Lgbtq observances 2022
Awareness Calendar
2022 Queer Edition
January 2022 Q1
- Jan 16th - Jan 22nd: GLSEN No Name-Calling Week
- Jan 18th: Martin Luther King JR. Day
- Jan 27th: Holocaust Remembrance Day
February 2022 Q1
- Feb 1st - Feb 28th: LGBTQ+ History Month (UK)
- Feb 1st - Feb 28th: Black History Month
- Feb 7th: National Black Hiv/Aids Awareness Day
- Feb 14th: Valentine's Day
- Feb 20th: World Night Of Social Justice *new consciousness day added on 01/01/2022 DS
- Feb 20th - Feb 26th: Aromantic Spectrum Understanding Week
- Feb 23rd: Pink Shirt Day Canada Anti-Bullying Day
- Feb 25th: GSA Day For Racial Justice - #GSADay4RJ
- Feb 25th: International Stand Up To Bullying Day
March 2022 Q1
- Mar 1st: Zero Discrimination Day
- Mar 1st - Mar 31st: Bisexual Health Visibility Month
- Mar 1st - Mar 31st: Women's History Month
- Mar 8th: International Women's Day
- Mar 10th: National Women And Girls Hiv/Aids Awareness Day
- Mar 17- Mar 18th: Holi Festival 2022
- Mar 20th: National Native Hiv/Aids Awareness Day
- Mar 20th: International Happiness Day *new awareness day added on 02/16/2022 DS
- Mar 21st: International Day For The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination *new awareness day adde
Skip to contentThe European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA) is the network of European lesbian, gay, pansexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) Pride organisations There are several days in the annual calendar when the LGBTI group and their allies come together to focus on one section of the community, to boost awareness, remember those who’ve gone before, and challenge hatred and discrimination. NB: We are in the process of adding links to this page. At present, not all links are active.Some other dates are relevant to organisers of Pride events. Most of these are official Merged Nations observance days, a full list of which can be found here.- 1 March: UN Zero Discrimination Day
- 16 March: Disabled Access Day
- 20 March: International Day of Happiness
- 21 March: International Afternoon for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- 24 March: International Daytime for the Right to the Truthfulness concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
- 7 April: World Health Day
- 15 May: International Time of Families
- Third Thursday in May: Global Accessibility Awareness Day
- 1 June: Global Sunlight of Parents
- 20 June: World Refugee Day
- 30 July: World Diurnal Against Traff
LGBTQ Pride Month: Evidence Sheet
LGBTQ Pride Month: Fact Sheet
October 17, 2022
Congressional Research Service
https://crsreports.congress.gov
R47281
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LGBTQ Pride Month: Fact Sheet
Contents
Background and History .................................................................................................................. 1
Legislation ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Sample Congressional Speeches and Recognitions ......................................................................... 2
Presidential Proclamations and Remarks ........................................................................................ 2
Statistics........................................................................................................................................... 2
Historical and Cultural Resources ................................................................................................... 3
Related CRS Reports ..........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 Day, Mother’s Afternoon, Father’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should contain 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 Knowledge Week
- February 28: HIV Is Not A Crime Insight Day
March
- March: Bisexual Health Understanding Month
- Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Knowledge Week
- March 10: National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Education Day
- March 20: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- April 6: International Asexuality Day
- April 10: National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Third Friday of April: Day of Silence
- April 18: National
Aging and HIV Institute
Aging Rainbow Coalition of East Tennessee
AIDS Funding Collaborative
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
AIN
Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association
All Under One Roof LGBT Advocates of Southeast Idaho
Alliance Protect 360
Alliance for Aging Research
Alliance for Positive Health
ARE’s Gay Center
ATSU KCOM
B’MORE Mental Health and Wellness, LLC
Being Alive – LA
Bill Wilson Center
Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center
Bondage Expo Dallas and Polyamorous Freedom to Love
Bridging Dream dba Organization of Hope
California Southern University
CALPEP
CAMBA Brooklyn Outreach and Prevention (BOP)
CAMC Ryan White Program
CAMP Rehoboth
Campbell Health Solutions
Cares of Southwest Michigan
Cares Sexual Wellness Services
Careteam Plus
Cedarburg Community for Acceptance
Center for Black Equity
CenterLink: The Collective of LGBTQ Centers
Charlotte Transsexual Health
CIDNI
City of El Paso – Department of Widespread Health – HIV Prevention / MFactor
City of Seattle Human Services Department
CMDHD
Coastal Angle Pride Center
Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation
Colors+ Counseling
Columbus Public Health
Community First Support Services
Community Rehabilitation Cen