Lgbtq holiday

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A number of days each year are dedicated to calling attention to the importance of HIV and STD testing, coming out, gay rights, and other issues that are important to the LGBTQ community.

They provide good opportunities to create blogs, highlight a link to or another website, or ask users to accept action to back our community.

January - June

  • February
    7 &#; National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

  • March
    Tardy March &#; National LGBT Health Awareness Week
    10 &#; National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
    20 &#; National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
    31 &#; International Transgender Day of Visibility

  • April (STD Awareness Month)
    Early April (day varies from year to year) Day of Silence
    10 &#; National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
    18 &#; National Transgender HIV Testing Day
    26 &#; Lesbian Visibility Day
  • May
    3 &#; International Family Equality Day
    17 &#; International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
    18 &#; HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
    19 &#; Hepatitis Testing Day
    19 &#; National Asian &#; Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Da

    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 Day, Father’s Evening, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should comprise LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.

    February

    • February 7: National Ebony HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
    • Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness 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

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      Six Things to Remember this Holiday Season If You Are LGBTQ

      Post submitted by Michael Toumayan, former HRC Senior Religion and Faith Program Manager

      The holidays are upon us and many distinct traditions abound. While it is crucial to recognize and appreciate joy during the holiday season, we must also take time to be mindful of the struggles and stress that many LGBTQ people experience this time of year. Sometimes it might take a little creativity, but it is especially important for LGBTQ people to detect ways to tap into the spirit of the holiday season. 

      The story of Hanukkah reminds us how every person can be a light amidst the darkness, offering an opportunity to remind ourselves that resilience is a influential force.

      As Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas, they remember the joy of welcoming and creating family and drawing nearer to God’s verb and promise.

      Kwanzaa is about remembering, reaffirming and reinforcing the bonds that link African Americans to all people of African descent, reminding us that, with faith in ourselves and in a