Calendar of Events
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All events noted in Eastern Time
National Women’s History Month
Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history.
Periods and Wet Dreams: Teaching Puberty in Elementary School
This interactive, full-day training will provide educators, school nurses, youth-serving professionals, and other caring adults with skills and strategies for teaching pubescent youth about their changing bodies, emotional growth, and navigating the path to adulthood in a way that is inclusive of students of all genders and sexual identities. This training will take place on Zoom.
Building Community Power: School Committee Advocacy Workshop
Learn more about the structures and systems in place that affect public education, and what you can do to advocate for a better Lowell Public Schools!
Early Bird Registration: NESEC
The deadline for the early bird registration for our New England Sex Ed Conference on May 15, at Lasell University ends on March 28th. This conference is an amazing way to demonstrate solidarity and community in the midst of the political climate of today. We will have insightful sessions, engaging workshops, and many networking opportunities!
International Transgender Day of Visibility
Trans Day of Visibility is an annual awareness day celebrated around the world. The day is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender nonconforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve trans justice.
April Lunch-N-Learn: Mental Health and Sexual Health—Supporting the Whole Teen
This session addresses the connection between mental health and sexual health in adolescents. Educators will gain strategies to support students' overall well-being, including addressing issues such as anxiety, depression, and stress as they relate to sexual health education. Free
Fully Fund Our Schools: Education Budget Advocacy Workshop
Our students and schools deserve the resources and funds to succeed and thrive! Let’s unpack the budget together and learn how we can advocate for a better K-12 education budget. We'll also dive into how the inflation fix to Ch. 70 and full charter school reimbursements will bring more funds and resources to support our students.
FLASH: Training of Educators (TOE)
This training covers the core components of the FLASH sexual health education curriculum. Participants will learn best practices for delivering lessons and will be certified to teach the curriculum to youth learners by the end of the training. The session offers research-based approaches and practical strategies for engaging students. We encourage all participants attending a curriculum training for educators to attend Awkward to Awesome and Sex Ed Staples to ensure preparedness to facilitate programming. $175
Postponed Creating Consent Culture
The 8 sessions (which will be recorded) will be every Wednesday in April and May from1 - 3pm EST
This condensed course is best suited to people with a background in facilitation or education, but does not have any prerequisites. It includes:
8 sessions for instruction and sharing, an extra interactive session with an AI program that simulates facilitation, anti racism component with a guest expert, trauma informed component with a guest expert, intake and exit interview, promotion on my website as a certified facilitator, opportunity for supportive collaboration moving forward $1350
STD Awareness Month
This STD Awareness Month, ASHA is drawing attention to the importance of STD testing. As part of this effort, we are promoting a new campaign—YES Means TEST. Having sex is a choice, and so is saying healthy. Saying yes to sex should mean saying yes to test!
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
SAAM is about both awareness and prevention of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. Looking at the history of the movement to end sexual violence: It’s impossible to prevent an issue no one knows about, and it’s difficult to make people aware of a problem without providing a solution. The two work in tandem.
Trans Affirming Action Training
his training, held over zoom, is specifically designed to offer concrete guidance for cisgender allies who are wanting to better understand how trans & non-binary people are being impacted in the evolving climate, find ways to be the helpers, and identify opportunities for engaging in meaningful trans advocacy.
Advocacy Day Training
The Education Justice Advocacy Day is for everyone, and so is this training! Whether this will be your first time connecting with legislators at the State House or you have participated before, join the training to get their resources and details ahead of the big day!
Scaling up, Sustaining, and Enhancing School-Based Sexuality Education Programs in Resource Constrained and Conservative Contexts: Replicable Lessons from Positive-Deviant Countries
Learn how six low- and middle-income countries successfully scaled and sustained school-based sexuality education despite political, cultural, and resource barriers. This webinar will explore key strategies, stakeholder engagement, and lessons for effective policy and program implementation. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights! Price: $30
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD)
This annual observance recognizes the impact of HIV/AIDS on the lives of young people
Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference
Maine’s Annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference began as an opportunity to provide sexuality education updates to school nurses and health teachers. Decades later, it has grown into an eagerly anticipated annual event for educators, school nurses, school counselors, and a variety of other youth-serving professionals. Every year we are excited to come together to share new and innovative programming, develop skills and knowledge, and provide resources for delivering positive, inclusive sexual health education.
