10/11/2026
π³οΈβπ On October 11, 1987, over half a million people marched for q***r rights in Washington, D.C., and the event resulted in the founding of several LGBTQ organizations.
π³οΈβπ The momentum continued over the following year, and LGBTQ activists Rob Eichberg and Jean O'Leary created National Coming Out Day on the march's first anniversary to celebrate q***r identities and work to decrease stigma and homophobia.