National Coming Out Day, Safe Place Social at UH Hilo

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Celebrating National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11, 2019, there were informational tables set up on the Campus Center Plaza, and a photo booth, games, food and “Coming Out Open Mic” fun inside the center.

Young woman in huge sun glasses with pink framed lenses shaped like hearts. She holds a animal figure made of fringed rainbow colored paper. Her t-shirt has a rainbow on the front, and she wear a rainbow colored hat.

Photos by Raiatea Arcuri/UH Hilo Stories.

LGBTQ+ logo, rainbow colors splashed onto a heart shape.Celebrating National Coming Out Day today, Oct. 11, 2019, the University of Hawaii at Hilo hosted “Coming Out Day: A Safe Space Social” at the Campus Center. There were informational tables set up on the Campus Center Plaza, and a photo booth, games, food and “Coming Out Open Mic” fun.

The events of the day were sponsored by the UH Hilo Office of Equal Opportunity, Women’s Center, and the LGBTQ+ Center.

Two young women stand together, looking at camera smiling, each holding a rainbow flag.

Photos by Raiatea Arcuri, a professional photographer majoring in business administration with a concentration in finance at UH Hilo.

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