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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 3d

Well, folks? That’s a wrap on our 2025 National Coming Out Week visibility campaign!

We leave you with some of our favorite doggos from this year’s Portland Pride festival and parade. Enjoy!

And remember: You are perfect just the way you are. We love you!

#NationalComingOutDay

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 3d

DotGay filmed all of these over the course of PDX Pride weekend this past July during a series of big Gay activations in Oregon.

Thanks again to everybody who shared their thoughts and feelings with us.

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 3d

It’s National Coming Out Day!

We have been posting Coming Out Week video clips from interviews with LGBTQIA+ community members from Portland since Monday, leading up to today’s big finish.

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 3d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: Michael James Schneider (BLCKSMTH)

#ComingOut
#NationalComingOutDay

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 4d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: Solange Igoa of Glitterfox

#ComingOut
#Glitterfox
@jealousbutcher.bsky.social

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 4d

Why does coming out matter to you? Tell us in the comments!

#NationalComingOutWeek
#NCOD2025

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 4d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: Isaiah Esquire of Izohnny

#Izohnny
#NationalComingOutDay

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 4d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: Andrea Walker of Glitterfox

#NCOD2025
#Glitterfox
@jealousbutcher.bsky.social

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 4d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: Bolivia Carmichaels

#ComingOut
#PortlandPride

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 5d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: @loganlynn.bsky.social
(www.LoganLynn.gay)

#ComingOut
#LoganLynn

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 5d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: @swaimstrategies.bsky.social (of www.Fundraising.gay)

#NCOD
#SamSwaim

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 5d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: Mawlee Jones

#MawleeJones
#NationalComingOutWeek2025

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 6d

We asked attendees at this year’s Portland Pride Festival why coming out matters to them. Here’s what some of those people shared!

Thanks, PDX. We had a blast with you at Pride this year! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#ComingOut
#PortlandOregon

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 6d

What do you think LGBTQIA+ visibility does for the community? Tell us in the comments!

#NationalComingOutWeek
#ComingOut

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 6d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: Johnny Nuriel of Izohnny

#NCOD
#Izohnny

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 6d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: Michael James Schneider (BLCKSMTH)

#NCOD
#ComingOut

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)

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DotGay @dotgay.bsky.social · 6d

National Coming Out Week 2025

Featuring: Solange Igoa of Glitterfox

#NCOD
#Glitterfox
@jealousbutcher.bsky.social

(🎥 Cai Indermaur)