The holiday was founded by Michigan-based transgender activist Rachel Crandall in 2009 as a reaction to the lack of LGBT holidays celebrating transgender people, citing the frustration that the only well-known transgender-centered holiday was the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which mourned the loss of transgender people to hate crimes, but did not acknowledge and celebrate living members of the transgender community. International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual holiday occurring on March 31 dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide. March 31 - International Transgender Day of Visibility (Started 2009) In the United Kingdom, it is observed during February to coincide with a major celebration of the 2005 abolition of Section 28.
It is observed during October in the United States, including National Coming Out Day on October 11. LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history and the history of gay rights and related civil rights movements. An alloromantic is someone who does not identify as being on the aromantic spectrum.įeb. When an aromatic gets into a relationship that's more than friends - but less than romantic - that is known as a queerplatonic relationship. Aromantics may experience "squishes," the aromantic or Platonic equivalent of a romantic crush.
Being aromantic does not determine sexuality but can impact a person's ability to act on their sexuality. Aromantics may feel sexual attraction or be on the asexuality spectrum. Where romantic people have an emotional need to be with another person in a romantic relationship, aromantics are often satisfied with friendships and other non-romantic relationships. An aromantic is someone who does not experience romantic attraction. The resolution came after a special session was held earlier that year on 24 January 2005, during which the United Nations General Assembly marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the end of the Holocaust.Īromantic Awareness Week, also known as Arospec Awareness Week, occurs the week following Valentine's Day. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/7 on 1 November 2005 during the 42nd plenary session. It commemorates the genocide that resulted in the death of an estimated 6 million Jews, 1 million Gypsies, 250,000 mentally and physically disabled people, and 9000 homosexual men by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an international Memorial Day on 27 January commemorating the victims of the Holocaust. 27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Started 2005) has compiled a list of important LGBT awareness dates below: In June 2011, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation declaring June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month and said, "I call upon the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people." This includes a recognition that we are a diverse community regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, transgenderism, transsexualism, and intersexuality Over time, society has become much more tolerant and accepting of the differences between people along the lines of religion, ethnicity, race, and sexuality. In the past, sexual diversity within the population was less apparent and visible than it is today. Main Section List of worldwide coming events relating to sexual diversity As a result, many pride events are held during this month to recognize the impact LGBT people have had in the world. LGBT Pride Month occurs in the United States to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which happened at the end of June 1969. Ranging from solemn to carnivalesque pride, events are typically held during LGBT Pride Month or some other period commemorating a turning point in a country's LGBT history. (Persistence, Respect, Initiative, Dependability, and Empathy), gay pride or simply pride, is the promotion of the self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people as a social group. Synopsis: Sexual Diversity list of important LGBTQ community awareness days, remembrance dates, and coming pride events. Skip to: LGBT Pride Definition | Main Section | Publications
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