Awareness Months and Days | Women's Center

January

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month; Cervical Health Awareness Month

January 11th: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 27th: International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February

Black History Month

February 4th: Rosa Parks Day
February 20th: World Day of Social Justice
February 23rd-March 1st: Eating Disorder Awareness Week

March

Women’s History Month

March 1st: Zero Discrimination Day
March 8th: International Women’s Day
March 21st: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 31st: International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Day of Silence (Varies)
April 7th: World Health Day
April 18th: National Transgender HIV Testing Day
April 22nd: Earth Day
April 26th: Lesbian Visibility Day

May

AAPI Heritage Month; Jewish American Heritage Month; Mental Health Awareness Month

May 8th: Asexual Visibility Day
May 10th – May 16th: National Women’s Health Week
May 17th: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
May 18th: World AIDS Vaccine Day
May 21st: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 22nd: Pansexual and Panromantic Visibility Day

June

LGBTQ Pride Month; PTSD Awareness Month

June 5th: World Environment Day
June 12th: Pulse Night Remembrance
June 19th: Juneteenth
June 26th: LGBT Equality Day
June 26th: Anniversary of the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S.
June 27th: National HIV Testing
June 28th: Stonewall Riots Anniversary

July

July 14th: International Non-Binary People’s Day

August

August 9th: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People’s
August 26th: Women’s Equality Day

September

National Hispanic Heritage Month (From Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th); Suicide Prevention Month

September 15th: International Day of Democracy
September 23rd: Celebrate Bisexuality Day
- During Bisexuality Awareness Week
Last week of September is Ally Week

October

LGBT History Month; Hispanic Heritage Month; Filipino American History Month; National Bullying Prevention Month; Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Domestic Violence Awareness Month

First week in October: Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 10th: World Mental Health Day
October 11th: National Coming Out Day
October 19th: Spirit Day, LGBT Center Awareness Day
October 26th: Intersex Awareness Day
Last full week in October: Asexual Awareness Week

November

Native American Indian/ Alaska Native Heritage Month

First Two Full Weeks of November: Transgender Awareness Week
November 4th – November 11th: Student Recognition Week
November 8th: Intersex Day of Remembrance
November 8th: First Generation Recognition Day
November 20th: International Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 25th: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

December

December 1st: World AIDS Day
December 2nd: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3rd: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 8th: Pansexual/Panromantic Pride Day
December 10th: Human Rights Day
December 18th: International Migrants Day