How did the rainbow get associated with the LGBTQ community?
It's one of the most recognisable symbols in the world, but how did the rainbow become associated with LGBT+ people?
What does Abrosexual mean? Who can be one?
The LGBT+ community is made up of many different identities, some of the gender-related, some of them are sexuality-based, some of them intersect, Abrosexual is a sexuality based on the sexuality spectrum, here’s what it means and who usually identifies as Abrosexual. Abrosexual or sometimes shortened to Abrosexual is a person whose sexual identity is
What does “Cis” or “Cisgender” mean?
There are many terms that come up when discussing gender and you may hear words that begin with “cis”. A cis person is someone whose current gender identity matches that of their biological sex, or the gender that they were assigned at birth. As an example, a cisgender woman is a person who is biologically
The Big LGBT+ Calendar: Awareness, visibility and remembrance days in 2021
Here are the key dates for LGBT+ awareness, visibility, remembrance and celebration days nationally and internationally in 2021
PRIDE 2021 | UK Pride Calendar 2021
Welcome to the ultimate Pride Calendar 2021 list for the UK. Did you know there are over 120 prides in the UK? Every city and almost every town in the United Kingdom has a pride event – some even have two or three. Here are all the pride dates in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern
What are the colours of the Genderfluid flag?
The Genderfluid flag is a relatively new flag to join the LGBT+ community of flags having been first introduced in August of 2012 by an artist called, JJ Poole, via the Genderfluidity blog on Tumblr. Speaking about the design, JJ wrote, “So I couldn’t find a flag that represented gender-fluidity, so since I was working
When is International Lesbian Day in 2021?
International Lesbian Day happens in October. Here’s when and why it happens. International Lesbian Day is an annual day to celebrate and bring visibility to lesbians in the LGBT+ community, it has been going since the 1990s. There is also the Lesbian Visibility Day, which has been observed since 2008. In 2021 International Lesbian Day
When is National Coming Out Day in 2021?
National Coming Out Day falls in the US’s LGBT History month of October. National Coming Out Day is an important part of the LGBT+ calendar and it takes place in the middle of October. National Coming Out Day was first celebrated in 1988 and aims to bring awareness the how LGBT+ people often have to
When is Celebrate Bisexuality Day in 2021?
Get your diaries out… This is when Bisexual Day in 2021 is! Yes, there is a Celebrate Bisexuality Day and it falls on the same day every year. Celebrate Bisexuality Day is an important part of the LGBT+ calendar and it takes place towards the end of September, and it’s usually bang slap in the
When is Bisexual Awareness week in 2021?
This is when bisexual awareness week is celebrated in 2021 The Bisexual Awareness week, also known as Bi Week is an important part of the LGBT+ calendar and it takes place at the end of September, although there is also Bisexual Awareness month, which takes place in March. The week surrounding the “Celebrate Bisexuality Day”