LGBTQ+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. The plus represents a myriad of gender and sexual identities welcomed in the community such as questioning, asexual, intersex, pansexual, and more.
Queer was originally used as a derogatory term against LGBT people, but it has been reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community as an umbrella term referring to anyone who identifies as a gender or sexual identity that is outside what is considered the "norm" (Barker 11)
Barker, Meg-John. Queer: A Graphic History. London, Icon Books. 2016.
January 27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
March 31 - International Transgender Day of Visibility
April - Day of Silence (different day each year)
May 22 - Harvey Milk Day
June - Pride Month
June 27 - Anniversary of Stonewall Riots
September 23 - Celebrate Bisexuality Day
October - LGBT History Month
October 11 - National Coming Out Day
October 20-26 - Asexual Awareness Week
October 26 - Intersex Awareness Day
November 20 - Transgender Day of Remembrace
December 1 - World AIDS Day
