March 3^rd is a day to reflect on the ongoing lack of labor and social rights that sex workers around the world face every day. It is also a day to stand in solidarity with them, as well as with migrants and refugees who often experience similar struggles. Every year, activists organize protests, gatherings, art shows, and lectures to raise awareness about the human rights abuses sex workers face. Sex work has been practiced since ancient times, and yet, sex works face countless health issues stemming from persisting stigma, marginalization, and lack of safe working conditions.

Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV), observed annually on March 31st, is dedicated to celebrating the lives, achievements, and resilience of transgender and non-binary individuals worldwide. This day serves as a powerful platform to raise awareness about the challenges they face, including discrimination, violence, and systemic barriers in employment, healthcare, and legal recognition. While significant progress has been made in LGBTIQ+ rights, transgender individuals continue to confront widespread inequalities, highlighting the ongoing need for visibility, support, and policy change.

The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is observed annually on May 17th. The date was chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization’s (WHO) decision to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder on May 17, 1990.

IDAHOBIT serves as a global call to action against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia, advocating for equality, legal protections, and societal acceptance.

International Sex worker's Day is observed annually on June 2 of each year, honours sex workers and recognises their often exploited working conditions. The event commemorates the occupation of Église Saint-Nizier in Lyon by more than a hundred sex workers on June 2, 1975 to draw attention to their inhumane working conditions. Sex workers around the world continue to face a wide range of barriers to accessing justice, both as victims of crime and when charged with crimes. Since sex work is widely criminalised, most sex workers are denied access to the benefits and rights afforded to other workers under labour laws and face the risk of criminalisation, detention, deportation and legal sanction.

The Support. Don’t Punish campaign is a global grassroots initiative that champions harm reduction and advocates for drug policies rooted in public health and human rights. Launched in 2013, this annual campaign coincides with the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26th. It seeks to shift the narrative from punitive measures to approaches that prioritize compassion, equity, and support for marginalized communities.

International Drag Day is an annual event held on July 16. It was created to celebrate the drag culture around the world and to give it more exposure, highlighting its transition from marginalized to mainstream. The term “drag” refers to the performance of femininity, masculinity, or other forms of gender expression. It is commonly associated with drag queens, people (usually male) who perform femininity. Historically, the practice of men playing female roles is probably as old as theatre itself.

On International Drug Users Remembrance Day, we take time to remember the people whose lives were unjustly cut short due to the criminalisation and stigmatisation of people who use drugs. The day was founded by parents and other supporters who fight for more liberal drug policies and substitution treatment. The character of the Remembrance Day has changed over the years. It changed from a day of mourning into a day of political discussion and demonstrations, but of course, if you take a look at the personal stories you´ll see that it is still about grieving for those who have died.

International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind.

Every August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) brings a global community together to take action on overdose. Hold an event, spread the message, take action today.

Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-trans violence. Each year trans and gender diverse people gather as a community to mourn and remember our lost siblings on Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR). The violence that trans people face is not an isolated issue that can be tackled on its own. It is deeply intertwined with the systemic exclusion of trans people from various aspects of social, economic and cultural life that makes us vulnerable to violence and discrimination.

World AIDS Day is a global movement to unite people in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Since 1988, communities have stood together on World AIDS Day to show strength and solidarity against HIV stigma and to remember lives lost.

World AIDS Day serves as an important reminder that we must remain steadfast in our commitment to prevent new HIV infections and provide essential services to all people living with HIV globally.

Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on 10 December. It commemorates the anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.