Come Out Of The Closet To Celebrate Liberation Spirit By Celebrating The National Coming Out Day

Updated on December 24, 2021 17:10 PM by Anthony Christian

It’s a 33rd Anniversary celebration of National Coming Out Day on October 11, 2021, with a "Born To Shine" theme. NCOD is the National Coming Out Day; the awareness day celebrated annually for supporting lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender people. The coming out day for the LGBT community resembles the coming out of the closet. This day is the remainder and basic tool for the power of coming out. The anniversary of NCOD that is celebrated by the coming out of LGBT community people was started on the National March Anniversary for Lesbian and Gay Rights on Washington thirty-three years ago.

Founder Of NCOD

The National Coming Out Day was inaugurated by Robert Eichberg and Jean O'Leary in 1988. At that time, one of the NCOD idea proposers, O'Leary, was the National Gay Rights Advocates head in Los Angeles. Eichberg had said that the strongest tool of the human rights movement was to prove that more people already recognized and respected somebody in the LBGT community. As well they believed that NCOD would help the LGBTQ+ community people to come out.

Atmosphere Of Quietness And Ignorance

NCOD makes known the fact that homophobia survives in silence and ignorance state.

Big Moment To Celebrate

This day is a big moment for LGBT community people, as they are coming out to expose their sexuality to their family, friends, and society.

Celebration Of Freedom

The incredible moment of celebrating the liberation spirit is the day National Coming Out Day.

Hope For Hiding People

The NCOD makes more public figures and celebrities show their identity as LGBTQ+ community people. As well their messages and support give hope for the many people who are in the closet.

First Anniversary

The day to celebrate and support the coming out of LGBT community people was first observed in 1988.

Supporting States

In the year 1990, the hands of 50 states were joined to celebrate the Coming Out Day.

Inspiring March

The first anniversary of NCOD was celebrated in the historic march, in which 500,000 people have participated. The support of massive people was the inspiration for the National Coming Out Day. The march for Lesbian and Gay Rights was held in Washington on October 11, 1987.

Themes For Come Out Celebration

Along with the anniversary of NCOD, the new themes had born in the years listed below. The themes of National Coming Out Day during the year

1999 - Come Out to Congress
2000 - Think it O-o-ver (Who Will Pick the New Supremes?)
2001 - An Out Odyssey
2002 - Being Out Rocks!
2003 - It's a Family Affair
2004 - Come Out. Speak Out. Vote.
2005 to 2007 - Talk About It
2009 - Conversations from the Heart
2010 & 2011 - Coming Out for Equality
2012 - Come Out. Vote.
2013 &2014 - Coming Out Still Matters
2021 - Born To Shine