Each year on 11 October, thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and friends join in the celebration of National Coming Out, an international day observed civil awareness to come and discuss issues LGBT civil rights.
National Coming Out Day is said to have been founded by activists in the celebration of the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, in which 500,000 people marched in Washington, DC, for equality.
Nationally, the events surrounding the National Day of Coming Out consist of workshops, speak-out, meetings and other events designed to show the public that LGBT people are everywhere, near and dear to us all.
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