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SUMMARY:National Coming Out Day
DESCRIPTION:Started in 1988 by Rob Eichberg and Jean O’Leary in celebra
 tion of the second March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights on Oct.
  11\\, 1987. In the 1980s\\, when many people did not know any openly LGB
 T2Q+ people\\, ignorance and silence allowed homophobia to persist. Comin
 g out was a form of activism and it was believed that when people realise
 d they knew someone who was LGBT2Q+\\, they would be far more likely to s
 upport equality under the law. Each year on Oct. 11\\, National Coming Ou
 t Day continues to promote a safe world for LGBT2Q+ individuals to live o
 penly. It should be noted that modern LGBT2Q+ activists believe that the 
 idea of "coming out" reinforces a view that heterosexuality is the norm. 
 "Coming out" implicitly announces — to LGBTQ individuals\\, allies and 
 enemies — that queer people are aberrant. There has additionally been g
 rowing acknowledgement that for many members of our Queer community\\, th
 is places undue pressure on folks who are not in a safe country or circum
 stances to ‘come out’.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-sta
 tes/dallas/events/national-coming-out-day-2026-10-11
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URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/dallas/events/national-coming-out-day-2026-10-11
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