UMaine students prepare for Coming Out Week, WABI reports
WABI (Channel 5) reported members of the LGBTQ community at the University of Maine are preparing for a weeklong celebration beginning Oct. 11 to mark national Coming Out Day. Organizers told WABI it’s an opportunity to bring LGBTQ issues to the forefront, and that meetings in the Rainbow Resource Center on campus serve as strong planning sessions to discuss ongoing social issues in the community. “It’s basically just a day that celebrates if you’ve already come out, if you’re in the process of coming out, if you’re thinking about coming out. Getting information out there to students about it and really just celebrating the process of being out about who you are,” said Crissi Dalfonzo, the LGBTQ Services graduate assistant coordinator.