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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
The Joliet Pride Network hosts a regular “gayme” night at the Critical Grind Board Game Cafe in Shorewood, IL on the third Thursday of the month from 7-9pm. The “gayme” […]
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 […]
Joliet Pride Network is Proud to sponsor Wallyball every third Saturday of the month from 11am – 1pm at the Annerino Community Center in Bolingbrook. The event is free to […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]