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LGBTQ Community Calendar

There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Night, Father’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should contain LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.

February

  • February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Visibility Week
  • February HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day

March

  • March: Bisexual Health Awareness Month
  • Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Awareness Week
  • March National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • March National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • March International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

  • April 6: International Asexuality Day
  • April National Youth HI

    What is Pride Month and why is it acknowledged in June?

    June 1 marks the start of Lgbtq+ fest Month, kicking off a celebration of Lesbian, Lgbtq+, Bisexual, Transgender and Gender non-conforming (LGBTQ) history, culture and resilience.

    The first Pride procession took place in Recent York City on June 28, , one year after the Stonewall Riots, and it was held alongside those in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles as the inaugural protest march.

    Here’s the history behind Pride month, how it began, and how it’s used to commemorate the lives of LGBTQ individuals today.

    Pride Month stems from police harassment, Stonewall Inn riots

    Until a verdict by the U.S. Supreme Court in , homosexuality was considered a crime throughout the U.S. As a result, people who identified as LGBTQ would often meet in places targeted towards straight people, said Briona Simone Jones, an Audre Lorde visiting professor of queer studies at Spelman College in Atlanta.

    One of these meetup spots was the Stonewall Inn, a private club-turned-bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village in drop Manhattan.

    The New York police, who once had

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    Note: Traveling as an LGBTQ+ person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our truths as we navigate a nature with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the earth. We encourage our traveling collective to understand the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they choose to visit for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be guarded, and look out for each other! 

    The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past few decades and much of the progress in public presence is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that have taken place in cities around the world.

    The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Gay Celebration, Sao Paulo Gay Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that allow discrimin