2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR Start planning now! The school year is full of opportunities to participate in GLSEN events, address LGBTQ and social justice issues, learn about diverse communities, and take action to create safe and inclusive schools for ALL! Use this calendar to schedule your GSA meetings, lesson plans, student events, and staff development workshops as part of your ongoing multi- cultural and LGBTQ-inclusion efforts. September
September 6-12 September 23 March All Month! March 23-29 National Suicide Celebrate Women’s History Month LGBT Health Prevention Week Bisexuality Day Awareness Week March 2 September 15 – October 15 National Read March 31 Latinx Heritage Month Across America Day Transgender Day of Visibility March 8 October All Month! October 21 International Women’s Day LGBTQ History Month International
Pronouns Day April Islamic Heritage Month All Month! April 10 Arab Heritage Month National Youth HIV National Bullying October 25-31 & AIDS Awareness Day Prevention Month Asexual Awareness Week April 2 October 5-9 October 17-25 World Autism April 22 Awareness Day Earth Day Solidarity Week National Week Against October 11 School Pushout April 7-13 April 23 National Coming Out Day ALA’s National Day of Silence October 26 Library Week October 12 Intersex Awareness Day Indigenous People’s Day All Month! May 4-8 May Asian Pacific Islander National Teacher November All Month! November 13-19 Heritage Month Appreciation Week National Homeless Youth Transgender Awareness Week Mental Health May 17 Awareness Month November 20 Awareness Month International Day Against Native American Transgender Day Foster Youth Homophobia, Transphobia Heritage Month of Remembrance Awareness Month & Biphobia May 20 December May 1-7 GLSEN Respect Awards December 1 December 3 National Physical Education & Sports Week/Trans Athlete World AIDS Day International Day of May 22 Awareness Week Persons with Disabilities Harvey Milk Day June January All Month! June 19 January 18 January 18-22 LGBTQ PRIDE Month Juneteenth Martin Luther GLSEN No King Jr. Day Name-Calling Week First Week June 28 QTBIPoC Pride Week Anniversary of
February the Stonewall Riot All Month! February 3 Black History Month National Girls & June 12 Women in Sports Day Pulse Remembrance Day February 1-5 National School February 16-22 Counseling Week Aromantic Awareness Week
facebook.com/GLSEN @GLSEN @GLSEN SEPTEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 • National Suicide • National Suicide Prevention Week Prevention Week Begins Ends
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
• Celebrate Bisexuality Day
27 28 29 30 All Month! • Latinx Heritage Month (9/15–10/15)
OCTOBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY All Month! 1 2 3 • Latinx Heritage Month (9/15–10/15) • Islamic Heritage Month • LGBTQ History Month • National Bullying Prevention Month
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
• Solidarity Week • Solidarity Week Begins Ends
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
• National • Indigenous • National Week Coming Out Day People’s Day Against School Pushout Begins
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
• International • National Week Pronouns Day Against School Pushout Ends
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
• Asexual • Intersex • Asexual Awareness Week Awareness Day Awareness Week Begins Ends NOVEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
• Transgender Awareness Week Begins
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
• Transgender • Transgender Day Awareness Week of Remembrance Ends
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 All Month! • National Homeless Youth Awareness Month • Native American Heritage Month
DECEMBER 2020 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 • World AIDS Day • International Day of Persons with Disabilities
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 JANUARY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 • Martin Luther 19 20 21 22 23 King, Jr. Day • GLSEN No • GLSEN No Name-Calling Name-Calling Week Week Ends Begins
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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FEBRUARY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6
• National School • National Girls & • National School Counseling Week Women in Sports Counseling Week Begins Day Ends
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
• Aromantic Awareness Week Begins
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
• Aromantic Awareness Week Ends
28 All Month! • Black History Month MARCH 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6
• National Read Across America Day
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
• International Women’s Day
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
• LGBT Health Awareness Week Begins
28 29 30 31 All Month! • LGBT Health • Transgender • Women’s History Month Awareness Week Day of Visibility Ends
APRIL 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY All Month! 1 2 3 1 2 3 • Arab Heritage • World Autism Month Awareness Day
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
• ALA’s National • National Youth Library Week HIV & AIDS Begins Awareness Day
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
• ALA’s National Library Week Ends
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
• Earth Day • Day of Silence
25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 All Month! • National Physical Education • Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month • Foster Youth Awareness Month • Mental Health Awareness Month & Sports Week/Trans Athlete Awareness Week Begins
2 3 4 5 6 7 • National 8 Physical Education • National Teacher & Sports Week/Trans • National Teacher Appreciation Week Athlete Awareness Appreciation Week Begins Week Ends Ends
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 • International 18 19 20 21 22 Day Against • GLSEN • Harvey Milk Day Homophobia, Respect Awards Transphobia & Biphobia
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
JUNE 2021 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5
• QTBIPoC Pride Week Begins
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
• QTBIPoC Pride • Pulse Week Ends Remembrance Day
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
• Juneteenth
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 All Month! • Anniversary of • LGBTQ Pride Month the Stonewall Riot