Only 17% of LGBTI Brits know it’s National Coming Out Day tomorrow
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By Shanti Rao
October 11 is National Coming Out Day (NCOD) – an annual, internationally observed civil awareness day celebrating individuals who publicly identify as a sexual or gender minority. One of the aims is to raise awareness of the issues surrounding coming out of the closet as an LGBTI (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex) individual.
However, a OnePoll survey of 1,000 Brits who identify as LGBTI showed that just 17% of them knew that NCOD is tomorrow. While another 15% at least knew NCOD exists, that still leaves a whopping 68% that had never even heard of it.
30% of the people we asked thought NCOD could help raise awareness of the issues surrounding coming out of the closet, while another 56% thought it might if it was better publicised.
27% of people even thought NCOD might help some people build up courage to come out to their friends and family, and similarly, 50% thought it could do if more people knew about it.
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