National Coming Out week on its way
By Tim Czerwienski
Published: Thursday, October 6, 2005

Boston College will celebrate National Coming Out Week with food and fashion, as well as events meant to tear down stereotypes and stigmas surrounding the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community.

"National Coming Out Week is an opportunity to raise awareness about the coming out process and gay life in general," said Richard Hoffman, president of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community of BC (LGBC) and A&S '08. "I think that both BC and America is still very much in the dark in terms of seeing and understanding the gay communities that exist all around them."

National Coming Out Week began in October 1987 when 600,000 people marched on Washington, D.C. for gay rights. It has been celebrated in hundreds of cities and college campuses since.

Tuesday marks Coming Out Day. The GLBT Leadership Council (GLC) will be sponsoring a Bisexual, Bicurious, Questioning Barbecue on the Dustbowl at 1 p.m. GLC will also be hosting an event called "Opening Boston's Closet" at 8 p.m. in the Chocolate Bar. The rest