National Coming Out Day aka NCOD is an annual awareness day every October 11 dedicated to raising awareness about queer experiences. Founded in 1988 after being inspired by the revolutionary National… Read on
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"Coming out isn’t always easy. In fact, it’s usually not – I grew up in a religious household." Read on
"I always thought it would be easy to come out to my mom because of how accepting she was to other family and friends coming out as LGBT. I think parents go by the motto, 'As long as it is not my child.'” Read on
"I can say now at age 23 that as cliché as it sounds, it really does get better. Life is too short to live as anyone but yourself." Read on
"But the beauty of truth is that, once released, it can never be sealed into one’s insides left to rot once more, or breed an outburst of anger. And once expelled and purged away, I discovered that there is room for so much more." Read on
"Maybe, if I can come out to people as though it’s nothing more than a fact of life, I can convince myself to be comfortable in my life... If enough queer people can be comfortable in their truth, maybe we can create a culture where I don’t have to worry about who I come out to." Read on