LGBT History Month 2023 Date and Theme: Know the History, Significance and Celebrations Related to the Annual Month-Long Observance
Observances like LGBT History Month help people to address this hate, how it impacts those who are part of the community, and why it is high time for the unwarranted discrimination that they face.
LGBT History Month 2023 will be observed in the month of October. Founded in 1994, this annual month-long observance offers people an opportunity to initiate important and difficult conversations around the topic of sexual identity, the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community, and the civil rights movements that make up the long and challenging history of what the community has gone through. As we celebrate LGBT History Month 2023, here is everything you need to know about this observance, the importance of LGBT History Month, and how to celebrate it. Pride Month 2023: What Is 2S in the 2SLGBTQIA+? Know All About the Acronym and Its Transformation.
When is LGBT History Month 2023?
LGBT History Month will be marked throughout the month of October. This observance is marked by several key nations across the world, including the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Scotland, among others. Founded in 1994 by Missouri high-school history teacher Rodney Wilson, the celebration of LGBT History Month allows people the chance to educate themselves about the history and journey of the LGBT+ community over the years.
LGBT History Month 2023 Theme
There is no specific theme assigned to LGBT History Month in October. However, LGBT+ History Month, which was earlier celebrated in February 2023, had the theme 'Behind the Lens'. Pride Month 2023 theme was "Strength in Solidarity." Pride Day 2023 Date: Know History And Significance Of The Day That Celebrates The LGBT Rights And Culture.
LGBTQIA+ Full Form of Each Letter
LGBTQIA+ is an abbreviation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual. The additional “+” stands for many other terms (such as non-binary and pansexual) that people use to describe their experiences of their gender, sexuality and physiological sex characteristics.
Significance of LGBT History Month
The observance of LGBT History Month gives people a chance to learn more about this community and also identify and find role models from the long and often hidden history of the LGBT People that have been amongst us. It builds community and represents a civil rights statement about the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. While the celebration of LGBT History Month was first in the US, it has slowly been adopted in various other LGBT-friendly countries across the world.
Even as the world gets more accessible in the age of globalization, the regression, bullying, violence, and hate that people of the LGBT+ community face continue to get worse. Observances like LGBT History Month help people to address this hate, how it impacts those who are part of the community, and why it is high time for the unwarranted discrimination that they face. We hope that you take the opportunity of LGBT History Month 2023 to educate yourself about the community and the struggles they have already been through.
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