In honor of Thursday being National Coming Out Day the NCSU GLBT Community Alliance is doing their annual t-shirt giveaway at the Brickyard from 11:30-1:30 while supplies last. This is what they looked like last time in black or white, I'm not sure if there will be new designs:







http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Coming_Out_Day

Quote :

"National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an internationally observed civil awareness day celebrating individuals who publicly identify as bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender—coming out regarding one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity being akin to a cultural rite of passage for LGBT people. The holiday is observed annually by members of the LGBT community on October 11."

As a part of:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_History_Month

Quote :

"LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. It is observed during October in the United States, to include National Coming Out Day on October 11"

Quote :

"October was chosen by Wilson as the month for the celebration because National Coming Out Day already was established as a widely known event, on October 11, and October commemorated the first March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation by LGBT people in 1979."

I believe they will also be doing voter registration at the event. The deadline to register to vote in North Carolina for the upcoming election is Friday the 12th, so this is a good chance if you've been putting it off. Otherwise you can early vote and update your registration at the same time as you vote. Talley Student Center will be an early voting site for this election, so that's an option for updating your registration too.

10/10/2012 11:52:36 AM

i see nothin but white men

10/10/2012 12:03:32 PM

Another shot of the white shirt on the left:

10/10/2012 12:05:54 PM

I know Roflpack was hoping that they were white this year so he could tie dye his.

10/10/2012 12:10:24 PM

You and Paul Cousins enjoy that

10/10/2012 12:11:29 PM

Cousins?

10/10/2012 12:53:23 PM

Do all the shirts look the same?

10/10/2012 1:38:23 PM

Last time there were just white and black versions, but the design was the same. The I <3 Diversity with the s in diversity being the NCSU block S. In the past there have been other designs too. I know I've got an old one with white/gray heather pattern and rainbow triangle "everyone welcome here" that has the NCSU symbol built into it somewhere too. But I don't know if they'll be adding new varieties this time around or not.

^^^I believe that's Vice Chancellor Stafford in the first picture if that's who you're referring to?

[Edited on October 10, 2012 at 2:16 PM. Reason : .]

10/10/2012 2:15:17 PM

You guys won't be all that diverse if you're all wearing the same shirt.

10/10/2012 2:53:17 PM

Ok, someone got it.

10/10/2012 2:55:32 PM

I want one.

10/10/2012 2:56:59 PM

I HEART

10/10/2012 3:35:28 PM

Quote :

""One (black) man wrote, "This hurts, but you a Romney lover and you slutting yourself for the white man only proves why no black man would marry u." "

just dont be like this guy, please support total diversity

[Edited on October 10, 2012 at 5:24 PM. Reason : g]

10/10/2012 5:24:01 PM

It has begun! The t-shirt giveaway goes until 1:30pm at the brickyard while supplies last!

10/11/2012 11:36:27 AM

want to mail me one? i know you do!

10/11/2012 11:39:21 AM

~

10/11/2012 11:47:45 AM

i'd go there after lunch if parking wasn't such a bitch

10/11/2012 11:49:33 AM

Park behind Hillsborough St in one of those 2 hour spots, not a bad walk to the Brickyard on a day like this from there.

10/11/2012 11:50:28 AM

i suppose. i'll see how much time i have to kill before i gotta go get a tire/oil change.

10/11/2012 11:52:13 AM

A friend just posted this on facebook, so I know they have the white ones. I helped with the last time they did the t-shirt giveaway/voter registration drive, but am under the weather for this one unfortunately.

10/11/2012 12:47:12 PM

Looks like there are some more events over the next week:

10/11/2012 8:54:38 PM

10/12/2012 1:09:21 AM

LGBT history month continues today with:

http://www.glaad.org/spiritday

Quote :

"Spirit Day: Go Purple on October 19 for #SpiritDay Spirit Day is annual day in October when millions of Americans wear purple to speak out against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth"

Quote :

"Go purple on Facebook and Twitter by turning your profle pictures purple! Use GLAAD's #SpiritDay tool and after you turn your profile pictures purple, spread the word by posting to Twitter and Facebook."

The White House Facebook page icon went purple for today too:

10/19/2012 4:10:09 PM