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COMING OUT DAY CELEBRATION! LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CURRENT FACTS SPONSERED BY STUDENT LIFE

COMING OUT DAY CELEBRATION! LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CURRENT FACTS SPONSERED BY STUDENT LIFE AND THE GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE.

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COMING OUT DAY CELEBRATION! LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CURRENT FACTS SPONSERED BY STUDENT LIFE

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  1. COMING OUT DAY CELEBRATION! LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CURRENT FACTS SPONSERED BY STUDENT LIFE AND THE GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE

  2. National Coming Out Day is celebrated every year on October 11th. The day was born out of the 1987 march on Washington D.C., where hundreds of thousands of American’s marched to support equal rights for LGBT Americans. Today, National Coming Out Day events are held in hundreds of cities around the country and around the world. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  3. COMING OUT IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE BEING OPEN MINDED TO ANYONE WHO DIFFERS FROM YOU WILL HELP YOU AND THE PERSON!

  4. “You know me Marge, I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FA-LAMING!” -Homer Simpson

  5. COMING OUT – A LIFELONG SELF-ACCEPTANCE PROCESS. LGBT PEOPLE IDENTIFY THIS IDENTITY FIRST TO THEMSELVES, AND THEN MAY REVEAL IT TO OTHERS. PUBLICLY IDENTIFYING MAY OR MAY NOT BE PART OF THE COMING OUT PROCESS. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  6. Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  7. “I wish I could meet more gay people to talk to and get to know.” Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  8. About 9 out of 10 LGBT teens have reported being bullied at school within the past year because of their sexual orientation. 90% Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  9. Throughout the coming out process, • it’s normal to feel: • Scared • Confused • Vulnerable • Empowered • Exhilarated • Relieved • Proud • Uncertain • Brave • Affirmed Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  10. “What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it’s like a road through the mountains.” -Tennessee Williams

  11. Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  12. More than 4 in 10 LGBT youth report that their state government is not accepting of LGBT people Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  13. The Benefits of Coming Out: • Living an open and full life • Developing closer, more genuine relationships • Building self- esteem from being known • and loved for who they really are • Reducing the stress of hiding our identity • Connecting with others who are LGBT • Being part of a strong and vibrant community • Help to dispel myths and stereotypes about who • LGBT people are and what our lives are like. • Becoming a role model for others • Making it easier for younger LGBT people • who follow in our footsteps. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  14. Today's Gay Youth:  The Ugly, Frightening Statistics PFLAG Phoenix About 30 percent of all completed suicides have been related to sexual identity crisis.

  15. LGBT- AN ACRONYM FOR “LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER.” Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  16. Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  17. The Risks of Coming Out: • Not everyone will be understanding or • accepting. • Family, friends or co-workers may be • shocked, confused or even hostile. • Some relationships may permanently change. • You may experience harassment or discrimination. • You physical safety may be at risk. • Some young people, especially those under 18, • may be thrown out of their homes or lose • financial support from their parents. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  18. “The people in my community and my family aren’t really accepting of the LGBT community and it’s hard for me to lie about who I am.” Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  19. Today's Gay Youth:  The Ugly, Frightening Statistics PFLAG Phoenix Gay and lesbian youth are 2 to 6 times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual youth.

  20. Meetings are Friday’s from 2pm to 4pm Located in the Genesee Room in Prahl Open to Students and the Community

  21. In 29 states, it is legal to fire someone for their sexual orientation; transgender Americans have no job protection in 34 states. There is no federal employment law that bars discrimination against LGBT people. Today's Gay Youth:  The Ugly, Frightening Statistics PFLAG Phoenix

