MONTHS OF VISIBILITY
As we’re preparing for the special day of our #sisters and
#brothers their visibility, let’s also
remember these #months of as well with the meaning behind them.
March
International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), March
31, is a day to show your support for the trans community. It brings attention
to the accomplishments of trans people around the globe while fighting
cissexism and trans phobia by spreading knowledge of the trans community.
April
Day of Silence, April 12, 2019 (day varies from year to
year) is a student-led national event that brings attention to anti-LGBT
name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Students from middle school
to college take a vow of silence in an effort to encourage schools and classmates
to address the problem of ant-LGBTQ behavior by illustrating silencing effect
of bullying and harassment on LGBT students and those perceived to be LGBT.
Lesbian Visibility Day, April 26.
May
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and
Biphobia, May 17, represents an annual landmark to draw the attention of
decision-makers, the media, the public, opinion leaders, and local authorities
to the situation faced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, and transgender, and
intersex people and those who do not conform to sexual and gender norms.
Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day, May
24, is a day to celebrate the pansexual and panromantic community and educate
others on the community.
June
LGBTQA+ Pride Month (U.S.) is celerated in June in honor of
the Stonewall Riots, though pride events occur throughout the year. It also
marks the month that same-sex marriage was made legal in the United States in
2015.
Stonewall Riots Anniversary, June 28.
September
Celebrate Bisexuality Day, September 23 and Bisexual
Awareness Week, is a day and week to celebrate the bisexuality community.
October
LGBT History Month (U.S.) was first celebrated in 1994 was
declared a national history month by President Barack Obama in 2009 to
encourage openness and education about LGBT history and rights.
National Coming Out Day, October 11, celebrates lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people's coming out experiences and
journeys.
Spirit Day, October 20, is a day millions wear purple in a
stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and transgender (LGBT) youth. Purple symbolizes 'spirit' on the rainbow flag.
Intersex Awareness Day, October 26, is celebrated to
commemorate the first public demonstration by intersex people in North America.
Asexual Awareness Week, October 22-28, is an international
campaign that seeks to educate about asexual, aromantic, demisexual, and
grey-asexual experiences and to create materials that are accessible to the
asexual community and allies around the world.
November
Intersex Solidarity Day, November 8, is also known as
Intersex Day of Remembrance and marks the birthday of Herculine Barbin, a
now-famous French intersex person.
International Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20,
memorializes those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice
and honors Rita Hester, who was murdered on November 28,1998. Visit GLAAD
Transgender Day of Remembrance for more information.
December
World AIDS Day, December 1, is an opportunity for people
worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people
living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died. World AIDS Day was the
first ever global health day, held for the first time in 1988.
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