Happy Coming Out Day

[meghanchavalier]

Today National Coming Out Day is observed in the United States and throughout the world. It's a day for the LGBT Community to come together and welcome it's newest into the family.

So if you're coming out today, I just want to say, stand tall and proud for being exactly who you are.

We also have alot of new stories on the Stopping The Hate website today including Connecticut Upholding The Gay Marriage Law, Sarah Palin Report Saying She Abused Her Power, and an interview with former basketball player John Amaechi which was sent to us by GayAgenda.Com this morning.

Drop on by and catch up on your daily news from the LGBT Community.

http://www.stoppingthehate.com

Have a great weekend

Meghan C.

[tsntx]

waits for keepingitreal and his bf elnino to break their silence

[blckhaze]

jenn you aint right for that lol


on topic-
kool first time im hearing about this. Props to all the ladies who are comfortable in their skin in the world, and to the fellas with the courage to treat the ladies as such, ladies.

[meghanchavalier]

Just a little bit of history about National Coming Out Day.

National Coming Out 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, United States, 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.

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.

Despite its name, National Coming Out Day (so called because it originated as an event in the United States) is in fact observed in many countries, including Switzerland, Germany and the United Kingdom. As of 2008 The Netherlands also has Coming Out Day on 10-11.