Awareness Day

Menstrual Hygiene Day is an annual awareness day on May 28 to highlight the importance of good menstrual hygiene management at a global level. It was initiated by the German-based […]

A day to remember the Stonewall Riots, a reaction to the NYPD raid of the Stonewall Inn. This initial event was a galvanizing force for LGBT political activism, and argued by some to be […]

Internationally recognized since 2012. An annual day to celebrate and bring visibility to people who are non-binary in the LGBT+ community. The date is the precise midpoint between International Men's Day and International […]

Internationally recognized since 2009. A day that aims to celebrate and recognize the drag art all around the world. Created by Adam Stewart in 2009 through his Facebook fan page for drag queens.

Internationally recognized since 1999.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day, is a Canadian statutory holiday to recognize the legacy of the Canadian Indian residential school […]

An annual day celebrating lesbian culture that originated in 1980 in New Zealand and Australia, but is now celebrated internationally.

Internationally recognized since 1988. A day to celebrate the act of "coming out", i.e. when an LGBT person decides to publicly share their gender identities or sexual orientation. National Coming out […]

Internationally recognized since 2018. An annual event that seeks to make sharing, respecting and educating about personal pronouns commonplace.

Support for LGBTQ+ youth who are the victims of bullying, as well as to honor LGBTQ+ victims of bullying-related suicide. Comparable days exist in a number of other countries, including Australia […]

Internationally recognized since 1996. Celebrated in October to commemorate the first intersex protest, which took place in Boston, Massachusetts.

Internationally recognized since 2009. A day that celebrates life and the love between transgender parents and their children, and between parents and their transgender children. Trans Parent Day