Gay days
Why LGBTQ+ people will soon be heading to Orlando. Everything to know about Gay Days
- Gay Days Orlando is an annual unofficial LGBTQ+ gathering at Walt Disney World and other Orlando theme parks.
- The event takes place from June , , with designated parks and times for attendees.
- Participants often wear red shirts, a tradition started at the first event in
- Florida's recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has raised safety concerns, despite the event continuing as planned.
Pride Month is almost here, with the entire month of June dedicated to the celebration and commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender nonconforming and other sexualities.
The "Gay Days" event will make its annual return to Walt Disney World and other Orlando theme parks next week for LGBTQ+ group members and theme park lovers alike.
Here's what to know about the annual LGBTQ+ gathering in Florida.
What are 'Gay Days' at Disney World?
Gay Days Orlando is where lesbian, gay, double attraction, transgender and other Diverse individuals, their families, friends, and supporters go to Walt Disney World and other Orlando theme parks
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LGBTQ Community Calendar
There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Date, Father’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should incorporate LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.
February
- February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Education Week
- February HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day
March
- March: Bisexual Health Awareness Month
- Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Awareness Week
- March National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- April 6: International Asexuality Day
- April National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Third Friday of April: Day of Silence
- April National Transgender HIV Testing
Note: Traveling as an LGBTQ+ person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our reality as we navigate a earth with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world. We encourage our traveling collective to understand the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they choose to stop by for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be vigilant, and look out for each other!
The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past several decades and much of the progress in public presence is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that contain taken place in cities around the world.
The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Homosexual Pride, Sao Paulo Homosexual Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that permit discrimination or persecution of LGBTQ+ people.
What is Lgbtq+ Pride or LGBTQ+ Pride?
Gay Pride or rather
WDW June Gay Days general Discussion Thread
So just wanted to reassure everyone, in my personal experience, that WDW is indeed a safe environment year rotund, including Gay Days.
Gay Days are traditionally built around the first Saturday in June. This year it is June 7, and following the normal schedule the designated parks are:
Thursday June 5, Animal Kingdom
Friday June 6, Disney Studios
Saturday Jine 7, Magic Kingdom
Sunday June 8, EPCOT
The parks are open to the general public, it is not a private ticket event, unlike at Disneyland.
While there are some personal events, and one promoter is actually scheduling a week earlier than usual this year, including a private ticket party at
Typhoon Lagoon scheduled for May
I&#;ll be traveling with a friend, whose wife hates traveling, so he goes with me often. Also in my party will be his 16 yo grandson. We&#;ll be at WDW June 4 to While we are doing the parks, the only one we&#;re doing on the designated night is Magic Kingdom, it&#;s just the way our schedule worked out. I was also able to book the DVC Moonlight Magic event at Typhoon Lagoon for June 9. I&#;ve never been to Typhoon Lagoon, as I&#;m generally not a fluid park perso.