We need to band together because there's so many people that want to bring us backward. We really need to support one another in regards to where we are as a country. We are so far from equal rights in this country.
Even in California, which is widely seen as a very, very liberal state, we are seeing real incidents of anti-gay, anti-queer, anti-trans rhetoric that has been very surprising. We want to make sure that we have spaces where people feel accepted, where people feel safe, and I think this is a real moment of concern for us.
National Coming Out Day was founded in 1988 by LGBTQ+ activists Jean O'Leary and Robert Eichberg, marking the first anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in the early throes of the AIDS epidemic.
Los Angeles has been the backdrop to several historic moments, including the founding of The Black Cat, a gay bar that first opened its doors in 1966 at a time when same-sex relations were criminalized in California.
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