Gay months calendar

A Black gay innovator, Rustin is known for being the architect of the 1963 March on Washington, and for working with other civil rights leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

March 16-20

• National LGBT Health Awareness Week | #LGBTHealthAwarenessWeek #LGBTHealth
• Promoting the health and wellness of the LGBTQ community, sponsored by the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health 

March 31

• International Transgender Day of Visibility | #TransDayOfVisibility #TransgenderDayOfVisibility
• Celebrating the transgender and gender non-conforming communities while raising awareness to save transgender lives

April

April 6

• International Asexuality Day | #InternationalAsexualityDay
• Raising awareness on asexuality while fostering understanding of the entire asexual spectrum, such as individuals who identify as asexual, demisexual and greysexual.

April 12

• Day of Silence | #DayOfSilence
• Taking a vow of silence to reverse the silencing and erasure of LGBTQ youth 

April 26

• Lesbian Visibility Day | #LesbianVisibilityDay #LesbianVisibility
• Celebrating lesbian role models, life, culture and diversity 

May

May 3 (first Sunday in May)

• International Family Equality Day | #InternationalFamilyEqualityDay #FamilyEquality
• Celebrating diversity and equality for LGBTQ families 

May 16

• National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day | #LGBTElders
• Honoring and paying tribute to the elders in the LGBTQ+ community who paved the way for younger generations 

May 17

• International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia | #May17 #InternationalDayAgainstHomophobia
• Draws attention to violence and discrimination towards LGBTQ people 

May 19

• Agender Pride Day | #AgenderPride
• Celebrates agender people 

May 22

• Harvey Milk Day | #HarveyMilk #HarveyMilkDay
• In memory of Harvey Milk, gay rights activist and politician

May 24

• Pansexual/Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day | #PansexualPride #PanromanticPride
• Promoting visibility and awareness of pansexual and panromantic people

June

We launched a record-breaking Pride Month social media campaign for Miami Beach Pride June 1-30.

Make sure to plan your campaigns ahead of time so you can share smart, fun and creative content that performs well!

November 1-30

• Trans Awareness Month | #TransAwarenessMonth
• Annual celebration of trans history and the trans community while advocating for their rights

November 8

• Intersex Day of Remembrance | #IntersexDayOfRemembrance
• Highlights issues faced by intersex people

November 13-19 

• Transgender Awareness Week | #TransAwarenessWeek #TransIsBeautiful
• Educating people about transgender and gender non-conforming people and issues the community faces

November 20

• Transgender Day of Remembrance | #TransDayOfRemembrance #TDOR
• Honors the memory of lives lost in acts of anti-transgender violence

November 20 (third Friday in November)

• International Stand Up to Bullying Day (November) | #StandUpToBullyingDay #StandUpToBullying
• Semi-annual event where participants sign and wear a pink shirt to take a visible, public stance against bullying

December

December 1

• World AIDS Day | #WorldAIDSDay
• Opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS

December 8

• Pansexual Pride Day | #PansexualPrideDay #PansexualPride
• Celebrating pansexuality

December 10

• Human Rights Day | #HumanRightsDay
• Commemorating the day in 1948 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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"List of LGBTQ awareness periods." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Famous for being one of the initiators of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, Johnson was a gay liberation activist and a self-identified drag queen. James Lewis Stoll’s Birthday - January 18th

Dolly Parton’s Birthday - January 19th

Celebrate this ally’s birthday by reading Dolly Parton’s most inspiring quotes — including about human rights and the LGBTQ+ community

Trans Prisoner Day of Action and Solidarity - January 22nd

Brazilian National Day of Transgender Visibility - January 29th

Weeks & Months

National Blood Donor Month

Use this day to advocate for the rights of gay men to be able to donate blood

No Name-Calling Week - Every third week of January

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February

Holidays

Anniversary of the Appointment of the First Openly Gay United States Federal Judge, Joseph Gale - February 6th

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - February 7th

National Freedom to Marry Day - February 12th

Audre Lorde’s Birthday - February 18th

→ Read and share Audre Lorde’s most powerful quotes

Chosen Family Day - February 22nd

Weeks & Months

Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week - Week after February 14th

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March

Holidays

Zero Discrimination Day - March 1st

International Women’s Day - March 8th

Janet Mock’s Birthday - March 10th

Bayard Rustin’s Birthday - March 17th

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - March 21st

Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Awareness to Celebration Day - March 21st

International Transgender Day of Visibility - March 31st

Read and share the ultimate guide on how to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility

Weeks & Months

Women’s History Month

Read and share our guide to celebrating Women’s History Month

Bisexual Health Awareness Month

National LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week - Every last week of March

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April

Holidays

GLSEN Day of Silence - April, Day Varies

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day - April 10th

National Transgender HIV Testing Day - April 18th

Nonbinary Parents Day - Every third Sunday in April

Phill Wilson’s Birthday - April 22nd

Lesbian Visibility Day - April 26th

Weeks & Months

Lesbian Visibility Week - Full week after April 26th

National Deaf LGBTQ+ Awareness Week - Week Varies

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May

Holidays

International Family Equality Day - Every 1st Sunday of May

National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day - May 16th

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia - May 17th

World AIDS Vaccine Day - May 18th

Read about the potential good news about an AIDS vaccine

Agender Pride Day - May 19th

World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development - May 21st

Harvey Milk Day - May 22nd

Read the best quotes from Harvey Milk

Pansexual and Panromantic Visibility Day - May 24th

Meet these celebrities you may not know are pansexual

Laverne Cox’s Birthday - May 29th

Weeks & Months

Mental Health Awareness Month

Read about how to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month so you can better support the LGBTQ+ community

