@Journeyofthedragons "I think it's Graham Lineham, James HumanGayMale, Karen Actually, Jen Baker and Helen Staniland who are organising this."
I've heard of the others but who is Jen Baker?
Someone in another post also mentioned that Sarah Phillimore is involved.
It would have helped inspire confidence if the site/campaign organisers had not been anonymous at the outset but it seems that some of them who can be public are going to have their names included so that will help.
If it is a "decentralised" day of action maybe it has also been been the product of a network of loosely-related individual enthusiasts rather than a coordinated action? That might account for the site being launched and publicised without sufficient attention to the need to inspire trust and confidence?
The "Coming Out" name is unfortunate because that's not what it is going to be about for a lot of people who intend to participate. This seems a very different initiative to the one just after Magdalen Berns died, when there was a call for anyone who could risk it to "be brave" and stop being anonymous on social media. That doesn't seem to be what this is about, unless that's what people want to do on Dec 19th.
It seems counterproductive to quibble about details though. It's out there now and it's up to anyone who wants to take part to make the most of it, individually or collectively. It reminds me of the campaigns to do "ribboning" on a specific day, the Scottish "voting with our feet" shoes outside Holyrood.
If anyone was thinking of doing a real-life event or action some time soon then Dec 19th would be a good time because it would increase the chance of local and national press coverage. In fact, letters to local press, call ins to local radio stations, interviews, etc. could be actions for Dec 19th.
There is a bit more solidarity for campaigners and excitement or relevance for the press when a small action is part of a larger enterprise.