Western Carolinian article "'Coming Out Day' is Friday"

Western Carolinian article "'Coming Out Day' is Friday"

College student newspapers and periodicals

Coming out (Sexual orientation)

Gay men

Gay men -- Mental health

Lesbians

Lesbians -- Mental health

LGBTQ+ communities

Newspapers

This article by contributing writer Michelle Mazzucco in the October 10, 1991 Western Carolinian is titled "Coming Out Day is Friday." The article explains that National Coming Out Day is October 11 and commemorates the 1987 March on Washington for lesbian and gay rights. Mazzucco talks about the process and difficulties of coming out and offers suggestions for ways to take a step toward being openly gay. Suggestions for how non-gay people can help normalize gayness are also offered. The article provides a number for counseling and psychological services and states that they facilitate the RAP group, a discussion group. The first mention of the Lesbian and Gay Rap Group was in 1987. The group existed alongside Lavender Bridges and was geared toward emotional support for lesbians and gay men. Founded in 1985, Lavender Bridges was the first organized group for lesbians and gay men on campus. The last mention of Lavender Bridges appeared in the October 10, 1991 issue of the Western Carolinian.

Mazzucco, Michelle

Lavender Bridges

1991-10-10

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clippings (information artifacts)

eng

Text

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This clipping is from a full page in the Western Carolinian student newspaper. The entire page is available at https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/56576

Jackson County (N.C.)

Cullowhee (N.C.)

North Carolina, Western

13" x 13"(dimension)

LGBTQIA+ Archive of Jackson County