Queer and Transgender Asian American/Pacific Islander Week - Every last week of May

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June

Holidays

Brandi Carlile’s Birthday - June 1st

Troye Sivan’s Birthday - June 5th

Read about Troye Sivan’s acting debut in a film that fights HIV/AIDS stigma

HIV Long-Term Survivors Day - June 5th

Pulse Night of Remembrance - June 12th

World Refugee Day - June 20th

Learn about the organization Rainbow Railroad is helping LGBTQ+ refugees and this guide on how to celebrate World Refugee Day

Larry Kramer’s Birthday - June 25th

First Use of LGBTQ+ Pride Flag - June 25th

Learn about the meaning of the first Pride flag — and every LGBTQ+ Pride flag that’s come since

LGBTQ+ Equality Day - June 26th

Learn about the meaning of LGBTQIA+ and other acronyms

Anniversary of the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S.

- June 26th

National HIV Testing Day - June 27th

Stonewall Uprising Anniversary - June 28th

Queer Youth of Faith Day - June 30th

Read about the young activists leading Queer Youth of Faith Day

Weeks & Months

Pride Month

Read the ultimate guide on ideas for how to thoughtfully celebrate Pride Month — and explore this curated list of the best LGBTQ+ pride quotes

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July

Holidays

Sylvia Rivera’s Birthday - July 2nd

International Non-Binary People’s Day - July 14th

International Drag Day - July 16th

Weeks & Months

Disability Pride Month

Read and share our guide about the intersection between the disability community and the LGBTQ+ community — and learn how to celebrate Disability Pride Month

Non-Binary Awareness Week - Week-long event around International Non-Binary People’s Day

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August 

Holidays

James Baldwin’s Birthday - August 2nd

Read more iconic quotes from James Baldwin

Transgender Flag Day - August 19th

Learn more about the history of the Transgender Pride Flag and its meaning

Marsha P.

Johnson’s Birthday - August 24th

Read about Marsha P. Johnson and dive into her best quotes

Women’s Equality Day - August 26th

Weeks & Months

Transgender History Month

Gay Uncle’s Day / Guncle’s Day - Every second Sunday in August

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September

Holidays

​​National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day - September 18th

10th Anniversary of U.S.

Repeal of ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell’ - September 20th

Anniversary of the Founding of It Gets Better Project - September 21st

Celebrate Bisexuality Day / Bi Visibility Day - September 23rd

National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - Last Friday of September

Weeks & Months

Bisexual Awareness Week - Starts on the Sunday before September 23rd

Ally Week - Last week of September

Banned Books Week

Support LGBTQ+ authors with our guide to how to fight book bans

National Suicide Prevention Week

Read and share this guide on how to take action during Suicide Prevention Week — and read the best quotes about suicide prevention

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Read and share this guide on how to take action during Suicide Prevention Month — and read about how suicide rates dropped when gay marriage was legalized

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October

Holidays

Dan Savage’s Birthday - October 2nd

International Lesbian Day - October 8th

National Coming Out Day - October 11th

Matthew Shepard Death Anniversary - October 12th

International Pronouns Day - October 18th

Spirit Day for LGBTQ+ Youth - October 19th

Learn how to support LGBTQ+ youth and take action

LGBT Center Awareness Day - October 19th

Intersex Awareness Day - October 26th

National Transgender Children Day - October 26th

Weeks & Months

LGBTQ+ History Month

Read about LGBTQ+ history from before Stonewall

National Bullying Prevention Month

Asexual Awareness Week (Ace Week) - Last full week of October

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November

Holidays

Intersex Day of Remembrance - November 8th

RuPaul’s Birthday - November 18th

International Transgender Day of Remembrance - November 20th

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - November 25th

Giving Tuesday - First Tuesday after Thanksgiving

Learn how to volunteer with or donate to LGBTQ+ organizations for Giving Tuesday (and explore more ideas to make a difference)

Weeks & Months

Transgender Awareness Week - First two full weeks of November

National Homeless Youth Awareness Month

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December

Holidays

World AIDS Day - December 1st

Explore good news about the fight against HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

and around the world

Pansexual/Panromantic Pride Day - December 8th

Meet these celebrities who have come out as pansexual

Human Rights Day - December 10th

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers - December 17th

Trans Youth Day - December 28th

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Is this list missing a holiday or awareness week/month?

If so, you came to the right place. Hodges 

June 28

• Stonewall Riots Anniversary | #RememberStonewall #StonewallRiots
• Remembering the 1969 Stonewall Riots at Stonewall Inn, a pivotal moment in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

July

July 14

• International Non-Binary People’s Day | #NonBinaryPeoplesDay #NonBinaryPride
• Celebrating the accomplishments of non-binary people and addressing the issues they face

July 16

• International Drag Day | #DragDay #InternationalDragDay
• Giving drag artists room to express their creativity and contributions to LGBTQ culture

August

August 24

• Marsha P.

  Johnson’s Birthday | #HappyBirthdayMarsha #MarshaPJohnson

• On this day in 1945, Marsha P. Johnson was born.

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