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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 Afternoon, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should include 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 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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    LGBTQ+ Festivals & Events

    Attending an LGBTQ+ festival or event is a great way to celebrate as a community even outside of pride season. Whether it's tune, art, food, sports or boogie as the theme, our voice and presence as an LGBTQ+ community is stronger when we come together.

    What Kind of LGBTQ+ Events Will I Find Here?

    We compiled a global calendar of festivals and events around the world that have an LGBTQ+ theme but are not specifically pride events. Since pride events are so common and numerous, we've created a completely separate calendar including hundreds of events around the world&#x;click here to view our Gay Pride Calendar. The events on this list include a variety of festivals, gatherings or events with unlike themes ranging from music, art, food, sports, dance, advocacy, comedy and more. While each event may be different, the adj thread that binds all these together events is the celebration within the LGBTQ+ community.

    How to Use This List

    We have published this calendar to inform the LGBTQ+ community of important festivals and events global

    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 visit for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be watchful, 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 visibility 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 Pride, Sao Paulo Gay Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that allow discrimin