Queer Resources Guide: National Coming Out Day
National Coming Out Day
Founded in 1988, National Coming Out Day is celebrated on October 11th every year, to commemorate the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Read more about the history of this day and find information, resources and stories about coming out on the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Day page.
Featured Books and Ebooks
Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are by
eBook "Examines the variety of ways various people and groups use the concept of coming out to resist stigma and mobilize for social change. It examines how American lesbians, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) people have used the term in different ways over time."Gender Queer: a Memoir by
Graphic Novel "Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, and bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction. Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity."Hijab Butch Blues by
"Lamya makes sense of her struggles and triumphs by comparing her experiences with some of the most famous stories in the Quran. She juxtaposes her coming out with Musa liberating his people from the pharoah; asks if Allah, who is neither male nor female, might instead be nonbinary; and, drawing on the faith and hope Nuh needed to construct his ark, begins to build a life of her own--ultimately finding that the answer to her lifelong quest for community and belonging lies in owning her identity as a queer, devout Muslim immigrant."
Streaming Video: Coming Out Trans
Streaming Video: Out in America
Resources for Coming Out
- Coming Out: A Resource for LGBTQ StudentsFrom GLSEN, whose mission is to ensure that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
- The Coming Out HandbookExplore what coming out means to you with tools and guiding questions. From the Trevor Project.
- Human Rights Campaign Coming Out ResourcesResources to help you come out and live openly at home, at work and in your community