| 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 20-26 | 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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| National Woman and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | March 10 |
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is dedicated to raising awareness about the impact of HIV on women and girls. Website
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| National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | March 20 |
Observed on the first day of Spring each year. A day to Spark conversations about HIV and reduce HIV stigma in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.
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| LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week | Last Week of March |
Observed to raise awareness about timely and relevant issues impacting LGBTQ health care. Website
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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 6 |
IAD is a coordinated worldwide campaign promoting the ace umbrella, including demisexual, grey-asexual and other ace identities.
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| National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | April 10 |
Observed to educate the public about the impact of HIV on young people. Website
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| National Transgender HIV Testing Day | April 18 |
To recognize the ongoing impact of HIV on transgender communities and highlight the importance of regular HIV testing and access to HIV prevention and care services. Website
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| Day of Silence | April 14 (changes every year, usually second Friday) | A student-led national event where folks take a vow of silence to highlight the silencing and erasure of LGBTQ people at school. Website. |
| Lesbian Visibility Day | April 26 | A day for lesbians the world over to come together to celebrate lesbian history, diversity and culture. |
| 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. |
| HIV Vaccine Awareness Day | May 18 | A day to recognize the long quest to produce one of the holy grails of public health tools: an effective vaccine that could bring an end to HIV. 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. |
| National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Hepatitis Testing Day | May 19 | A day to highlight the impact of HIV in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities. |
| 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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| LGBTQ+ Equality Day | June 26 |
The anniversary of multiple milestones in LGBTQ+ civil rights in America such as the removal of bans on sodomy in Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the finding of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in United States v. Windsor (2013) the legalization of same sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).
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| National HIV Testing Day | June 27 |
A day observed to highlight the importance of HIV testing.
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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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| Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | August 20 |
Founded by the Southern AIDS Coalition, SHAAD is a day that calls attention to the disproportionate number of people living with HIV in the South. Website
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| National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day | August 27 |
The observance is intended to engage faith communities to work together for HIV/AIDS education, prevention, treatment, care and support, and to reduce and eliminate stigma and discrimination. Website
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| Bisexual Awareness Week | The Sunday before the 23rd of September |
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 27 |
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 17 |
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 (23) and third Friday of November (16) |
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. |
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