Any day is good to come out of the closet
GAYLES.TV.- October 11 community LGTB + celebrates the Coming Out Day (Day to Leave the Closet). The origin of this celebration is found in the Second March for the Rights of Gays and Lesbians, which took place in Washington (United States) of the year 1988 in which more than 500.000 people grouped together to ask for equal rights. Robert Eichberg and the activist Jean O'Leary They implemented this day and defended the need to come out of the closet to break down fears and stereotypes. In its beginnings it was known as the National Coming Out Day, but it has spread to many countries and has passed to an international claim.
His initial idea is based on the spirit of feminist and homosexual liberation. The events of National Coming Out Day They are used to raise awareness among the general population about LGBT + communities and their rights. They serve to give visibility to the collective and also to add allies. Coming Out is to publicly declare homosexuality or gender identity, the phrase comes from the Anglo-Saxon translation "coming out of the closet"That derives from the expression"to have a skeleton in the closet": Have a skeleton in the closet, referring to having something that you do not want to make public out of embarrassment. Being gay, trans, bi, lesbian or intersexual is no shame, it's a pride.
There are endless ways to come out. as many as people. Above all, it is important that «do not feel pressured to do it. You must be sure that it will be good for you«. This is one of the advice given by the guide published by the FELGTB dedicated to young people who consider telling their family. The truth is that times have changed a lot and apparently now it is easier than a few years ago. We recall in the following video one of the most celebrated closet exits and one that has had the greatest impact, that of Ellen Degeneres:
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