2023 Dates of Significance
Looking for a comprehensive guide to key dates in the global queer calendar? Look no further!
There are many notable international 2SLGBTQIA+ awareness periods to celebrate, observe, and remember. This list includes Days of Visibility, Pride Weeks, and Remembrance Days, so you can stay informed about all the events happening in 2023.
February 2023
- All Month | LGBT+ History Month 2023 (UK)
- 29-25 Feb | Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week 2023 (The week after Valentine’s Day)
March 2023
- All Month | Bisexual Health Awareness Month 2023
- 1 Mar | Zero Discrimination Day 2023
- 1 Mar | International Transgender Day Of Visibility 2023
April 2023
- 6 Apr | International Asexuality Day 2023
- 14 Apr | Day of Silence 2023
- 24 Apr – 30 Apr | Lesbian Visibility Week 2023
- 26 Apr | Lesbian Visibility Day 2023
May 2023
- 17 May | International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2023
- 19 May | Agender Pride Day 2023
- 22 May | Harvey Milk Day 2023
- 24 May | Pansexual & Panromantic Day 2023
June 2023
- All Month | Pride Month 2023
- 12 Jun | Pulse Remembrance Day / Pulse Night of Remembrance
- 24 Jun | UpStairs Lounge Arson Attack Remembrance Day
- 28 Jun | Stonewall Riots Anniversary
July 2023
- 6 Jul | Omnisexual and Omniromantic Pride and Visibility Day
- 10-16 Jul | Non-binary Awareness Week 2023
- 14 Jul | International Non-Binary People’s Day 2023
- 16 Jul | International Drag Day 2023
August 2023
- 13 Aug | Gay Uncle Day 2023 (Second Sunday in August)
- 25 Aug | Wear it Purple Day 2023 (Last Friday in August)
September
- 17-23 Sep | Bisexual Awareness Week 2023 / BiWeek 2023
- 23 Sep | Bisexual Visibility Day 2023 / Celebrate Bisexuality Day 2023
October 2023
- All Month | LGBT History Month 2023 (USA and Canada)
- 8 Oct | International Lesbian Day 2023
- 11 Oct | National Coming Out Day 2023
- 18 Oct | International Pronoun Day 2023
- 19 Oct | Spirit Day 2023 (The third Thursday in October)
- 26 Oct | Intersex Awareness Day 2023
- 22-28 Oct | Asexual Awareness Week 2023
November 2023
- All Month | Trans Awareness Month
- 5 Nov | Trans Parent Day 2023 / Transgender Parent Day 2023 (The first Sunday in November)
- 8 Nov | Intersex Day Of Remembrance 2023 / Intersex Solidarity Day 2023
- 12-18 Nov | Trans Awareness Week 2023 / Transgender Awareness Week 2023
- 20 Nov | Transgender Day Of Remembrance 2023
December 2023
- 1 Dec | World AIDS Day 2023
- 8 Dec | Pansexual Pride Day 2023
- 10 Dec | Human Rights Day 2023