National Coming Out Day Panel and Rainbow Crosswalk Launch

LGBTQ flag with blue sky in the background

Friday, Oct. 9 at 11:30 a.m.

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As part of Homecoming and in honor of National Coming Out Day, the LGBTQ+ Resource Center will present a panel of staff, faculty, and students.

Panelists will answer questions about their experiences with being a part of the LGBTQ+ community and what coming out was like for them.

Daily Featured Event!

Receive a code at the end of this event you can use to win a Bellevue College face mask! Submit the code with your name, email, and mailing address to homecoming@bellevuecollege.edu. The first 20 students to respond with the code win.

About National Coming Out Day

National Coming Out Day is celebrated annually on October 11th to commemorate the 1987 LGBTQ March on Washington D.C. and is recognized nationally as a time to raise awareness and visibility for the out LGBTQ community.

About the Rainbow Crosswalks

Additionally, the President’s Cabinet has approved rainbow crosswalks for the college! At this event, Bellevue College will launch its fundraising campaign to help ensure that these crosswalks can welcome all students by Fall 2021. 

About the LGBTQ+ Resource Center

The mission of LGBTQ+ Resource Center is to educate the Bellevue college community on the LGBTQ+ community by providing activities, programs, and services that create a more unified community. The LGBTQ+ Resource Center creates a safe inclusive and affirming campus that encourages academic success and personal growth for the Bellevue College Community through education, advocacy, engagement, support, and celebration of diversity through events and activities.

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About the LGBTQ+ Task Force

The LGBTQ+ Task Force is a diverse group of multi-gendered, multi-racial, multi-ethnic, inter-generational LGBTQ+ community members and allies. We work to advocate, educate, and support gender equity at Bellevue College.

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Last Updated October 2, 2020