National Coming Out Day Celebration Post!
Happy National Coming Out Day, _P!
Post links and stories and picspam here, you incredible, gorgeous, FABULOUS people!
Oh, and...y'all know I'm a great big ol' homo, right? Ok, carry on. :)
“Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.” -Dorothy Parker
Resources
National Coming Out Day on Facebook
#NCOD on Twitter
It Gets Better Google+ Hangout for National Coming Out Day
Tagged "National Coming Out Day" on Tumblr
"[Gay rights are] perfectly all right with me. Some of the most gifted people I've ever met
or read about are homosexual. How can you knock it?" -Lucille Ball
Articles
24th Annual National Coming Out Day Celebrates LGBTQ Awareness [Boston Globe]
National Coming Out Day: Key Moments in Fight for Equal Rights [ABC News]
Celebrate National Coming Out Day with 10 Stars Who Prove It Gets Better [MTV]
Happy National Coming Out Day: My Dad Found Out I Was Gay [gawker]
Here's Your Soundtrack for National Coming Out Day
There's a Global War Against the Right of Gay People to Live and Love. We Need to Fight Back By Elton John and Johann Hari [Huffpo]
"Every gay person must come out. As difficult as it is, you must tell your immediate family. You must tell your relatives. You must tell your friends if indeed they are your friends. You must tell the people you work with. You must tell the people in the stores you shop in. Once they realize that we are indeed their children, that we are indeed everywhere, every myth, every lie, every innuendo will be destroyed once and all. And once you do, you will feel so much better." - Harvey Milk
ETA: Some commenters have pointed out that the Harvey quote above is problematic, and I agree. Nobody should feel obliged to come out, and we shouldn't be telling anyone that coming out is all unicorns and rainbows. Coming out is hard, and dangerous, and if you can't or don't want to do it THAT IS PERFECTLY OKAY. You're still an awesome person and you deserve to have people love you.
Post links and stories and picspam here, you incredible, gorgeous, FABULOUS people!
Oh, and...y'all know I'm a great big ol' homo, right? Ok, carry on. :)
“Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.” -Dorothy Parker
Resources
National Coming Out Day on Facebook
#NCOD on Twitter
It Gets Better Google+ Hangout for National Coming Out Day
Tagged "National Coming Out Day" on Tumblr
"[Gay rights are] perfectly all right with me. Some of the most gifted people I've ever met
or read about are homosexual. How can you knock it?" -Lucille Ball
Articles
24th Annual National Coming Out Day Celebrates LGBTQ Awareness [Boston Globe]
National Coming Out Day: Key Moments in Fight for Equal Rights [ABC News]
Celebrate National Coming Out Day with 10 Stars Who Prove It Gets Better [MTV]
Happy National Coming Out Day: My Dad Found Out I Was Gay [gawker]
Here's Your Soundtrack for National Coming Out Day
There's a Global War Against the Right of Gay People to Live and Love. We Need to Fight Back By Elton John and Johann Hari [Huffpo]
"Every gay person must come out. As difficult as it is, you must tell your immediate family. You must tell your relatives. You must tell your friends if indeed they are your friends. You must tell the people you work with. You must tell the people in the stores you shop in. Once they realize that we are indeed their children, that we are indeed everywhere, every myth, every lie, every innuendo will be destroyed once and all. And once you do, you will feel so much better." - Harvey Milk
ETA: Some commenters have pointed out that the Harvey quote above is problematic, and I agree. Nobody should feel obliged to come out, and we shouldn't be telling anyone that coming out is all unicorns and rainbows. Coming out is hard, and dangerous, and if you can't or don't want to do it THAT IS PERFECTLY OKAY. You're still an awesome person and you deserve to have people love you.