FOREST GROVE, Ore. -- Student leaders at Pacific University in Forest Grove are planning a "love chalk" rally after hateful graffiti was discovered on two campus locations early Friday morning.

Several students and staff discovered the chalked messages near the entrance to the campus library and the north side of Marsh Hall. The messages included slurs against women, Muslims, and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered community.

"I'm not going to get into it, but it did constitute hate speech," Pacific University spokesman Joe Lang said.

MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- A seeming act of hate has been followed by an outpouring of love that has overwhelmed an area family.

“Words don't even seem adequate,” Carol Stutte said. “I want to give each and every person a hug. This love and support (we've received) is going to overshadow a few people's hate.”

Carol Stutte and her partner, Laura Stutte, were recently victims of arson. The Vonore home was a complete loss — the only thing left standing was a detached garage with the word “queers” spray painted on the side.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Today, thousands of people across the country celebrate National Coming Out Day by deciding to live open and honest lives, or by voicing their support of LGBT people.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 12), gay-rights activists will meet in Salt Lake City to ask Elder Boyd K. Packer, president of the Mormon Church’s Quorum of Twelve Apostles, that he correct his inaccurate and dangerous statements calling same-sex attraction “impure and unnatural,” claiming that it can be corrected and characterizing same-sex marriage as immoral.

Today is National Coming Out Day.

Now, more than ever, it is time to take a stand and let family, friends, co-workers, neighbors and people we do business with know that we are gay, we are out and we are proud!

As the LGBT community continues to make major gains in acceptance and tolerance among the American public, evidenced by countless polls and studies in recent years, the work is far from done.