| Name | When Celebrated/Observed | Description |
| Holocaust Remembrance Day | January 27 | Official commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime and to promote Holocaust education throughout the world. Website. |
| National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | February 7 | A day to celebrate progress in HIV prevention, reduce HIV stigma, and encourage HIV testing and treatment among African American people. |
| Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week | Week of February 20-26th | A week to promote information and awareness about aromantic spectrum identities (“a sexuality within the LGBTQIA+ community in which someone doesn't experience romantic attraction.") and the issues they face. |
| International Stand Up to Bullying Day (Feb) | Last Friday of February and third Friday of November |
A semi-annual event in which participants sign and wear a pink shirt to take a visible, public stance against bullying.
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| Zero Discrimination Day | March 1 |
Celebrated by UNAIDS, this day is observed join together against discrimination and inequality in health care, including fighting stigma regarding HIV/AIDS.
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| International Transgender Day of Visibility | March 31 | Dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and victories of transgender & gender non-conforming people while raising awareness of the work that is still needed to save trans lives. Website. |
| Lesbian Visibility Day | April 26 |
Celebrates lesbian role models and lesbian life, culture, and diversity.
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| International Asexuality Day | April 6th |
IAD is a coordinated worldwide campaign promoting the ace umbrella, including demisexual, grey-asexual and other ace identities.
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| Day of Silence | April 14th | A student-led national event where folks take a vow of silence to highlight the silencing and erasure of LGBTQ people at school. Website. |
| International Family Equality Day (IFED) | May 1 (first Sunday of May) | Celebrates the diversity and equality of LGBT families. Website. |
| International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia | May 17 | Created to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ people. Website. |
| National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | May 19 | Educates the public about the impact of HIV stigma among Asian and Pacific Islander people. |
| Agender Pride Day | May 19 | Celebrates agender identities. |
| Harvey Milk Day | May 22 |
In memory of Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist and politican in California, assassinated in 1978.
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| Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day | May 24 |
Promotes visibility and awareness of pansexual and panromantic identities.
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| Pulse Night of Remembrance | June 12 |
Annual day of US remembrance for the loss of 49 people in the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida on June 12, 2016.
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| Stonewall Riots Anniversary | June 28 |
To remember the 1969 Stonewall Riots at the Stonewall Inn, a catalyst of the LGBTQ movement in the United States.
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| U.S. LGBTQIA+ Pride Month | June |
June is celebrated as Pride Month in honor of the Stonewall Riots.
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| International Non-Binary People's Day | July 14 |
Annual day celebrating the contributions of non-binary people and focusing on the issues affecting them.
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| International Drag Day | July 16 |
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| Bisexual Awareness Week | The Sunday before the 23rd |
Promotes visibility of bisexuality, and culminates on Celebrate Bisexuality Day.
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| Celebrate Bisexuality Day | September 23 |
Celebrates bisexual pride; also called Bi Visibility Day.
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| National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | September 27th |
An observance day to recognize the disproportionate impact of the epidemic on gay men
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| International Lesbian Day | October 8 |
To celebrate lesbians and lesbian culture around the world.
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| National Coming Out Day | October 11 |
Celebrates coming out as a member of the LGBTQ community, and pushes for environments in which people can safely come out.
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| National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | October 15 | To increase awareness of the impact of HIV on the hispanic/latino population in the United States. |
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International Pronoun Day |
October 17 |
Seeks to make asking, sharing, and respecting personal pronouns commonplace. Website.
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National LGBTQIA+ Center Awareness Day |
October 19 | Recognizes the work that LGBT centers have done. |
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Spirit Day |
October 19 |
People wear purple to stand with LGBTQ youth and speak out against LGBTQ bullying.
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| Intersex Awareness Day | October 26 | Celebrated in October to commemorate the first intersex protest, which took place in Boston, MA. Website. |
| Asexual Awareness Week | Last week of October | A campaign to educate about different asexual idenities and experiences. Website. |
| U.S. LGBTQIA+ History Month | October | Celebrates the achievements of great figures and important moments in LGBTQ history. Website. |
| Transgender Awareness Month | November | A month to celebrate transgender and gender non conforming communities and to raise awareness for this community through education and advocacy activities. |
| Trans Parent Day | The first Sunday in November | A day to celebrate and honor transgender parents instead of the Traditional Mother's or Father's Day. |
| Transgender Awareness Week | Second week of November |
The purpose is to educate about transgender and gender non-conforming people and the issues. It leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance.
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| Intersex Day of Remembrance (Intersex Solidarity Day) | November 8 | Observed to highlight issues faced by intersex people; marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin. Website. |
| Transgender Day of Remembrance | November 20 |
Honors the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
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| International Stand Up to Bullying Day (Nov) | Last Friday of February (23rd) and third Friday of November (16th) |
A semi-annual event in which participants sign and wear a pink shirt to take a visible, public stance against bullying.
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| World AIDS Day | December 1 | Recognized by the UN, this day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Website. |
| Pansexual Pride Day | December 8 | Dedicated to celebrating pansexuality. |
| Human Rights Day | December 10 | Commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Website. |
Check out this Interactive Love Map, which analyzes close to 1000 incredible moments throughout LGBTQ+ History, from the world’s first Prides positive changes in the law to landmark events happening all over the world.
