LGBTQ Awareness Days
▼ Feb. 14 - Freedom to Marry Day
▼ April 7, 2008 - 5th Annual LGBT Health Awareness Week
▼ April 25th, 2008 - Day of Silence
▼ June is Pride Month
June 27 - HIV Testing Day
June 28 - Stonewall Rebellion Day (U.S.)
- www.nwhp.org/events/gay-lesbian-pride/history-of-pride-month03.html
- www.napwa.org/hivtestinfo
- www.stonewallrevisited.com
▼ September 24 - Bisexual Day
▼ October is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender History Month
October 11 - National Coming Out Day
October 15 – 21 ALLY Week (www.dayofsilence.org/ally)
October 26 - Intersex Day (www.glsenco.org/Students/glbt_history_month.htm and www.bodieslikeours.org)
▼ November - Transgender Remembrance Day
▼ December 1 - World AIDS Day
▼ December is Human Rights Month
December 10 - Human Rights Day (www.un.org/rights/index.html and www.hrc.org)
Why and How to Celebrate:
- Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Intersex Awareness Weeks: These events are often sponsored by university student groups as one avenue of educating and creating discussion. They can be held at any time of the year and activities may vary from campus to campus.
- Pride Month: Many communities sponsor pride activities during the month of June. Events may include parades, festivals, speakers, or film festivals.
- Stonewall Anniversary (June 27-28): Police raided the Stonewall tavern in the early hours of June 28, 1969, and sparked a riot. Stonewall is considered the beginning of the modern gay rights movement.
- Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender History Month: October is designated as a time to celebrate historical figures and events.
- National Coming Out Day (October 11): This annual event is a day for LGBTQA individuals to come out to someone—themselves, family, friends, or colleagues.
- Transgender Day of Remembrance (November, day changes): This day is set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.
- National LGBTQA Health Awareness Week (March, dates vary)