Theys, Gays, and Giants: How Two Celebrations Shape My Life
An essay exploring They Day, National Coming Out Day, and how They Might Be Giants’ music intersects with identity, pronouns, and community.
Today marks an extraordinary convergence of events that have become increasingly personal to me over time: it’s They Day, a fan celebration for the band They Might Be Giants, and it’s also National Coming Out Day. For those unfamiliar with They Day, it’s been celebrated since 1999, when fans would write the word "They" on their foreheads as a quirky, jo…
