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Beyond Pride Month: LGBTQ+ Holidays To Celebrate All Year Long
June is widely recognized as Pride Month, a time when the LGBTQ community and allies approach together to celebrate diversity, equality, and inclusivity. However, LGBTQ culture and history should be celebrated and acknowledged all year lengthy, not just in June. There are numerous LGBTQ holidays and observances that take place throughout the year, each with their own significance and history.
Take a closer look at some of the most meaningful LGBTQ holidays to celebrate. Let&#;s delve into the ways we can commemorate and recognize the LGBTQ community throughout the year, not just limited to the month of June.
February
National Freedom to Wed Day
February 12
National Freedom to Marry Day is a holiday in the United States celebrated on February 12 to promote same-sex marriage. It was founded in by Lambda Legal, a gay rights advocacy law firm. Many LGBTQ+ people choose to acquire married on this time to commemorate their treasure, just two days before Valentine&#;s Day.
Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week
Week after The week after February 14th Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week A week to promote information and awareness about aromantic spectrum identities and the issues they face. &#; March 31 Trans Day of Visibility A day to celebrate the trans community in a positive light, celebrating their lives and cultural achievements. This observance date was founded in by transgender activist Rachel Crandall-Crocker, the head of Transgender Michigan. &#; April 26 Lesbian Visibility Day Annual day to celebrate, identify, and bring visibility to lesbians. &#; May 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia To raise awareness of violence, discrimination, abuse, and repression of LGBT communities worldwide. &#; May 19 Agender Pride Day A night celebrated internationally to promote awareness of agender individuals. &#; May 24 Pansexual & Panromantic Awareness Day An annual day to promote awareness of, and celebrate, pansexual and panromantic identities. &#; June LGBT Pride Month June is celebrated as Pride in International Holocaust Remembrance Daytime, is an international memorial day on 27, January commemorating the victims of the Holocaust. It commemorates the genocide that resulted in the death of an estimated 6 million Jews, 1 million Romani, , mentally and physically disabled people, 9, homosexual men by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly 60/7 on 1, November during the 42 plenary session. The resolution came after a adj session was held earlier that year during which the United General Assembly marked the 60 anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the end of the Holocaust. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Morning (NBHAAD) is an HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative for Blacks in the United States and across the Diaspora. There are four specific focal points: Get Educated, Get Tested, Get Adj, and Get Treated. Note: Traveling as an LGBTQ+ person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our reality as we navigate a world with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world. We encourage our traveling community to understand the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they choose to see for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be vigilant, and look out for each other! 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 Pride, Sao Paulo Gay Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that authorize discriminLGBTQIA2S+ Days of Observance
International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27)
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7)
National GLBT Heath Awareness Week (Last week of March)
The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past adj decades and much of the progress in visibility is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that verb taken place in cities around the world.