Come OUT, Come OUT, Wherever You Are!

Oct. 11, 1987, 500,000 people marched in Washington, D.C. to advocate LGBTQ rights.

The event shocked a Nation and just may have been the last straw for the wing-nuts who prefer us to stay invisible, miserable and ashamed of ourselves for being ourselves.

Those 500,000 courageous souls also inspired countless other LGBTQ people to follow their lead and since that day, more and more of us are stepping out of the closet to breathe the fresh air of honesty and self-respect.

This week we celebrate National Coming Out Week and we invite you to join us.

As part of Unity Mississippi’s Outoberfest, we will be spending the week in Jackson Mississippi, presenting a Get All Your Ducks in a Row, Estate Planning Workshop.

If you are not able to make it to Jackson, we hope you will celebrate the week by coming out to someone who needs to know who you are. Being out and visible may seem frightening and we cannot guarantee a smooth ride.

What we CAN tell you is assure you that once the dust is settled, you will be SO relieved that you no longer have to live a lie or feel afraid that someone will learn the truth about your life.

Throughout the week we will make every effort to continue to post on RAINBOWbLAWg and publish RainbowZine but we hope you will be patient with us if we are unable to do so. Our beat-up old laptop (it traveled with us on the 2004 Rainbow Ride Across America) is on the fritz. The built-in mouse doesn’t work and some of the key’s stick. The battery doesn't hold a charge and it overheats after about 30 minutes.

Speaking of old and battered equipment, we are having a Fall Fund Raiser and we hope you will send a little something to help us out (no pun intended). In exchange, we are offering some really cool gifts!

Your donation provide us with the tools we need to continue to bring you the blog, the newsletter, free workshops, free legal documents, and all of the other services we offer to our community.

Have a great, open, visible and OUT WEEK!