National Coming Out Day
The Human Rights Campaign identifies 11 October as National Coming Out Day and describes its history and purpose
Date and recurrence
11 October each year
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Human Rights Campaign / LGBTQ+ awareness context. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Human Rights Campaign — National Coming Out DayRights Awareness Observance
Frequently asked questions
When is National Coming Out Day?
11 October each year The stored recurrence guidance is: 11 October.
Does National Coming Out Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Coming Out Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Human Rights Campaign / LGBTQ+ awareness context. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Coming Out Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Human Rights Campaign identifies 11 October as National Coming Out Day and describes its history and purpose. Supporting provenance includes Human Rights Campaign — National Coming Out Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Coming Out Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Human Rights Campaign / LGBTQ+ awareness context. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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