Why Coming Out Day matters

Why Coming Out Day matters

October 11 is National Coming Out Day — meant to be a reminder of the power of coming out as gay or lesbian.* The day marks the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1988. Why is coming out so powerful? Simple. It’s easy...
Thanks for coming out

Thanks for coming out

I have borrowed shamelessly from the ever-thoughtful Patti Digh (“What would you be doing today if you only had 37 days to live?”) for the title of this post, which references her own about National Coming Out Day, observed today in the United Kingdom and...