National Coming Out Day

Friday, October 10, 2025 at -

HRC Chicago is hosting a Storytelling Event for National Coming Out Day on Friday, October 10th at Big Gay Sal's Pizza, 3445 N. Halsted, Chicago. We hope you’ll join us to be in community, hear some powerful stories from your fellow community members.

In a moment of rising political attacks and cultural erasure of the LGBTQ+ community, we’re mobilizing our community and our allies in radical defiance. Since 1988, National Coming Out Day has marked the power of our stories in the broader narrative of our movement and this year, that power is as important as ever.

Our stories have always been the engine of change in this country. Whether it was changing
hearts during the AIDS epidemic or building the case for marriage equality, we know that
sharing our stories is what we need now to propel our movement forward.