{"id":45177,"date":"2016-09-27T14:46:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T18:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-celebrates-national-coming-out-day-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-09-27T14:46:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T18:46:24","slug":"hrc-celebrates-national-coming-out-day-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-celebrates-national-coming-out-day-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"HRC Celebrates National Coming Out Day 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>HRC Celebrates National Coming Out Day 2016<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/7JciOiM51Xk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"HRC Celebrates National Coming Out Day 2016\"><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7JciOiM51Xk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s coming out as <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">lesbian<\/a>, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">bisexual<\/a>, transgender, queer, or as an ally, countless American actors, athletes, musicians and YouTube sensations advanced the movement for equality in 2016. 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