{"id":149182,"date":"2021-10-05T14:40:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T00:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=149182"},"modified":"2021-10-05T15:09:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T01:09:27","slug":"national-coming-out-day-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/05\/national-coming-out-day-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"National Coming Out Day virtual fair hosted by <abbr>LGBTQ+<\/abbr> Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_103342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103342\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/LGBTQ_students_generic.jpg\" alt=\"students\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/LGBTQ_students_generic.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/LGBTQ_students_generic-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/LGBTQ_students_generic-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by: Romeo Collado, with Island Scene Magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i at M\u0101noa <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/lgbtq\/\"><abbr title=\"lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, +\">LGBTQ+<\/abbr> Center<\/a> joins in celebrating the diversity of the <abbr>LGBTQ+<\/abbr> communities in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> on National Coming Out Day, Monday, October 11. The center is a co-sponsor of a community resource fair as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiilgbtlegacyfoundation.com\/honolulu-pride\/\">Virtual Honolulu Pride 2021<\/a>, 5&#8211;7 p.m. via Zoom. Learn about <abbr>LGBTQ+<\/abbr> resources, reconnect with friends and make new connections. <a href=\"http:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/a5P\">Registration is required<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The resource fair will feature more than 40 community organizations, local drag talent including Haus of Del Rey, and a chance to win various prizes. There will also be breakout sessions for various topics and groups, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advocacy, law and politics  <\/li>\n<li>Faith and spirituality<\/li>\n<li>Health and wellness<\/li>\n<li>Jobs, industry and inclusion<\/li>\n<li>Parents and families <\/li>\n<li>Social and fun<\/li>\n<li>Transgender and M\u0101h\u016b<\/li>\n<li>Youth and education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;It can take courage to live with pride in our <abbr>LGBTQ+<\/abbr> community. Sometimes people might try to make us feel like we don&#8217;t have the right to be ourselves. At <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa you have protections as a member of the <abbr>LGBTQ+<\/abbr> community,&rdquo; said <strong>Camaron Miyamoto<\/strong>, director of the <abbr>LGBTQ+ Center<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>The center is part <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/diversity\/\">Office of Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity<\/a> and offers direct services and advocacy appointments via Zoom and by phone, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.&#8211;5 p.m. Call (808) 956-9250, <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/lgbtq\/\">visit the website<\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:lgbtq@hawaii.edu\">lgbtq@hawaii.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2>Zoom Pride backgrounds<\/h2>\n<p>The <abbr>LGBTQ+<\/abbr> Center invites the <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa community to celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. You can show your support and download <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Zoom Pride backgrounds. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/Pyi\">Download Zoom backgrounds here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> events, <abbr>LGBTQ+<\/abbr> resources<\/h2>\n<p>Other <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> campus National Coming Out Day events and systemwide resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kauai.hawaii.edu\"><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> Community College<\/a>: Presentation and Q&#038;A with Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu on October 11 and campus table events throughout the week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauai.hawaii.edu\/national-coming-out-day\">More information.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/president\/lgbtq\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> System Commission on <abbr>LGBTQ+<\/abbr> Equity:<\/a> Find a list of <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> campus <abbr>LGBTQ+<\/abbr> websites, and local and national resources. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/president\/lgbtq\/helpful-info\/\">More information.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.hawaii.edu\/9nP\">Safe Zone Program<\/a>: The training program fosters a safe and inclusive community for <abbr>LGBTQ+<\/abbr> students, faculty and staff to promote social justice in the <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> System.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This event is an example of <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Strategic Plan<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The online event will feature more than 40 community organizations, local drag talent including Haus of Del Rey and a chance to win various prizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[64,690,1466,208,71,9],"class_list":["post-149182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-lgbtq","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-student-equity-excellence-and-diversity","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149182"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149217,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149182\/revisions\/149217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}