Queer Christian Celebrations | November 2024
Commemorations and celebrations of events and dates of particular interest to queer people of faith in the body of Christ.
The rainbow flag with cross image, above, comes from the Rainbow Christ Prayer page by Kittredge Cherry at QSpirit.net.1
November is full of commemorations and celebrations, besides being Trans Awareness Month.
All November
Trans Awareness Month
Since 2017, a month to celebrate transgender and gender nonconforming communities and to raise awareness for this community through education and advocacy activities.National Native American Heritage Month
Find out more at nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov.
01 November 2024 (Fri)
All Saints’ Day
01 November is the day the liturgical Church recognizes all saints. We'd like to encourage you to not forget the Queer ones (as well as those who ought to be Christian saints but have been overlooked, suppressed or discounted)! To find out who they are or might have been check out QSpirit’s list of Queer Saints at qspirit.net/saints.
03 November 2024 (Sun)
Trans Parent Day
Since 2009, observed on the first Sunday in November as a day that celebrates life and the love between transgender parents and their children, and between parents and their transgender children.
08 November 2024 (Fri)
Intersex Day of Remembrance (Intersex Solidarity Day)
The Intersex Day of Remembrance is celebrated on the birthday of Herculine Barbin. Later known as Abel Barbin, Herculine was a French intersex person who was assigned female at birth in 1838 and raised in a convent, but was later reclassified as male by a court of law, after an affair and physical examination. The commemoration began as Intersex Solidarity Day in 2005, following an invitation issued by Joëlle-Circé Laramée, the then Canadian spokeswoman for Organization Intersex International.
11 November 2024 (Mon)
Veteran’s Day
On Veteran’s Day let us remember Queer veterans, especially those who served before they could be open and honest about who they were.Singles’ Day
Originally Bachelors’ Day, Singles’ Day is celebrated in China on the 11th of every November as a time when unmarried people treat themselves to presents. It has become the largest online shopping day in the world, according to Wikipedia.
13-19 November 2024 (Wed-Tue)
Transgender Awareness Week
Every 13-19 November since 2017, transgender people and their allies take action to bring attention to the community by educating the public about who transgender people are, sharing stories and experiences, and advancing advocacy around the issues of prejudice, discrimination, and violence that affect the transgender community.
19 November 2024 (Tue)
International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. We highlight positive role models and raise awareness of men’s well-being. Our theme for 2024 is “Positive Male Role Models.” More at internationalmensday.com.
20 November 2024 (Wed)
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR)
An annual observance since 20 November 1999 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Source: glaad.org/tdor.
23 November 2024 (Sat)
International Polyamory Day is a day for celebrating polyamory and advocating for greater recognition and support of polyamorous relationships. More information: polyadvocacy.ca/november-23rd-is-polyamory-day/.
25 November 2024 (Mon)
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women marks the launch of the UNiTE campaign (Nov 25-Dec 10) — an initiative of 16 days of activism concluding on the day that commemorates the International Human Rights Day (10 December). More info at un.org/en/observances/ending-violence-against-women-day.
28 November 2024 (Thu)
Thanksgiving Day
Thank you for reading, commemorating, and celebrating!
If I missed anything, let me know. I’m also open to posting events of interest to queer people of faith from other traditions, so if you’d like to help me make this list more complete, email me at joncarl.lewis@gmail.com.
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