Pasadena Celebrates National Coming Out Day

PASADENA, Calif.- The Pasadena Public Health Department, Pasadena Public Library and Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department will host Pasadena's 9th annual National Coming Out Day Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Memorial Park, 85 E. Holly St., Pasadena. This annual, free event commemorates the City's efforts to celebrate and foster an inclusive community and mark the anniversary of National Coming Out Day. There will be music, resource tables, crafts, giveaways, and more.

This event is for all ages and supports those who have come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and those who identify with a sexual orientation or gender identity that is not specifically named within the LGBTQIA+ acronym. Pasadena's celebration coincides with the 38th anniversary of National Coming Out Day, launched to recognize the first National March on Washington for lesbian and gay rights and to remind all of us of the power of coming out.

Nearly one in two Americans knows someone who is gay or lesbian, and one in 10 knows someone who is transgender. Coming out - whether as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or asexual - still matters. Sharing our stories helps raise awareness and change perspectives. When people know someone who is LGBTQIA+, they are far more likely to support equality under the law.

The City of Pasadena is proud to be an inclusive city, accepting of everyone regardless of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, marital status, socioeconomic status, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or disability.

For more information, contact Ernesto Covarrubias, Youth Services, [email protected] or (626) 744-4048.