Awareness Days & Celebrations

January

 National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

February

 Black History Month  2/7 – National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March

 Bisexual Health Awareness Month, National Women’s History Month  3/1 – Zero Discrimination Day  3/10 – National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day  3/20 – National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day  3/21 – National Single Parent Day  3/31 – International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

 4/10 – National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day  4/17 – Day of Silence  4/18 – National Transgender HIV Testing Day  4/26 – Lesbian Visibility Day

May

 Foster Care Awareness Month, Mental Health Month  5/3 – International Family Equality Day  5/16 – National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day  5/17 – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia  5/19 – Agender Pride Day  5/19 – National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day  5/22 – Harvey Milk Day  5/24 – Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day

June

 LGBTQ+ Pride Month  6/12 – Pulse Remembrance Day  6/27 – National HIV Testing Day  6/28 – Stonewall Riots Anniversary

July

 7/14 – International Non-Binary People’s Day  7/16 – International Drag Day

August

September

 9/18 – National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day  9/23 – Celebrate Bisexuality Day  Week of 9/23 – Bisexual Awareness Week  9/27 – National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

October

 LGBT History Month, Global Diversity Awareness Month  10/8 – International Lesbian Day  10/11 – National Coming Out Day  10/15 – National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day  10/15 – Spirit Day  10/21 – International Pronouns Day  10/26 – Intersex Awareness Day

November

 National Adoption Month  11/1/20 – Trans Parent Day  11/8 – Intersex Solidarity Day  11/13 to 11/19 – Trans Awareness Week  11/20 – Trans Day of Remembrance  11/20 – Trans Day of Resilience

December

 12/1 – World AIDS Day  12/8 – Pansexual Pride Day  12/10 – Human Rights Day  12/20 – International Human Solidarity Day  12/21 – National Homeless Person’s Awareness Day (National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day)

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