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HOW?
Simplycolorizeyourmainpictureandaddblock
lettersOUTorALLYOR
Goto!http://www.pixlr.com/editor/
Select"Openimagefromcomputer"or"Openimage
fromURL!TINTTHEIMAGE:Inthebaratthetopofthewebsiteclickon
"Adjustment.Itwillopenadrop-downmenu.Select
theoptionattheverybottom"ColorLookup.Itwill
openaselectionofcolors.Selecttherainbowimage
(thefourthoption).WRITE"OUT"OR"ALLY":Clickontheletter"A"onthetoolbarlocated
onthe
leftsideofthewebsite,thenclickanywhereonthe
image,openingatextmenubox.Type"OUT"or
"ALLY,"selectafontyoulikebest,ineitherblackor
whiteSAVE:
Clickon"File"attheverytopleftcornerofthe
website.Itwillopenadrop-downmenu.Click"Save."
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#CountMeOut
SocialMed
iaCampai
gn2011
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NationalC
oming
OutDay&Week
OnOctober11 th2011,we
celebrateanotherNational
ComingOutDayonceag
ainitisuptoyou
tomakeyourvoiceheard
andtoSTANDANDBE
COUNTEDsothatthe
worldcanseehownumerous,diverseand
unitedwetrulyare.
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#Co
untMeOut
Lastyear,agroupofanonymousactivistsstage
d
asocialmediaambushof
Facebook&Twittermain
profilepictures,asking
participantstocolorize
theirimagesandinclude
thegraphicoutorally.
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#Co
untMeOut Itwo
rked.Thousandsofpeopleresponded
newsfeedswere
inundatedbyneoncolorizedimages.
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#Co
untMeOut
Itstimetorepeatandexceed
2010ssocialmediaambush.
Weneedyourhelptodothat.Dontdoitforyou
doitfor
thecountlessfacesthatyou
dontknowthatmightsee
yourimageandrealizethey
arentalone,orsomeone
outsidethecommunitythat
thoughttheydidntknow
someoneintheLGBT
community.
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Agrassrootssocialmediacampaign
called#CountMeOut,whosegoalisfor
socialmediauserstodonatetheir
mainprofileimagetoincludetheword
OUTorALLYonNationalComingOut
Day,MondayOctober11 th.
Participantsarewelcomeand
encouragedtoutilizethedays
precedingandfollowingMondayOct
11th
toparticipateaswell.
ShouldtheynotfeelOUTorALLY
speakstothemascloselyasanother
wordoftheirchoice,individualsare
welcometoutilizeanotherwordor
statement.ForthoseparticipantsutilizingTwitter,
flickr,YouTube,tumblr;thehashtag
#CountMeOutisencouraged.
WHAT?
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WH
Y?
isvisibilityandprideimportantfortheLGBT
community?
! Studentswhodescribethemselvesaslesbian,gay,
bisexualortransgenderedarefivetimesmorelikely
tomissschoolbecauseoffeelingunsafe.28%are
forcedtodropout.! Thevastmajorityofvictimsofanti-lesbian
/gay
violence-possiblymorethan80%-neverreportthe
incident,oftenduetofearofbeing"outed.
! 75%ofpeoplecommittinghatecrimesareunderage
30-oneinthreeareunder18-andsomeofthemost
pervasiveanti-gayviolenceoccursinschools.
! Asurveyof191employersrevealedthat18%would
fire,27%wouldrefusetohireand26%wouldrefuseto
promoteapersontheyperceivedtobelesbian,gayor
bisexual.! Lesbian,gayandbisexualyouthareatafourtimes
higherriskforsuicidethantheirstraightpeers.
! InhighschoolsacrossAmerica87%ofLGBTyouth
havereportedmissingatleastonedayofschooldue
tosafetyconcernsandthreatsofviolencebasedon
theirsexualorientation.
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WH
Y?
Forallthesereasons,itis
importanttocomeoutand
liveopenly.!Thereisstrengthinnumbersandbycoming
outyoucanconnecttoothers
likeyouandhelppavethe
wayforyoungerLGBT
peopletoliveopenly.!Youwillbelivinganop
enand
honestlife,allowingyourself
andotherstoloveyoufor
whoyoureallyare.!
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TREN
D?
TWEETFORMATS Being#Outmeanst
hat___________
#CountMeOut
Iam#Outbecause______________
#CountMeOut Isupportmy#Outfriendsbecause
________________#CountMeOut
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NEXT?
Sendthistopeopleyouthinkwillcare
thosethatwillhelpspreadthis
messageandactivatetheircirclesof
influence.Customizeyourimage(s)earlyand
getthemupearly.Wordofmouth(and
onnewsfeed)travelsquickly,the
soonerthebetter.NationalComing
OutDayisaweeklongcelebration.
Dontbeshy.Dosomeforfriends,theymaynot
havethetime.Justbecarefulnottotag
them,youdontwanttopressure
anyonetodosomethingtheydont
wanttodooroutthembyaccident.
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NO
W!
Youcount.
Yoursingleimagematters.You
arepartoftheactivistarmy,
withoutyouweareweaker.
Actionslikethismayseem
small,butaddthemalltogether
anditcanbecomeadefining,
defiant,unifyingmomentforthe
community.
Spreadtheword.