Out women and allies we love celebrate National Coming Out Day

In case you missed the internet today, it’s National Coming Out Day, an annual commemoration of kicking that closet door down and sharing who you are with the world. We rounded up some of the best tweets and Instagram posts from out women and allies who utilized the hashtag on this supportive and celebratory holiday.

My gorgeous nephew, who’s birthday it is today, just came out to me, having NO idea today is #NationalComingOutDay Yay for him!!

– Teri Polo (@TeriPolo1) October 11, 2015

It’s national coming out day. I am bisexual af. I am also a libra.

– roxane gay (@rgay) October 12, 2015

#NationalComingOutDay— Coming out is a huge moment; do it when you feel #SafeAndAble If you’re straight, make people feel safe to come out.

– Chely Wright (@chelywright) October 11, 2015

i love being out & i love myself & i love being in love every day #NationalComingOutDay

– Catey Shaw (@cateyshaw) October 11, 2015

as a woman who likes women, happy National Coming Out Day

– SIZZY ROCKET (@sizzyrocket) October 11, 2015

It’s #NationalComingOutDay! Encourage those you love to be themselves.

– Jillian Armenante (@JillArmenante) October 12, 2015

#NationalComingOutDay msg to straight folks: coming out can be a matter of life or death. When u react w open ears & open arms, it matters.

– Cameron Esposito (@cameronesposito) October 11, 2015

Happy #NationalComingOutDay everyone. Shout out to my entire glam squad. #TransIsBeautiful http://t.co/NAfnu35yFl

– Laverne Cox (@Lavernecox) October 11, 2015

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– Ellen Page (@EllenPage) October 11, 2015

Hugs to all on this #NationalComingOutDay! You deserve your best chance ´©Å

– Ingrid Nilsen (@ingridnilsen) October 11, 2015

Oh snap! It’s #NationalComingOutDay!! Good luck to anybody who’s making the leap into life.

– Hannah Hart (@harto) October 11, 2015

In honour of #NationalComingOutDay, because some of you have asked- I told my story a while ago https://t.co/AtDWRofrj3

– Kaitlyn Alexander (@realisticsay) October 11, 2015

#HappyNationalComingOutDay pic.twitter.com/pWSKxMypb0

– Heather Matarazzo (@HeatherMatarazz) October 11, 2015

To all those who have come out today, I’m cheering you on & sending you love. It really does ‘get better’ as they say. #NationalComingOutDay

– Vicky Beeching (@vickybeeching) October 11, 2015

On #NationalComingOutDay, we remember that our work isn’t done until everyone can be who they are and is treated with dignity.

– Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 11, 2015

*deep breath* Yes I am transgender. Not all trans people transition from one binary gender to another, and it’s #NationalComingOutDay.

– Jack Monroe (@DrJackMonroe) October 11, 2015

In honor of #NationalComingOutDay with my love @olimpiavallifassi rocking my @happyplugs #MTV and #HappyPlugs #Earbud #Rainbow for #pride #love #style 5% net income of sales donated to support the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission #LGBT #lgbtq #lgbtpride #showtruecolors #loveislove #pride2015 #rosegold #iphone #iphonecase #lovewins #ElliottSailors #beyoubetrue

A photo posted by Elliott Sailors ÔÜô´©Å (@elliottsailors) on Oct 11, 2015 at 10:14am PDT

Happy National Coming Out Day! We saw @funhomemusical yesterday and thanked “Medium Alison” immediately after. #NationalComingOutDay #SheSaidSheSaidTour

A photo posted by Rhea Butcher (@rheabutcher) on Oct 11, 2015 at 9:17am PDT

#nationalcomingoutday love is love.. Be great, be kind, and be you.

A photo posted by Kristen Kish (@kristenlkish) on Oct 11, 2015 at 10:28am PDT

In honor of National Coming Out day, I am FINALLY posting a pic of my girlfriend and I!! We are both out and proud…her for 20 years and me for 10 (I was a late bloomer). Thank you for playing along with our silly mystery game! It gave us lots of laughs. And thank you for all the kind words about our relationship. My gf is as beautiful on the inside as she on the outside. Happy coming out!!

A photo posted by Fortune Feimster (@fortunefeimster) on Oct 11, 2015 at 2:13pm PDT

It’s National Coming Out Day and I’ve been thinking about my younger self. How terrified I was the first time I fell in love with a woman. I was attending a Catholic college, playing basketball for the Lady Monks. (No joke). Many of my college professors were monks and nuns. I was studying creative writing and I spent the entirety of my last two years writing poems about masks and hiding. I could have graduated with a degree in How To Leave Pronouns Out Of A Love Poem. Last spring, on tour, a friend told me that Nina Simone spent several years during the Civil Rights Movement refusing to sing love songs, refusing to sing anything but songs for justice and change. When I heard that I felt so charged and inspired. How fierce. How powerful. How unrentlessly committed. That night, before I got on stage, I had the thought that I wasn’t going to read a single soft or sweet poem. I decided I was going to read only social justice poetry through my entire set. But when I was making my set list it hit me that the simple existence of the word “she” in my love poem, made it a political poem. Isn’t that insane? (And I’m not using the word “insane” flippantly) Isn’t it insane that love is a political thing? That the heart is a political thing? This morning I was hiking around Colorado and this heart leaf fell at my feet. If you are someone who has come out or has not come out I hope wherever you are today a leaf like this finds its way to your path. Thank you for being here. Thank you for existing. May you always fall and fall and fall for whatever your brave heart loves. -andrea gibson, former lady monk

A photo posted by Andrea Gibson (@andrewgibby) on Oct 11, 2015 at 1:04pm PDT

This photo might have actually been taken on #comingoutday in 1989. @ro_z this is what we were talking about!

A photo posted by Guinevere Turner (@guinevereturner) on Oct 11, 2015 at 12:46pm PDT

Happy National #comingoutday ! Very Proud to be an ambassador for @athleteally Be confident and comfortable with who you are! #proud #NCOD

A photo posted by heyman11 (@heyman11) on Oct 11, 2015 at 5:34pm PDT

Blessed to have such a loving and supportive group of friends and family. Happy #NationalComingOutDay

A photo posted by Jeanna Han (@jeanna_cochina) on Oct 11, 2015 at 5:34pm PDT