(Kamil Krzaczynski/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)National Coming Out Day began as a day that strove to make LGBT people more visible to the countless Americans who had never met a gay person. The more Coming Out is celebrated, the more it reinforces a normative ideal that is harmful to gay people. “Today, National Coming Out Day is a political statement because it allows LGBT people to celebrate unapologetic declarations of self. " Gregory Angelo, president of the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of LGBT conservatives, told The Fix that National Coming Out Day is as important as ever — especially for gay Republicans. Instead of moving forward with addressing the concerns of gay Americans, writer Julie Rodgers said the current positions of the administration confirm the long-held fears many LGBT Americans have about being open about their sexuality.

Source: Washington Post October 11, 2017 17:22 UTC