Gay Uncles Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in August and takes place on August 11 this year. It is a day to celebrate and increase the visibility of the gay population to encourage more people to come out. With the long history of discrimination against the L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ community in the country, Gay Uncles Day is an important celebration of the confirmed bachelors in our families. It is also a way for gay people to receive important validation from their families, which they may have been denied since they came out. It is also a day to celebrate the continued presence of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ relatives among families, despite social and familial pressures.