Important LGBTQ+ Dates
| Name | When Celebrated/Observed | Description |
| Holocaust Remembrance Day | Jan-27 | Official commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime and to promote Holocaust education throughout the world. |
| 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 | Mar-01 |
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 | Mar-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. |
| Lesbian Visibility Day | Apr-26 |
Celebrates lesbian role models and lesbian life, culture, and diversity.
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| Day of Silence | Apr-27 | A student-led national event where folks take a vow of silence to highlight the silencing and erasure of LGBTQ people at school. |
| International Family Equality Day (IFED) | First Sunday of May | Celebrates the diversity and equality of LGBT families. |
| International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia | May-17 | Created to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ 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 | Jun-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 | Jun-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. LGBT Pride Month | June |
June is celebrated as Pride Month in honor of the Stonewall Riots.
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| Indian Coming Out Day | Jul-02 | Founded by Mist - an LGBTQ+ collective in India - Mist organizes a yearly gathering as Indian Coming Out Day, to celebrate the first victory of the struggle against Section 377 by the High Court of Delhi decriminalizing homosexuality between two consenting adults. On this day, Mist celebrates it in various forms and releases colourful balloons, which symbolises our fight for Freedom to Love & Equality. Mist collaborate with various local organizations / collectives / NGOs / CBOs to organize to bring this event across multiple cities. If you wish to know more about the event and collaborate with us to bring this event to your city, please get in touch with Mist using the contact form in the Get in Touch page at www.lgbtq.co.in |
| International Non-Binary People's Day | Jul-14 |
Annual day celebrating the contributions of non-binary people and focusing on the issues affecting them.
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| Bisexual Awareness Week | September |
Promotes visibility of bisexuality, and culminates on Celebrate Bisexuality Day.
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| Celebrate Bisexuality Day | Sep-23 |
Celebrates bisexual pride; also called Bi Visibility Day.
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| International Lesbian Day | Oct-08 |
To celebrate lesbians and lesbian culture around the world.
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| National Coming Out Day | Oct-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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| International Pronoun Day | Oct-17 |
Seeks to make asking, sharing, and respecting personal pronouns commonplace.
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| Spirit Day | Oct-19 |
People wear purple to stand with LGBTQ youth and speak out against LGBTQ bullying.
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| Intersex Awareness Day | Oct-26 | Celebrated in October to commemorate the first intersex protest, which took place in Boston, MA. |
| Asexual Awareness Week | Last week of October | A campaign to educate about different asexual idenities and experiences. |
| U.S. LGBT History Month | October | Celebrates the achievements of great figures and important moments in LGBTQ history. |
| 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) | Nov-08 | Observed to highlight issues faced by intersex people; marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin. |
| Transgender Day of Remembrance | Nov-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 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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| World AIDS Day | Dec-01 | Recognized by the UN, this day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS. |
| Pansexual Pride Day | Dec-08 | Dedicated to celebrating pansexuality. |
| Human Rights Day | Dec-10 | Commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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