 1988, in celebration of the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights one year earlier, in which 500,000 people marched on Washington, DC, USA, for gay and lesbian equality. National Coming Out Day events are aimed at raising awareness of the LGBT community among the general populace in an effort to give a familiar face to the LGBT rights movement.Multi-national observance
In the United States, the Human Rights Campaign manages the event under the National Coming Out Project, offering resources to LGBT individuals, couples, parents and children, as well as straight friends and relatives, to promote awareness of LGBT families living honest and open lives. Candace Gingrich became the spokesperson for the day in April 1995.National Coming Out Day was not observed in 2001 in the United States as it occurred on the one month anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Despite its name, National Coming Out Day, so called because it originated as a national event in the United States, is observed in many countries, including Switzerland, Germany and Great Britain.
External links
- National Coming Out Day 2007
- National Coming-Out Day Switzerland
- Coming-Out Day UK Poster Camapign
- National Coming Out Day 2007 video
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"Coming out of the closet"describes the voluntary public announcement of one's (primarily homosexual or bisexual) sexual orientation or gender identity.
Being "out" means not concealing one's sexual orientation.
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Being "out" means not concealing one's sexual orientation.
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gay usually describes a person's sexual orientation, being the standard term for homosexual. In earlier usage, the word meant "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy", though this usage is infrequent today.
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Transgender (IPA: /trænzˈdʒɛndɚ/, from trans (Latin) and gender (English)) is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies that diverge from the normative
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Allies spelled with a capital "A", usually denotes the countries who fought together against the Central Powers in World War I (see Triple Entente or Allies of World War I), or those who fought against the Axis Powers in World War II.
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Gay pride or LGBT pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
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pink triangle (German: Rosa Winkel) was one of the Nazi concentration camp badges, used by the Nazis to identify male prisoners in concentration camps who were sent there because of their homosexuality.
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Jean O'Leary (March 4, 1948 - June 4, 2005), was an American gay and lesbian rights activist, politician, and former nun.
Born in Kingston, New York and raised in Ohio, O'Leary joined the Sisters of the Holy Humility convent in 1966, just out of high school, to "have an
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Born in Kingston, New York and raised in Ohio, O'Leary joined the Sisters of the Holy Humility convent in 1966, just out of high school, to "have an
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The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on October 11, 1987. The second such march on Washington, it drew 500,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people to protest for equal civil
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Raising awareness is a common phrase advocacy groups use to justify a particular event, brochure or even the entire organization. Raising awareness refers to alerting the general public that a certain issue exists and should be approached the way the group desires.
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The sociological construct of a gay community is complex among those that classify themselves as homosexual, ranging from full-embracement to complete and utter rejection of the concept.
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Human Rights Campaign
The HRC logo is an equals sign to represent equality.
Motto Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equal Rights
Formation 1980
Location Washington, D.C.
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The HRC logo is an equals sign to represent equality.
Motto Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equal Rights
Formation 1980
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Candace Gingrich, (born June 2, 1966), is an LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign. She is the half-sister of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who is more than 20 years her senior.
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September 11, 2001 attacks
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Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno (Latin) (traditional)[1]
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