National Coming Out Day is observed October 11 every year since 1988 when psychologist Robert Eichberg and activist Jean O'Leary founded it. It's a day to celebrate and promote the increased visibility of the LGBTQ community and was chosen to mark the anniversary of the 1987 … [Read more...]
It’s National Coming Out Day and Whether You Are Out Publicly or Not You Are Loved, Supported and Never Alone
October 11th is National Coming Out Day, a day to celebrate everyone within the LGBTQ community who at some point or another has or may have to come out to those in their life. Today I wanna take the time to talk to anyone struggling to come out, questioning their sexuality or … [Read more...]
From the WOW Vault: Three Coming Out Stories from 2008’s “When I Knew”
“From the Vault” is our EXCLUSIVE daily peek into the extensive library of WOW shows, interviews, and pop culture ephemera we’ve collected over the last three decades. Today, of course, is National Coming Out Day. In honor of that, I thought we'd look back at the 2008 Cinemax … [Read more...]
#OutAndLoud: Crank Up the PERFECT Mega-Mix for #NationalComingOutDay!
Here's DJ Paul V's perfect 30-minute megamix, featuring the trailblazing out and queer artists who shaped and inspired us all. From Freddie Mercury to Fischerspooner to RuPaul and beyond. Play it out loud and proud! If you love it, follow Paul on [Read more...]
Garrett Clayton Dodges Sexuality Question in OUT Magazine
In a new interview with [Read more...]
Daniel Franzese’s Mom Wasn’t Surprised When He Came Out
Daniel Franzese looks at his mother and says, "Mom, I'm gay." Cut to her looking straight into the camera, "Duh!," she retorts. The two chortle and it's a beautiful moment. Now imagine having to come out twice? Once to your family, … [Read more...]
#NationalComingOutDay: Jaidynn Dior Fierce Talks Movingly About Her RDR Coming Out Episode, and Her Mother’s Reaction
It was one of the most touching moments in RuPaul's Drag Race herstory: When season 7 fan fave Jaidynn Dior Fierce tearfully came out on national television. Now, … [Read more...]
#NationalComingOutDay: Your Favorite RDR Racers Discuss Coming Out & Their First Times!
Today is National Coming Out Day! To celebrate, we gathered a gaggle of your favorite queens from RuPaul's Drag Race ([Read more...]
#NationalComingOutDay: The Rhodes Brothers’ Top 10 Coming Out Tips
You know it's National Coming Out Day today. Seventeen magazine LGBTQ editor and YouTuber Raymond Braun invited his friends Aaron & Austin Rhodes (aka The Rhodes Bros) to … [Read more...]
Gay Nerds (Or Not): Happy National Coming Out Day!
So, it's the intersection of New York Comic Con, this weekend and National Coming Out Day, today and Gay Nerds TV is hosting a [Read more...]