How will you Come Out to Change the Future?

October 11th is National Coming Out Day. In this crucial election year, National Coming Out Day is a chance for you to make a difference. When you Come Out, you can change the hearts and minds of those in your life; when you Come Out to Vote, you can change the whole country.

We have the right to live our lives openly and honestly and to walk down our streets without fear of hate. We have the right to equality and to live free of discrimination. We have the right to have a voice in our government. How do we gain and protect these rights? We have the right to vote. Your vote is your voice. America needs to hear you! Vote!

About the Contest

We invite you to create a short video telling the world how you will Come Out and Vote to make a difference in the hearts and minds of your friends, family, classmates, co-workers and country.

Key HRC staff will review the video entries. The winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. and will have the opportunity to be on XM radio’s show The Agenda with HRC President Joe Solmonese. The winning video will also be featured on HRC’s website, YouTube channel, and Facebook and MySpace pages.

Entrants must be at least 18 years old at time of entry and may submit one video during the contest period, September 15, 2008 to October 20, 2008.

Criteria

All videos must be 2 minutes or less.

Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 25.

All videos should be free of copyright materials.

The video may not explicitly support or oppose a specific candidate.

Submissions can be either by an individual or a group, and can be sponsored by an organization or corporation.

Each individual or group is limited to one submission.

All entries must be received by 5:30 PM (EST) on October 20, 2008.

How to Enter

Please fill out the entry form on the Come Out and Vote Video Contest site and submit your video.