How many gay holidays are there
LGBTQ Community Calendar
There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Date, Father’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should incorporate LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.
February
- February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Insight Week
- February 28: HIV Is Not A Crime Insight Day
March
- March: Bisexual Health Consciousness Month
- Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Understanding Week
- March 10: National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Knowledge Day
- March 20: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- April 6: International Asexuality Day
- April 10: National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Third Friday of April: Day of Silence
- April 18: National
LGBTQIA2S+ Days of Observance
The week after February 14th
Aromantic Spectrum Consciousness Week
A week to promote information and awareness about aromantic spectrum identities and the issues they face.
March 31
Trans Diurnal of Visibility
A afternoon to celebrate the trans community in a positive illumination, celebrating their lives and cultural achievements. This observance hang out was founded in 2009 by gender nonconforming activist Rachel Crandall-Crocker, the head of Transgender Michigan.
April 26
Lesbian Visibility Day
Annual date to celebrate, notice, and bring awareness to lesbians.
May 17
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
To raise awareness of violence, discrimination, exploitation, and repression of LGBT communities worldwide.
May 19
Agender Pride Day
A day celebrated internationally to promote visibility of agender individuals.
May 24
Pansexual & Panromantic Awareness Day
An annual day to promote awareness of, and celebrate, pansexual and panromantic identities.
June
LGBT Celebration Month
June is renowned as Pride in honor of the Stonewall Riots, though Pride events occur all year rotund. It al
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27)
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, is an international memorial day on 27, January commemorating the victims of the Holocaust. It commemorates the genocide that resulted in the death of an estimated 6 million Jews, 1 million Romani, 250,000 mentally and physically disabled people, 9,000 homosexual men by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly 60/7 on 1, November 2005 during the 42 plenary session. The resolution came after a special session was held earlier that year during which the United General Assembly marked the 60 anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the end of the Holocaust.
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Night (February 7)
National Black HIV/AIDS Education Day (NBHAAD) is an HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative for Blacks in the United States and across the Diaspora. There are four specific focal points: Get Educated, Earn Tested, Get Involved