List of LGBT awareness days

The following is a list of notable LGBTQIAP awareness days.

Name Date Year Started Notes
Holocaust Remembrance DayJanuary 27Day to remember all of the victims of the Nazi era. Refer to persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust for more information.
LGBT History Month (UK)February2005
International Transgender Day of VisibilityMarch 312009[1] Celebrated to bring awareness to transgender people and their identities as well as recognize those that helped fight for rights for transgender people
Day of SilenceApril[2]1996Day varies from year to year. Started by GLSEN to raise awareness for bullying in LGBT youth Official website
Lesbian Visibility DayApril 262008
IFED International family equality dayTemplate:First Sunday of2002 Celebrates the equality of all family forms Official website
Harvey Milk DayMay 222010Celebrated to honor Harvey Milk, assassinated politician, on his birthday, it is celebrated officially in California, Milk's home state.[3] Official website
Pan (Pansexual and Panromantic) Visibility DayMay 242015Originally started on Tumblr.[4]Official website
LGBT Pride MonthJune[5] June is celebrated as Pride in honor of the Stonewall Riots, though Pride events occur all year round. It also marks the month that same-sex marriage was legalized in the United States.
Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S. AnniversaryJune 262015Decision made by SCOTUS (Supreme Court Of The United States)
Stonewall Riots AnniversaryJune 28[6] To remember the Stonewall Riots that are described as the start of the Trans and homosexual Liberation Movement in the United States. It was the trans women of color who helped put Stonewall on the map. Let's not forget the incredible women who helped make it happen: Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. [7]
Bisexual Awareness WeekSeptember2014 [8] Begins the Sunday before Celebrate Bisexuality Day. Official website
Celebrate Bisexuality DaySeptember 231999 Also referred to as Bisexual Pride Day, CBD, Bisexual Pride and Bi Visibility Day.[9]
LGBT History Month (USA)October1994First celebrated in 1994 in October. It was declared a national History month by President Barack Obama in 2009. The month was created with the intent to encourage openness and education about LGBT history and rights.
National Coming Out DayOctober 111988[10] Official website
Spirit DayOctober 202010Official website
Intersex Awareness DayOctober 261996Celebrated in October to commemorate the first intersex protest, which took place in Boston, MA[11] Official website
Asexual Awareness WeekOctober2010[12] Dates vary and may extend into November. Official website
Intersex Day of Remembrance (Intersex Solidarity Day)November 8Marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin. Official website
Transgender Day of RemembranceNovember 201999
World AIDS DayDecember 1Recognized in 1988 by the United Nations[13] Official website
Pansexual/Panromantic Pride DayDecember 8
Human Rights DayDecember 10Official website

See also

References

  1. ↑ Carreras, Jessica. "Transgender Day of Visibility plans erupt locally, nationwide". PrideSource.
  2. ↑ "Get Information - Frequently Asked Questions". Day Of Silence. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  3. ↑ Tran, Mark (2009-10-13). "Arnold Schwarzenegger signs law establishing Harvey Milk Day". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  4. ↑ "(Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day)".
  5. ↑ "Presidential Proclamation -- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, 2014". The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  6. ↑ "The Stonewall Riots - 1969". Socialistalternative.org. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  7. ↑ "The Stonewall Riot - Jun 28, 1969 - HISTORY.com". HISTORY.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  8. ↑ [Official website "About"] Check |url= value (help). Bisexual Week. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  9. ↑ [Official website "About"] Check |url= value (help). Bisexual Week. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "National Coming Out Day". HRC.org. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  11. ↑ "Intersex Awareness Day marked around the world". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  12. ↑ "About Us". Asexual Awareness Week. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-aids-day". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22. External link in |title= (help)


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