  22. “I can’t come out to anyone I know at church because they will immediately see me as a bad person.” Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  23. A CNN POLL IN AUGUST 2010 FOUND THAT 53% OF AMERICANS SUPPORT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. IN 1996, WHEN CONGRESS PASSED THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT, ONLY 25% OF AMERICANS SAID THAT GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO MARRY, ACCORDING TO AN AVERAGE OF NATIONAL POLLS. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  24. Eighty-four percent of LGBT students have reported being verbally harassed, more than 44 percent have reported being physically assaulted at school in the past year because of their sexual orientation . Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  25. More than half (56%) of LGBT youth say they are out to their immediate family; a quarter (25%) are out to their extended family. Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  26. STRAIGHT SUPPORTER- A PERSON WHO SUPPORTS AND HONORS SEXUAL DIVERSITY , ACTS ACCORDINGLY TO CHALLENGE HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS AND BEHAVIORS, AND EXPLORES AND UNDERSTANDS THESE FORMS OF BIAS WITHIN HIM OR HERSELF. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  27. Every straight guy should have a man’s tongue in his mouth at least once. -Madonna

  28. LGBT youth are more than two times as likely as non-LGBT youth to say they have been verbally harassed and called, names at school. Among LGBT youth, half (51%) have been verbally harassed at school, compared to 25% among non-LGBT students. Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  29. The majority (60%) of Fortune 500 companies provide domestic partner health insurance benefits to their employees Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  30. The federal government would save $1 billion each year if same sex couples could marry nationwide. Sixty-one percent of Americans believe the country needs laws protecting transgender individuals from discrimination. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  31. “It’s nice that my school is very open, I have a lot of friends who are okay and are helpful with my being bisexual.” Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  32. 6 in 10 LGBT youth say their family is accepting of LGBT people, while a third (33%) say their family is not. Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  33. “I was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are. That’s where us gay people come from. You heterosexuals.” -Ellen DeGeneres

  34. Currently, there are only 14 states, plus the District of Columbia, with laws that address discrimination, harassment and/or bullying of students based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  35. Approximately 28% of gay and lesbian youth drop out of high school because of discomfort (due to verbal and physical abuse) in the school environment. Today's Gay Youth:  The Ugly, Frightening Statistics PFLAG Phoenix

  36. “I live in such a narrow-minded community— it’s really hard on me. I deal with so much ignorance on a daily basis.” Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  37. Since 1992, more than 14,000 lesbian and gay service members have been abruptly fired from theris jobs with the U.S. military as a result of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  38. About half (49%) of LGBT youth say they have an adult in their family they could turn to for help if they felt worried or sad. 79% of non-LGBT youth have an adult in their family they could turn to for help. Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  39. Today's Gay Youth:  The Ugly, Frightening Statistics PFLAG Phoenix Gay and lesbian youth’s discomfort stems from fear of name calling and physical harm.

  40. “There are some people in this world that believe being gay is a choice. It's not a choice, we're born this way.” -Lady Gaga

  41. There are at least 2 million children being raised by same-sex couples in the United States – and probably many more. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  42. Non-LGBT youth are nearly twice as likely as LGBT youth to say they are happy. Among non-LGBT youth, 67% report being happy while only 37% of LGBT youth say they are happy. Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  43. Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011 “My relationship with my parents has become much more tense ever since I came out.”

  44. Of 8,208 hate crime incidents reported in 2010, 18.9 percent stemmed from sexual-orientation bias. Source: A Resource Guide to Coming Out Human Rights Campaign Foundation

  45. LGBT youth are more than twice as likely as non-LGBT youth to experiment with alcohol and drugs. Today's Gay Youth:  The Ugly, Frightening Statistics PFLAG Phoenix

  46. 2X LGBT youth are about twice as likely as non-LGBT youth to say they have been excluded by their peers because they are different. Growing Up LGBT in America Human Rights Champaign Foundation National Survey 2011

  47. In a national survey, youth (gay AND straight) described being called “lesbian” or “gay” as the most deeply upsetting form of sexual harassment they experienced. Today's Gay Youth:  The Ugly, Frightening Statistics PFLAG Phoenix

  48. “Dad, I’m gay.” Airman 1st class Randy Phillips phoning his father on YouTube  after the demise of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

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