National Coming Out Day celebration scheduled

The Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) encourages the campus community to celebrate the life and work of LGBTQ people on National Coming Out Day during a celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11, in the Student Union Rotunda.

Students will have the opportunity to tell their own stories about coming out and to collect those stories to be included in the LGBTQ Community Archive at UNC Charlotte. Individuals who want to show their support of the LGBTQ community can sign a banner to hang in the Student Union following the event.

Joshua Burford, assistant director for sexual/gender diversity for the MRC, describes the event as a way for people to “show their allyship for the LGTBQ community. This event will give students the chance to see what allies look like and their connection with them.” He encouraged students to attend so they can “see the reach and scope of the LGBTQ community.”

The MRC will work with the student organizations Spectrum, Transport and GRADient to help celebrate the LGBTQ community on National Coming Out Day.