National Coming Out Day
National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an annual LGBTQ+ awareness day on October 11th, celebrating the act of "coming out" (sharing one's sexual orientation or gender identity) as a courageous […]
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Matthew Shepard Remebrance Day
October 12th is widely recognized as a day to remember Matthew Shepard, the date he died in 1998 from injuries sustained in a brutal anti-gay hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming, […]
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International Pronouns Day
International Pronouns Day, held annually on the third Wednesday of October (October 15, 2025), is a global observance to normalize sharing, respecting, and educating about personal pronouns, affirming basic human […]
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Spirit Day
Spirit Day is an annual observance, held on the third Thursday of October, where millions wear purple to stand against bullying and show support for LGBTQ youth, especially transgender and […]
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Asexual Awareness Week
Asexual Awareness Week (Ace Week) is an international campaign held annually in the last full week of October to educate the public, build community, and advocate for asexual, aromantic, demisexual, […]
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Intersex Awareness Day
Intersex Awareness Day, celebrated annually on October 26, is a global day for grassroots activism to end shame, secrecy, and non-consensual surgeries on intersex people, advocating for bodily autonomy, physical […]
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Trans Awareness Month
Trans Awareness Month is celebrated every November to educate about transgender and non-binary people, raise visibility, and advocate for their rights, culminating in the solemn Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) […]
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Intersex Day of Remembrance
Intersex Day of Remembrance, also known as Intersex Day of Solidarity, is observed annually on November 8th, marking the birthday of Herculine Barbin, a 19th-century French intersex person. The day […]
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Transgender Awareness Week
Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19) is a yearly observance for the transgender community and allies to raise visibility, educate the public about transgender issues, celebrate trans lives, and advocate against […]
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance & Resilience 2024 - EventsTransgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), observed annually on November 20th, is a day to honor and memorialize transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming […]
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World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day, observed annually on December 1st since 1988, unites people globally to fight HIV/AIDS by raising awareness, showing support for those living with HIV, remembering lives lost, and […]