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National Coming Out Day

Wed October 11

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 belief was 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.

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Wed October 11
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Grand Rapids Pride Center
Phone
(616)458-3511
Email
info@grpride.org
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Details

Date:
Wed October 11
Series:
Event Categories:
,

Organizer

Grand Rapids Pride Center
Phone
(616)458-3511
Email
info@grpride.org
View Organizer Website