Calendar of LGBTQ Awareness Days
There are a number of days each year that are dedicated to calling attention to the importance of testing, HIV and STD awareness, 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 gettested.cdc.gov or another website, or invite users to take action to support our community.
February
- February 7
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March
- March 10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 20
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 31
International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- April is STD Awareness Month
- Early April (day varies from year to year) Day of Silence
- April 10
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - April 18
National Transgender HIV Testing Day - April 26
Lesbian Visibility Day
May
- May 3
International Family Equality Day - May 17
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia - May 18
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day - May 19
Hepatitis Testing Day - May 19
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - May 22
Harvey Milk Day - May 24
Pansexual and Panromantic Visibility Day
June
- The month of June is LGBT Pride Month
- June 5
HIV Long-Term Survivors Day - June 26
Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S. Anniversary - June 27
National HIV Testing Day - June 28
Stonewall Riots Anniversary
September
- September 18
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day - September 23
Celebrate Bisexuality Day
Bisexual Awareness Week begins the Sunday before Celebrate Bisexuality Day - September 27
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
October
- The month of October is LGBT History Month
- October 11
National Coming Out Day - October 15
National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - October 19
National LGBT Center Awareness Day. To recognize the work of LGBT community centers. - October 20
Spirit Day. To speak out against the bullying of LGBT people. - October 26
Intersex Awareness Day - October 23-October 29
Asexual Awareness Week
November
- November 8
Intersex Day of Remembrance - November 20
Transgender Day of Remembrance
December
- December 1
World AIDS Day - December 8
Pansexual/Panromantic Pride Day - December 10
Human Rights Day