Awareness Date 2021
2021 LGBTQQIP2SAA+ Awareness Calendar
January 2021
- Jan 18th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Jan 18th - Jan 22nd: GSLEN No Name-Calling Week
- Jan 27th: Holocaust Remembrance Day
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February 2021
- Feb 1st - Feb 28th: LGBTQ+ History Month (UK)
Feb 7th: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Feb 14th: Valentine's Day
- Feb 19th: #GSADay4RJ GSA Day for Racial Justice new awareness date: added on January 15th, 2021 DS
- Feb 21st - Feb 27th: Aromantic Awareness Week was updated on January 17th, 2021 DS
- Feb 23rd: Pink Shirt Day Canada: Anti-Bullying Day was updated on July 3rd 2021 DS
- Feb 26th: International Stand Up to Bullying Day
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March 2021
- March 1st-March31st Bisexual Health Awareness Month
- March 1st-March 31st Women History Month was updated on March 1st, 2021 DS
- March 1st: Zero Discrimination Day
- March 8th: International Women's Day was updated on February 18th, 2021 DS
- March 10th: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March 20th: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March22nd- March26th: National LGBT Health Awareness Week
- March 28th: Holi Festival
- March 31st: International Transgender Day of Visibility
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April 2021
- April 1st - April 30th: Autism Awareness Month
- April 1st-April 30th: STD Awareness Month
- April 2nd: World Autism Awareness Day
- April 4th-10th: ALA'S National Library Week
- April 6th: Gender Fluid Pride Day
- April 6th: International Asexuality Day was updated on May 19th, 2021 DS
- April 10th: National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- April 11th-April 18th National Deaf LGBTQ+ Awareness Week was updated on March 23rd, 2021 DS
- April 18th: National Transgender HIV Testing Day
- April 23rd: Day of Silence
- April 26th: Lesbian Visibility Day
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May 2021
- May 1st-May 31st: Mental Health Awareness Month
- May 2nd: International Family Equality Day (IFED)
- May 17th: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (#IDAHOTB)
- May 18th: World AIDS Vaccine Day
- May 19th: Agender Pride Day
- May 22nd: Harvey Milk Day
- May 24th: Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness-VisibilityDay
- May 28th: LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day was updated on June 1st, 2021 DS
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June 2021
- June 1st-June 30th: International LGBTQQIP2SSA+ Pride Month
- June 1st-June 7th: QTBIPoC Pride Week
- June 5th: HIV Long Term Survivor Awareness Day
- June 12th: Pulse Night of Remembrance
- June 19th: Juneteenth
- June 27th: National HIV Testing Day
- June 28th: Anniversary of the Stonewall Riot
- June 28th: International LGBTQ+ Pride Day was updated on July 2nd 2021 DS
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July 2021
- July 11th-July 17th: Non-Binary Awareness Week
- July 14th: International Non-Binary People's Day
- July 16th: International Drag Day
- July 30th: Out and Proud Parent Day
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August 2021
- Aug 19th: Transgender Flag Day
- Aug 22nd: National Rainbow Baby Day was updated on August 17th 2021 ds
- Aug 24th: Marsha P Johnson Day was updated on July 3rd 2021 DS
- Aug 27th: Wear It Purple Day (Last Friday of AUG)
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September 2021
- Sept 5th-Sept 11th: National Suicide Prevention Week
- Sept 15th-Oct 15th: Latinx Heritage Month
- Sept 17th-Sept 24th: Bisexual Awareness Week
- Sept 23rd: Celebrate Bisexuality Day
- Sept 26th - Oct 2nd: Banned Books Week
- Sept 2021 TBA: GSLEN Ally Week * Stay Tune*
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October 2021
- Sept 15th-Oct 15th: Latinx Heritage Month
- Sept 26th - Oct 2nd: Banned Books Week
- Oct 1st-Oct 31st: ADHD Awareness Month
- Oct 1st-Oct 31st: Breast Awareness Cancer Month
- Oct 1st-Oct 31st: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month
- Oct 1st-Oct 31st: LGBTQ+ History Month
- Oct 1st-Oct 31st: National Bullying Prevention Month
- Oct 5th-Oct 9th: Solidarity Week
- Oct 8th: International Lesbian Day
- Oct 11th: Indigenous People's Day
- Oct 11th: International Coming Out Day
- Oct 15th: National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Oct 15th: Spirit Day
- Oct 19th: National LGBT Center Awareness Day
- Oct 20th: International Pronoun Day
- Oct 24th-Oct 31st: Ace Week (Asexual Awareness Week)
- Oct 26th: Intersex Awareness Day
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November 2021
- Nov 1st-Nov30th: Native American Heritage Month
- Nov 1st-Nov30th: National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
- Nov 1st: Trans Parent Day
- Nov 1st - Nov 5th: Solidarity Week was updated on August 29th 2021 ds
- Nov 8th: Intersex Day of Solidarity
- Nov 12th: GSA Day For Racial Justice- #GSADay4GJ was updated Nov 7th2021 ds
- Nov 13th-Nov 19th: Transgender Awareness Week
- Nov 19th: Stand Up to Bullying Day
- Nov 20th: Transgender Day of Remembrance
- Nov 29th: 5th Annual LGBTQ+ International FB Group Bday
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December 2021
- Dec 1st: World AIDS Day
- Dec 3rd: International Day of Person with Disability
- Dec 5th: International Volunteers Day was updated Dec 5th 2021 ds
- Dec 8th: Pansexual/Panromantic Pride Day
- Dec 10th: Human Rights Day
- Dec 20th: International Human Solidarity Day was updated Dec 5th 2021 ds
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