Feminist Pride Day, celebrated on March 8 (International Women’s Day) is a call to arms for young people who recognize the need to fight for gender equality. Originally called Feminist Coming Out Day, the campaign started at Harvard University when a queer student group and a feminist club teamed up for a public awareness campaign, event series, and art exhibition. The popularity of the project spread to other campuses as more and more students identified with the ideas behind it. In March 2011, the campaign went national, with events taking place in over 15 universities across North America.

Today, the project has been incorporated into the Feminist Majority Foundation’s campus programs.

Founders: Lena Chen & Abby Sun

PRESS

Bitch Magazine, “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

The Harvard Crimson, “Feminist Bloggers Convene at Harvard”

Missy Magazine, “100 Jahre Weltfrauentag und schon der zweite Feminist Coming Out Day”

The Frisky, “Do Feminists Need A Coming Out Day?”

Michigan Journal, “Feminist Coming Out Day Raises Awareness”

Emma, “Feminist Coming Out Day”

Ms. Magazine, “Don’t Ms.”

 

CAMPUS PARTNERS

Brandeis University (Massachusetts)
Brown University (Rhode Island)
Harvard University (Massachusetts)
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (New York)
University of Missouri – Kansas City
New York University
Pasadena City College (California)
Pomona College (California)
Southern Utah University
State University of New York at Purchase
Stanford University (California)
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
University of Texas – Austin
Wellesley College (Massachusetts)
Yale University (Connecticut)