GAY UNCLES DAY – August 13, 2023 – National Today

History of Gay Uncles Day

Gay Uncles Day is a fun and important celebration of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ relatives in American families. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in August every year. It is an important celebration that increases the visibility of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ people in families, rather than being seen as just another group of people.

Being L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ in the United States is not easy, even today, but it used to be much more difficult. Back when the country was founded, being L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ was illegal. People’s sexualities and gender identities were still as diverse then as they are now, but then, everyone had to hide.

Throughout the 1900s, efforts were made to fight for the rights of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ people with different levels of success, but it was only in the 1960s, with the sexual revolution, that things began to change.

Eventually, being L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ was decriminalized, and civilians were allowed to be openlyL.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+. However, the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy, which allowed L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ people to serve in the military as long as they were in the closet, was still in force and didn’t get repealed until decades later. Eventually, the ban on same-sex marriage was also repealed in most states, and more and more L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ people were able to come out to their families as social ideas about the morality of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ people shifted.

Gay Uncles Day or Guncles Day is used to improve the visibility of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ people and also offer straight or heterosexual people an opportunity to appreciate their gay relatives and the role models they are to the youngest members of the families.

Gay Uncles Day timeline

Gay Uncles Day Activities

1. Post photos with your gay uncles

   This is the day to reach out to your gay aunts, uncles, and non-binary relatives and post photos on social media, celebrating them. Remember to tag the photos with the hashtag #GayUnclesDay

2. Host a party

   Host a party in honor of your L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ relatives and celebrate everything about them. Make sure that all the guests are the most open-minded, loving members of your family.

3. Embrace them as role models

   The L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ community is often demonized. Ensure your kids know that their gay uncles and aunts are role models for their bravery.

5 Important Facts About The Fight For Liberation

1. The Stonewall riots were pivotal

   Members of the community actively demonstrated against police brutality after a raid on Stonewall Inn, and this was a pivotal moment in the Gay Liberation Movement.

2. Dyketactics took the police to court

   The group took the police to court for brutality when they were beaten by the Philadelphia police during a demonstration for civil rights.

3. President Barack Obama supported gay rights

   President Obama was the first U.S. president to support gay marriage publicly.

4. People fired under D.A.D.T. didn’t get paid

   It was only in 2013 that the Pentagon finally paid full separation pay to people dismissed from service under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.

5. Celebrities celebrate Gay Uncles Day

   Celebrities like Simon Dunn and Anderson Cooper have celebrated Gay Uncles Day publicly.

Why We Love Gay Uncles Day

1. We love our gay uncles

   We want to show our love to our L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ relatives and let them know how happy we are to have them in our lives.

2. We want to increase L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ visibility

   The more people see thatL.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ people are just regular people with families, the easier life will become for our gay aunts and uncles.

3. We want to encourage young people

   Seeing their gay relatives is great for young L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ people to come out, and we want to create a safe space for them.