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A Black gay innovator, Rustin is known for being the architect of the 1963 March on Washington, and for working with other civil rights leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

March 16-20

• National LGBT Health Awareness Week | #LGBTHealthAwarenessWeek #LGBTHealth
• Promoting the health and wellness of the LGBTQ community, sponsored by the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health 

March 31

• International Transgender Day of Visibility | #TransDayOfVisibility #TransgenderDayOfVisibility
• Celebrating the transgender and gender non-conforming communities while raising awareness to save transgender lives

April

April 6

• International Asexuality Day | #InternationalAsexualityDay
• Raising awareness on asexuality while fostering understanding of the entire asexual spectrum, such as individuals who identify as asexual, demisexual and greysexual.

April 12

• Day of Silence | #DayOfSilence
• Taking a vow of silence to reverse the silencing and erasure of LGBTQ youth 

April 26

• Lesbian Visibility Day | #LesbianVisibilityDay #LesbianVisibility
• Celebrating lesbian role models, life, culture and diversity 

May

May 3 (first Sunday in May)

• International Family Equality Day | #InternationalFamilyEqualityDay #FamilyEquality
• Celebrating diversity and equality for LGBTQ families 

May 16

• National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day | #LGBTElders
• Honoring and paying tribute to the elders in the LGBTQ+ community who paved the way for younger generations 

May 17

• International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia | #May17 #InternationalDayAgainstHomophobia
• Draws attention to violence and discrimination towards LGBTQ people 

May 19

• Agender Pride Day | #AgenderPride
• Celebrates agender people 

May 22

• Harvey Milk Day | #HarveyMilk #HarveyMilkDay
• In memory of Harvey Milk, gay rights activist and politician

May 24

• Pansexual/Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day | #PansexualPride #PanromanticPride
• Promoting visibility and awareness of pansexual and panromantic people

June

We launched a record-breaking Pride Month social media campaign for Miami Beach Pride June 1-30.

Make sure to plan your campaigns ahead of time so you can share smart, fun and creative content that performs well!

November 1-30

• Trans Awareness Month | #TransAwarenessMonth
• Annual celebration of trans history and the trans community while advocating for their rights

November 8

• Intersex Day of Remembrance | #IntersexDayOfRemembrance
• Highlights issues faced by intersex people

November 13-19 

• Transgender Awareness Week | #TransAwarenessWeek #TransIsBeautiful
• Educating people about transgender and gender non-conforming people and issues the community faces

November 20

• Transgender Day of Remembrance | #TransDayOfRemembrance #TDOR
• Honors the memory of lives lost in acts of anti-transgender violence

November 20 (third Friday in November)

• International Stand Up to Bullying Day (November) | #StandUpToBullyingDay #StandUpToBullying
• Semi-annual event where participants sign and wear a pink shirt to take a visible, public stance against bullying

December

December 1

• World AIDS Day | #WorldAIDSDay
• Opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS

December 8

• Pansexual Pride Day | #PansexualPrideDay #PansexualPride
• Celebrating pansexuality

December 10

• Human Rights Day | #HumanRightsDay
• Commemorating the day in 1948 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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LGBT History Month | #LGBTQHistory #LGBTQHistoryMonth

October 8

• International Lesbian Day | #InternationalLesbianDay #LesbianDay
• Celebrating lesbians and lesbian culture around the world

October 11

• National Coming Out Day | #NationalComingOutDay
• Celebrating coming out as a member of the LGBTQ community while fostering safe environments where people feel comfortable to come out

October 12

• Matthew Shepard Passes Away | #MatthewShepard
• On this day in 1998, Matthew Shepard passed away from injuries he received after being the victim of a hate crime just four days earlier for being a gay man

October 15

• International Pronouns Day | #InternationalPronounsDay
• Promoting the act of asking, sharing, and respecting personal pronouns

October 16

• Spirit Day | #SpiritDay #LGBTQYouth
• Wearing purple to stand with LGBTQ youth and speaking out against LGBTQ bullying

October 22

• Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr.

  Hate Crime Preventions Act passed | #MatthewShepard #JamesByrdJr

• This act was passed into law on this day in 2009 to prevent hate crimes. We gathered the ultimate list of LGBT days you need to know to show your support for the diverse community, along with hashtags you should include in your social media campaigns.

  Celebrate the LGBT Community 365 Days a Year

  We all know that Pride Month is celebrated in June, but we have the power to raise awareness around the challenges the LGBT community faces every day.

  You’ll also learn how to participate in LGBT days of importance all year long.

  Making custom marketing graphics for your Pride Month campaign is easy! Make sure to include these hashtags in your social media posts to reach and engage target audiences who want to see LGBT-related content like yours. Our team compiled this comprehensive list of LGBT days so you can spend your time doing what you love: writing and designing impactful content.

  Hashtags for LGBT Days of Importance

  We included popular hashtags for each day listed on the calendar.

  The result? Explore our Miami Beach Pride case study to learn more.

  June 1-30

  • LGBTQ+ Pride Month | #LGBTQPrideMonth #LGBTQPride #PrideMonth
  • Annual month-long celebration showcasing the beauty, diversity and history of the LGBTQ+ community

  June 5

  • HIV Long-Term Survivors Day | #HLTSAD
  • Highlighting the resilience of people living with HIV/AIDS while advocating for a better quality of life for them

  June 12

  • Pulse Night of Remembrance | #PulseNightclub #RememberPulse
  • Held in remembrance of the 49 people who were murdered in the Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016 

  June 26

  • Same-Sex Marriage is Legalized in the U.S.

    | #LoveWins #SCOTUSMarriage #GayMarriage

  • On this day in 2015, the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage in all 50 states, and requires to honor all out-of-state marriage licenses in the case Obergefell v. Famous for being one of the initiators of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, Johnson was a gay liberation activist and a self-identified drag queen.

    You can strengthen your diversity initiatives and connect with the LGBT community on a meaningful level with authentic and creative marketing campaigns targeting your employees, customers and friends.

    Tip: We include relevant and well-researched hashtags in our social media posts for clients like TransNewYork.

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    If you’re not sure how to connect with your audiences as the world reopens, reach out to us for a free marketing consultation. Hodges 

  June 28

  • Stonewall Riots Anniversary | #RememberStonewall #StonewallRiots
  • Remembering the 1969 Stonewall Riots at Stonewall Inn, a pivotal moment in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

  July

  July 14

  • International Non-Binary People’s Day | #NonBinaryPeoplesDay #NonBinaryPride
  • Celebrating the accomplishments of non-binary people and addressing the issues they face

  July 16

  • International Drag Day | #DragDay #InternationalDragDay
  • Giving drag artists room to express their creativity and contributions to LGBTQ culture

  August

  August 24

  • Marsha P.

    Johnson’s Birthday | #HappyBirthdayMarsha #MarshaPJohnson

  • On this day in 1945, Marsha P. Johnson was born. These 53 are often used along with the word 'lgbtq':

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