LGBTQIA+ Days of Significance
October 18, 2024
LGBTQIA+ days of significance are all about honouring and celebrating the diverse identities and experiences within the LGBTQIA+ community.
Some celebrate the whole LGBTQIA+ community, some celebrate particular identities. Some mark historic dates, or a theme – like the way IDAHOBIT is a day against LGBTQIA+ discrimination.
LGBTQIA+ days of significance are a chance to celebrate the history of queer identities, educate the rest of the community and, in some cases, honour those who have lost their lives in the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights.
Marking an LGBTQIA+ day of significance (sometimes called diversity days) isn’t just for those within that community. It’s also a day for allies to proudly stand alongside LGBTQIA+ friends, family, colleagues, clients, and their broader community.
Here is a list of current LGBTQIA+ Days of Significance.
February
Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (Week after Valentine's Day)
March
Transgender Day of Visibility: 31 March
April
Lesbian Visibility Week; ends with Lesbian Day of Visibility: 26 April
May
IDAHOBIT: International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination: 17 May
Pansexual Visibility Day: 24 May
LGBTQIA+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day: 28 May
June
Stonewall Day: 28 June
July
International Non-Binary People’s Day: July 14
International Drag Day: July 16
August
Wear It Purple® Day: Last Friday in August
September
Bisexual Awareness Week: Week leading up to 23 September
Celebrate Bisexuality Day: 23 September
October
LGBTQIA+ History Month
International Lesbian Day: 8 October
International Pronouns Day: 3rd Wednesday in October
Intersex Awareness Day: 26 October
Asexual Awareness Week: Last full week in October
November
Intersex Solidarity Day: 8 November
Trans Awareness Week: 13-19 November
Trans Day of Remembrance: 20 November
December
World AIDS Day: 1 December
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