STD Awareness Week
STD Awareness Week, observed the second full week in April, provides an opportunity to raise awareness about STDs and how they impact our lives; reduce STD-related stigma, fear, and discrimination; and ensure people have the tools and knowledge to prevent, test for, and treat STDs.
Sexuality Education Cornerstone Seminar (SECS)
SECS is PPLM's most popular training opportunity for foundational information about sexuality education. SECS is designed for educators, youth-serving professionals, and individuals interested in sexuality education who are seeking a basic foundation of knowledge in sexuality and sexual health information that they can share with their populations. Each session of this lively, interactive seminar combines discussion and hands-on practical experience in specific subject areas. In person: Tuesdays from April 15-17, 2025 (9:30am-4:00pm) $195
Education Justice Advocacy Day
This is a critical time for students, parents/caregivers, educators, and community members to come together and amplify key priorities that support and protect our public schools and students. First time at an advocacy day? We’ll provide the educational materials and training to help prepare you to meet with legislators!
Talking About Gender & Sexual Orientation
A 7-Part Sexual Health Education Series for Teens and Adults. Let's celebrate diversity! In this workshop, you will learn about; What gender is and is not, Identity, Gender Expression, Biological Sex, Sexual Orientation, and so much more! $44
How To Use Title IX As a Tool for Supporting Student-Survivors
As educators, we often teach complex and heavy topics such as consent in an attempt to prevent sexual violence. But we need the tools to support our students if prevention fails. This workshop will help educators build a toolkit for supporting student-survivors via Title IX in education institutions and settings.
Sex Ed For All Month
A month focused on providing young people with the sexual health information and access to resources they need and deserve in order to make healthy decisions for themselves.
Examining Sexually Explicit Media: Tools for Conversations with Youth
Sexually Explicit Media (SEM) is one way that youth are learning about sexuality. Using the lens of media literacy education, this interactive, one-day training will provide educators, youth workers, and professionals with an opportunity to explore how pornography can play a role in young people's sexual development and sexuality, their awareness of gender and gender stereotypes, consent, sexual behavior, bodies and body image, healthy and unhealthy relationships, and sexual identity. Participants will learn strategies to teach critical thinking skills about media literacy, how to discuss SEM with young people, and leave with activities to utilize in the classroom.
May Lunch-N-Learn: Preventing Sexual Violence—Understanding the Bystander Effect
Cost: Free!
This session delves into the bystander effect and how to empower individuals to intervene effectively in preventing sexual violence. The training provides strategies for fostering a culture of accountability, recognizing opportunities to act, and creating supportive environments where bystanders feel confident to speak up and act against sexual violence.
The ASKQ: A new measure of youth sexual health knowledge!
The Acquired Sexual Knowledge Questionnaire (ASKQ) was designed to be a practical and useful measure of sexual health knowledge for youth (Grades 7-12) participating in sexuality education courses in schools. This presentation will discuss the construction, development, and evaluation of the ASKQ on a sample of 244 middle and high school students. Price: $30
New England Sex Ed Conference 2025
Are you in the process of updating your Health Ed curriculum to align with new frameworks and standards? Are you unsure of how to advocate for your work with your school committee? Do you need some fresh new lesson plans to energize your curriculum? Do you wish you had more colleagues to share materials and strategies with? If so, this Partners in Sex Ed conference is for you. Full day conference eligible for PDPs. Early bird until April 11 $175
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.
National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
This day is a chance to thank the volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists working together to find a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. It is also a time to educate communities about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine research.
Training for Educators
This training is appropriate for educators who are looking to enhance their sexual educator skills. The training will take place over the course of three days with a 90 minute session each day and will cover the following topics: Creating a safe learning environment, Answering Sensitive Questions, Boundaries & Self-Disclosure, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Experiential, and Learning Cycle. Price: $175
Talking About Sex Trafficking
A 7-Part Sexual Health Education Series for Teens and Adults
Let's shine some light on a dark topic.
In this workshop, you will learn about:
1. The definition of sex trafficking
2. Who is trafficking who
3. Luring tactics used
4. Recruitment
5. Barriers to exiting
6. Resources
This workshop is for anyone who works with or raises kids ages 12-18.
