National Coming Out Day to be celebrated at IU

Wednesday is National Coming Out Day, and the IU Hoosier Rights Campaign has planned activities for the evening to celebrate and spread awareness for their cause. \nEvents include a dinner and a movie starting at 7 p.m. in Ballantine Hall 144. \nAt 11 a.m., members of the organization had planned a demonstration promoting equal rights for all sexual orientations. However the Hoosier Rights Campaign canceled the event Tuesday night because rain is expected for the day. IU senior and HRC founder Matt Brunner said this demonstration would've aimed to mock religious groups that have in previous years protested against gays.\n"They come onto campus and hold up signs that say, 'God hates fags,'" Brunner said. "We would like to have it when the Old Paths Baptist Church is actually here, so we can stand on one side of the street and they can be on the other."\nFollowing the demonstration, the group had planned to host a picnic in Dunn Meadow, but that event has too been canceled due to the rain in the forecast.\nThe group will conclude the day by showing a documentary called "Fish Can't Fly," beginning at 8 p.m. in Ballantine Hall, room 144. The film focuses on the lives of gays and examines both their spiritual and sexual lives. It also explores Christian ministries that work to "cure" gays.