Out and Proud Parents Day is an online, free to access community event celebrating proud, accepting parents of LGBTQI+ children (of any age).

We invite parents from around the world to take part and encourage all LGBTQ+ organisations and NGOs who support parents to take part also.

What happens on 30th July?

On this day, every year, we invite parents of LGBTQI+ children (all ages), from all backgrounds, to stand up and come out as Proud Parents so we can celebrate them and their love for their children.

We ask parents to share videos of themselves, photos or messages affirming their love and acceptance towards their LGBTQI+ child.

By using the hashtag #OutAndProudParentsDay in each post we can bring all the messages together to help create a huge wave of positive love and LGBTQI+ acceptance.

The objective of the day is to create parental role models within communities, to help inspire other parents of LGBTQI+ children to become more accepting of their own children.

Any parent who needs a help, guidance, or a positive role model can follow the #OutAndProudParentsDay to meet and learn from a growing number of proud parents.

Why was the event started?

Out and Proud Parents Day launched on July 30th 2019 by Naz and Matt Foundation, five years after the tragic Naz’s death (Dr Nazim Mahmood), who the charity was founded in memory of.

We sought to give this tragic moment a more positive meaning that could help other families not have to experience what Naz went through.

We now organise the event every year on 30th July and encourage organisations and families around the world to take part and celebrate the love of proud accepting parents.

Together we can help inspire more parents to learn more, and understand more about their own LGBTQI+ children.

Are you a proud parent of your LGBTQI+ child?

We are inviting all proud parents of LGBTQI+ individuals to take part on Friday 30th July 2022 – to help inspire other parents to open their arms and accept their child. We would especially love to hear from proud parents who are from a faith or religious backgrounds.