May 19 is National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to combat stigma in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. When we reduce HIV stigma and promote prevention, testing, and treatment, we can #StopHIVTogether.

Agender directly translates to “without gender”, which is why it is often used interchangeably with terms such as non-gendered, genderblank and genderfree, even though not all agender people may identify with these labels.

Harvey Milk Day is organized by the Harvey Milk Foundation and celebrated each year on May 22. Harvey Milk was a gay rights activist during the twentieth century and assassinated in 1978. Harvey Milk, was a visionary civil and human rights leader who became one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.

The 24th of May marks Pansexual and Panromantic awareness and visibility day. These are two terms that not everyone might be conscious of so an awareness and visibility day such as this is really important.

Pansexual means to be attracted to others regardless of their gender identity or biological sex.

HIV Long-term Survivors Awareness Day is a time to celebrate the strength and resiliencies of people living longest with HIV/AIDS while highlighting current challenges and creating changes to improve the Quality of Life for HIV Long-term Survivors.

The Pulse Day of Remembrance is a day of quiet reflection and love dedicated to honoring the senseless loss of innocent life and remembering the horrible attack that occurred on June 12, 2016 at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

“The first Autistic Pride Day started in the early 2000s, and it's been growing in popularity ever since. The day is all about promoting acceptance and understanding of neurodiversity, and challenging the idea that autism is something that needs to be cured.”

On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free. This day came to be known as #Juneteenth, now officially a federal holiday. Celebrate with @NMAAHC: nmaach.si.edu/Juneteenth

June 26 marks a major milestone for civil rights in the United States, as the Supreme Court announces its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. By one vote, the court rules that same-sex marriage cannot be banned in the United States and that all same-sex marriages must be recognized nationwide, finally granting same-sex couples equal rights to heterosexual couples under the law.

In an effort to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is recognizing June 27 as National HIV Testing Day.

An estimated quarter of a million Americans are unaware of their HIV infection, but knowing their status could save their lives. In the MDCH funded testing sites throughout Michigan, more than 83,000 people are tested for HIV every year, and about 450 of those tests are positive for HIV.

"It is very important for people who may be at risk for HIV to get tested," said Janet Olszewski, MDCH Director. "Knowing your status can protect your health and the health of your partner."

The Stonewall Riots, also called the Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighborhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar on Christopher Street, in neighboring streets and in nearby Christopher Park. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.

Queer Youth of Faith Day is a time for queer youth to celebrate their faith and take pride in ALL of who they are. One in five LGBTQ+ youth say their faith is important to them. However, most queer youth are still taught that queerness has no place in God’s kingdom. Negative aspects of certain religious groups push conversion therapy because they believe that identifying as LGBTQ+ is a sin. As a result, many of these young believers suffer from self-hate, depression, and self-harm. Many ultimately leave their faith behind while bringing their religious trauma along with them. However, there is hope for those who are in need of a safe comforting space.

July 6th is Omnisexual Visibility Day. This holiday was created to bring awareness and understanding to this sexual identity.

Omnisexuality is the attraction to people of all genders, with an awareness of gender. Gender can play a factor in who Omnisexual people are attracted to.

14 July is International Non-Binary People’s Day, which aims to celebrate the wide range of people worldwide who identify as non-binary.

Non-binary is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity doesn’t sit comfortably with ‘man’ or ‘woman’. Non-binary identities are varied and can include people who identify with some aspects of binary identities, while others reject them entirely.

The International Drag Day is an annual event on July 16 that aims to celebrate and recognize the Drag art all around the world.

In order to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups, including their health needs, every 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, chosen in recognition of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations held in Geneva in 1982.

Gay Uncles Day, also known as Guncles Day, is celebrated on the second Sunday in August. It was first celebrated in the US on a wide scale Sunday, August 14, 2016.

September 18 is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD). NHAAD brings attention to issues related to HIV among older Americans, including new infections among older adults and adults over 50 aging with HIV.