Teens 12+ can attend accompanied by an adult.
Talking about Consent in Neurodiverse Classrooms: Challenges and Needs Identified by Young Adults
Sexual consent is a crucial topic for students of all neurotypes – however, autistic students report receiving less consent education and have higher rates of sexual trauma. This lecture describes research on autistic and non-autistic young adults’ difficulties with navigating consent and provides strategies to support consent education in neurodiverse classrooms. Price: $30
Pansexual & Panromantic Visibility Day
If you identify as panromantic or pansexual – enjoy the 24th of May. If you know someone who does, let them know you’re thinking of them. Validation and acceptance makes the human experience all that more wonderous. If you neither identify or know someone – but you’ve learned something new about the wonderful variety that human beings come in, share on social media, have a conversation, do some reading. The more connected we are, the happier we are.
International Menstrual Hygiene Day
Today, millions of women and girls* around the world are stigmatised, excluded and discriminated against simply because they menstruate. In 2022, it’s no longer acceptable that a natural bodily function prevents women and girls from getting an education, earning an income and fully and equally participating in everyday life.
Pride Month
Pride events are held around the world during June as a way of recognizing the influence LGBTQ+ people have had around the world. June is when the Stonewall Riots took place in 1969.
June Lunch-N-Learn: Adolescent Substance Use and Sexual Health—Understanding the Link
Cost: Free!
This session explores the connection between adolescent substance use and sexual health. Educators will gain insights into how substance use impacts sexual decision-making and health, and will learn strategies for addressing these interconnected issues in their education programs.
National Sex Educator Appreciation Day
Sex educators are fun, passionate and highly qualified professionals, often with advanced degrees, who make the world a better, happier, safer place, and save lives. But it is a misunderstood profession. From abstinence only funding, to censorship, community backlash and harassment, an overarching cultural shame of sexuality that makes our students hard to reach, and a profound society-wide misconception about what sexuality educators even do and why it's important, sex educators are up against a lot when they go to work every day. On June 9, thank a sex educator for the important but often underpaid and unappreciated work they do.
AASECT Annual Conference St Louis, MO
Get the latest information relating to sex counseling, therapy, education, and more! In-person and Virtual. In a time when fundamental human rights are not guaranteed, we face some of the most significant challenges of our time. AASECT joins in answering new calls to collective liberation — where underutilized and historically oppressed voices are centered, where advocacy is transformed into action, and where we can create a more just world for all of us.
Awkward to Awesome: Core Skills
Cost: $200
For over 25 years, EyesOpenIowa has been a nationwide leader in adolescent sexual health education. Our signature 'Awkward to Awesome' training equips educators and health professionals with the skills to turn awkward moments into teaching opportunities. This one-day, in-person training, held in the EyesOpenIowa Training Hall in West Des Moines, Iowa, covers essential topics such as responding to sensitive questions, values clarification, boundaries and self-disclosure, and more! Required for Certified Sexual Health Educator (CSHE) certification, this dynamic session is led by experienced trainers and offers practical skills along with networking opportunities. Whether you're new to sex ed or a seasoned professional, you'll gain the confidence to deliver inclusive, impactful lessons.
Sex Ed Staples: Core Content
Cost: $200
For over 25 years, EyesOpenIowa has been a trusted leader in adolescent sexual health education. "Sex Ed Staples" is a one-day, in-person training held in the EyesOpenIowa Training Hall, located in our office in West Des Moines, Iowa. It covers essential topics like puberty, reproductive anatomy, methods of protection, and STD/STI prevention, along with best practices for teaching them. With follow-up asynchronous content, participants gain the core knowledge needed to effectively facilitate sexual health education. This training is also required for Certified Sexual Health Educator (CSHE) certification, making it ideal for both newcomers and experienced educators.
Juneteenth
Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and continues to influence our society today.
Screenwise: Guiding Teen Decision Making Through the Digital Age
Cost: $150
This training is designed for anyone helping young people navigate the online landscape. It covers strategies for supporting teens in managing online safety, sexting, and exposure to explicit content. With interactive activities and discussion, participants will learn how to ground themselves when talking about sensitive topics, helping teens form their own values and beliefs. The training views these issues through a legal and practical lens, empowering teens to make responsible digital decisions.
