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SUMMARY:Holocaust Remembrance Day
DESCRIPTION:This day remembers the terrible legacy of the Holocaust\, the systematic state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately 6 million Jews\, by the Nazi German regime and its allies and collaborators between 1933 and 1945. HRC also remembers the millions of ethnic minorities\, people with disabilities and political opponents of the Nazis killed during this period. This included LGBTQ+ people\, who suffered severe\, targeted persecution under the Nazi regime. \nInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed every January 27 to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945. We must remember our history to honor the dead and protect future generations. \nBefore the Nazis came to power\, both the Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities were thriving. LGBTQ+ communities were growing across Germany\, especially in cities such as Berlin\, Hamburg and Frankfurt. Gay men and lesbians formed social clubs\, published gay and lesbian journals and newspapers and openly advocated for the repeal of Paragraph 175 of the German criminal code\, a statute that outlawed sexual relations between men. These groups also joined with advocates for reforming laws around sex work and reproductive rights. The Jewish sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld started the Institute for Sexual Sciences in Berlin\, a community center that promoted diversity among sexual orientations and gender identities and provided services including medical care\, professional training and sexual education. The institute even provided healthcare for transgender patients and its staff performed some of the first modern gender-affirming surgeries. \nThis increased visibility changed dramatically when the Nazis began a campaign of repression against vulnerable populations across Germany. As the Nazis began targeting the Jewish people\, they also began raiding gay and lesbian bars and cafes and shut down LGBTQ+ publishing houses. They attacked the Institute for Sexual Sciences\, forcing it to close and burning thousands of the institute’s books\, articles and patient files. In 1936\, the Nazi regime established the Reich Central Office for the Combating of Homosexuality and Abortion\, cementing a link between anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes and the movement against reproductive choice. Paragraph 175 was used to arrest about 100\,000 men for engaging in same-sex activity and over half were convicted. Between 5\,000 and 15\,000 of those convicted were imprisoned in concentration camps and forced to wear a pink triangle to identify them as gay. Those marked by the pink triangle were subject to severe physical and sexual abuse by guards and fellow inmates. \nWithin Germany\, the liberation of the concentration camps and defeat of the Nazi regime did not bring immediate relief to the LGBTQ+ community. Male same-sex relations were not decriminalized until 1967 in East Germany and 1969 in West Germany\, so many survivors faced reimprisonment. It was not until the 1990s that the German government finally acknowledged gay men as victims of the Nazis. Paragraph 175 was repealed in 1994 and Nazi-era convictions under the law were overturned in 2002. \nhttps://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-observes-international-holocaust-remembrance-day
URL:https://pride.iatse.net/event/holocaust-remembrance-day-2026-01-27/
CATEGORIES:Canada,Observance,U.S.A.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260206
DTSTAMP:20260928T234113
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SUMMARY:Operation Soap (aka Toronto Bathhouse Raids) Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Although many gay bathhouses had previously been raided in Canada and other smaller raids followed\, Operation Soap is considered a special turning point in the history of the lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender community in Canada; the raids and their aftermath are today widely considered to be the Canadian equivalent of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City.  Mass protests and rallies were held denouncing the incident. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Soap 
URL:https://pride.iatse.net/event/operation-soap-aka-toronto-bathhouse-raids-anniversary-2026-02-05/
CATEGORIES:Canada,Observance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTSTAMP:20260928T234113
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SUMMARY:National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NBHAAD
DESCRIPTION:This observance is an opportunity to increase HIV education\, testing\, community involvement\, and treatment among black communities.  The first National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) was marked in 1999 as a grassroots-education effort to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS prevention\, care\, and treatment in communities of color. \nhttps://www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/black
URL:https://pride.iatse.net/event/national-black-hiv-aids-awareness-day-nbhaad-2026-02-07/
CATEGORIES:Observance,U.S.A.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260226
DTSTAMP:20260928T234113
CREATED:20221020T133513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T184323Z
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SUMMARY:Pink Shirt Day
DESCRIPTION:Bullying is a major problem in our schools\, workplaces\, homes\, and online.  Over the month of February\, and throughout the year\, CKNW Kids’ Fund’s Pink Shirt Day aims to raise awareness of these issues\, as well as raise funds to support programs that foster children’s healthy self-esteem. \nhttps://www.pinkshirtday.ca/
URL:https://pride.iatse.net/event/pink-shirt-day-2026-02-25/
CATEGORIES:Canada,Observance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260310
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260311
DTSTAMP:20260928T234113
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SUMMARY:National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NWGHAAD
DESCRIPTION:Every year on March 10\, organizations come together to shed light on the impact of HIV on women and girls to show support for those at risk of\, and living with\, HIV. \nhttps://www.hiv.gov/events/awareness-days/women-and-girls
URL:https://pride.iatse.net/event/national-women-and-girls-hiv-aids-awareness-day-nwghaad-2026-03-10/
CATEGORIES:Observance,U.S.A.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260321
DTSTAMP:20260928T234113
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SUMMARY:International Two-Spirit & Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Awareness Day
DESCRIPTION:International 2‑Spirit Day honors Indigenous people who embody both masculine and feminine spirits. Observed on the spring equinox\, it celebrates 2‑Spirit identities\, raises awareness of their contributions\, and highlights the challenges they face. Communities mark the day with educational events\, cultural ceremonies\, and visibility campaigns. \nCheck out this short video about We’wha from the Zuni Nation as one example of a historical two-spirit figure: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md-6N73Xf0k
URL:https://pride.iatse.net/event/international-two-spirit-indigenous-lgbtqqia-awareness-day/
CATEGORIES:Observance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTSTAMP:20260928T234113
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SUMMARY:International Transgender Day of Visibility
DESCRIPTION:International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring on March 31 dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide\, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society. \n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Transgender_Day_of_Visibility
URL:https://pride.iatse.net/event/international-transgender-day-of-visibility-2/
CATEGORIES:Observance
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