Banned Books Week is the annual celebration of the freedom to read. The event is sponsored by a coalition of organizations dedicated to free expression, including American Booksellers for Free Expression, American Library Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Amnesty International USA, Association of University Presses, Authors Guild, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), Freedom to Read Foundation, GLAAD, Index on Censorship, National Book Foundation, National Coalition Against Censorship, National Council of Teachers of English, PEN America, People For the American Way Foundation, PFLAG, and Project Censored. It is endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Banned Books Week also receives generous support from HarperCollins Publishers and Penguin Random House.

The annual 23 September celebration started in 1999 as International Celebrate Bisexuality Day, created by three bi activists from the USA – Wendy Curry of Maine, Michael Page of Florida (also well-known as the creator of the bisexual flag), and Gigi Raven Wilbur of Texas. It has also been variously known as Bi Pride Day, Bi Day and Celebrate Bisexuality Day.

September 27 is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD). Share the social media posts below to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on gay and bisexual men in the United States and encourage them to get tested and know their prevention options. You can also share Let’s Stop HIV Together testing campaign resources for gay and bisexual men in English and Spanish.

International Lesbian Day is an annual day to celebrate and bring visibility to lesbians in the LGBT+ community. The purpose of the date is to celebrate and shine a light on the diversity of lesbians internationally. Whilst the exact foundation of International Lesbian Day is uncertain, it is widely believed that it began in Australia and New Zealand in 1980 when a Lesbian Day March was held in New Zealand. The first Australian event was held at the Collingwood Town Hall in Melbourne on October 13, 1990.

Whether you're lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, be proud of who you are and your support for LGBTQ+ equality this Coming Out Day!

Every year on National Coming Out Day, we celebrate coming out as LGBTQ+. This year, we will mark the 33rd anniversary of National Coming Out Day with the theme of Born to Shine!

Oct. 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, a day that aims to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and encourage the use of prevention and treatment methods in the Hispanic and Latino communities. The National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day encourages everyone to make a commitment to know the facts about HIV, get tested for HIV and get into and stay in medical care if they are diagnosed with HIV.

International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace.

Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to human dignity. Being referred to by the wrong pronouns particularly affects transgender and gender nonconforming people. Together, we can transform society to celebrate people’s multiple, intersecting identities.

On October 19 (every year), CenterLink holds “LGBT Center Awareness Day”, a national day of action focused on awareness around the work of LGBT community centers everywhere.

Take the pledge against bullying. Each year on Spirit Day, millions go purple to support LGBTQ youth.

LGBTQ youth disproportionately face bullying and harassment because of their identities. Each year, millions go purple for Spirit Day to support LGBTQ youth in a united stand against bullying. Pledging to “go purple" on Spirit Day is a way for everyone — global and local brands and companies, world leaders, celebrities, neighbors, parents, classmates, and friends — to visibly show solidarity with youth and to take part in the largest, most visible LGBTQ anti-bullying campaign in the world.

National Transgender Children Day, observed on October 26 every year, is a day to honor and acknowledge all transgender children who have long been ‘hiding in the closet’ and cannot, for whatever reason, ‘come out.’ It is a day to open your arms and welcome these children and let them feel included in the family and community.

Intersex Awareness Day is an internationally observed awareness day each October 26, designed to highlight human rights issues faced by intersex people.

The term Intersex refers to a person who has variations of male and female physical, hormonal, or genetic sex traits which can appear at birth or later in life. Intersex people are estimated to be born in approximately 2% of live births. 

Each year, on the first Sunday of November, the world celebrates TransParent Day. Since 2009, when the initiative was established, it has been a great honor for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies to honor the Trans community’s rights.

Intersex Day of Solidarity, also known as Intersex Day of Remembrance, takes place on November 8. The Day marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin, a French intersex person whose memoirs were later published by the philosopher Michel Foucault, along with contemporary texts and a later fictionalized account.

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

This World AIDS Day, help raise awareness (and life-changing funds) in your university to fight HIV.

The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.

National Pansexual Pride Day on December 8th is marked to celebrate strides taken by the pansexual and panromantic community to be accepted and understood.

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is a milestone document, which proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

The International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers is held annually on 17 December by sex workers, their advocates, friends, families, and allies. The day calls attention to hate crimes committed against sex workers worldwide, as well as the need to remove the social stigma and discrimination that have contributed to violence against sex workers.