National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is a day of awareness and celebration for the LGBTQ community and its allies.
The annual holiday, which takes place on Oct. 11, encourages gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people and other members of the LGBTQ community to come out of the closet, which is the metaphor the community has longed use to mean recognizing and revealing their authentic selves.
The aim of the holiday is simple: to demonstrate that LGBTQ people are everywhere.
To learn more – What is National Coming Out Day? What To Know About The Annual Holiday