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 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987 that drew hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people, AIDS/HIV patients and allies to the nation’s capitol, National Coming Out Day is an inclusive day for us to support one another no matter where we are on the spectrum of being “out” or closeted.

On this day, it’s common to share resources, support, love and affirmations for the LGBTQ+ community; which is exactly what this group of teens want to share with you in celebration of National Coming Out Day! Let’s hear what they have to say: