National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.

As a queer person, coming out as transgender in eighth grade invited a range of responses from both friends and family. Some ...

On Oct. 11, the University of Houston LGBTQ Alumni Network hosts Coming Out Monologues and Stories, a National Coming Out Day ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Philly Pride 365 announced the return of OURfest: National Coming Out Day Festival, set for Sunday, October 12, 2025, from noon to 7 p.m. in the city’s Gayborhood. Now in its third ...

Erie's LGBTQ community will gather for a 30th-anniversary Erie Family Photo on Oct. 11, National Coming Out Day. The event commemorates a 1995 photo taken for a time capsule, which marked a ...