Training for Educators
This training is appropriate for educators who are looking to enhance their sexual educator skills. The training will take place over the course of three days with a 90 minute session each day and will cover the following topics: Creating a safe learning environment, Answering Sensitive Questions, Boundaries & Self-Disclosure, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Experiential, and Learning Cycle. Price $175
Anniversary of Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall Riots, also called the Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
Celebrating Disability Pride Month
Disability Pride Month is celebrated each year in July. Disability Pride initially started as a day of celebration in 1990—the year that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law.
International Non-Binary People’s Day
International Non-Binary People's Day is observed each year on 14 July and is aimed at raising awareness and organizing around the issues faced by non-binary people around the world. The day was first celebrated in 2012. The date was chosen for being precisely between International Men's Day and International Women's Day.
This training is appropriate for educators who are looking to enhance their sexual educator skills. The training will take place over the course of three days with a 90 minute session each day and will cover the following topics: Creating a safe learning environment, Answering Sensitive Questions, Boundaries & Self-Disclosure, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Experiential, and Learning Cycle. Price $175
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Month
Awareness helps the public understand that symptoms like irregular periods and pelvic pain are not something to be ignored and getting it checked is necessary. While there is no cure for PCOS, there are treatments that can help ease the stress and complications of specific symptoms. The more people that are informed of PCOS the better chances for early diagnosis.
World Sexual Health Day
The World Association for Sexual Health has invited many audiences to celebrate World Sexual Health and join this initiative to promote sexual health, well-being and rights for all. This year’s theme is Consent
Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an international health campaign that’s held every October. The month aims to promote screening and prevention of the disease, which affects 2.3 million women worldwide. Known best for its pink theme color, the month features a number of campaigns and programs — conducted by groups ranging from breast cancer advocacy organizations to local community organizations to major retailers.
October is “Let’s Talk Month”
Advocates for Youth sponsors Let’s Talk Month. Observed each October by states and communities throughout the country, Let’s Talk Month emphasizes the importance of young people and the adults they trust talking about sex.
Advocates for Youth recently updated its Let’s Talk Month Planning Guidebook. The guidebook provides strategic tips and examples to help local communities plan and implement activities for Let’s Talk Month. It also includes fact sheets, guidance for involving youth and working with the media, and sample forms.
National Bullying Prevention Month
A month long event founded by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center to prevent childhood bullying and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Download student activity kit here. Unity Day is October 19th
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is observed each year on October 15 to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on the Latinx community in the United States.
The National Sex Ed Conference.
Are you a sexuality educator, health educator, professor, school teacher, nurse, counselor, case manager, social worker, therapist, or someone who works in a related field? If so, this conference is for you!
Hosted by The Center for Sex Education, this conference is the perfect opportunity to share your knowledge and engage with professionals in the field. ($560)
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM). This is an issue that impacts everyone – not just teens – but their parents, teachers, friends and communities as well. Together, we can raise the nation’s awareness about teen dating violence and promote safe, healthy relationships.
International Sex Education Day!
Sex Education Alliance
Talking to kids about sex and relationships can change their futures — and the world. Sex education, at home, in school, and even at the doctor’s office can improve self-esteem and self-image, reduce at-risk sexual behavior, reduce teenage pregnancy, and improve grades, test scores, and educational outcomes.
SIECUS Hosts Nationwide Sex Ed Week of Action
“The majority of Americans, regardless of political affiliation, believe sex education should be taught in schools. States that teach comprehensive sex education in their curriculum see lower STI rates, lower teen pregnancy rates and overall better well-being of students across the country. We are enthusiastic to see our national and state partners engage in our week of action to advocate for all students.”
Currently, only 33 states mandate sex education, and an overwhelming 34 states mandate sex or HIV/STI education to stress abstinence over other forms of contraceptive options. Only 13 states require sex education to include instruction on consent; 10 states have policies that affirm sexual orientation and gender identity; and many states explicitly require instruction that discriminates against LGBTQ+ youth.
National Women’s History Month
Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history.
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 people with uteruses, but many aren’t diagnosed until they’re in their 30s. We need to talk about it!
LGBT Health Awareness Week
LGBT Health Awareness Week is a time to bring attention to the devastating cycle of discrimination and health disparities that affect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Awareness to Celebration Day
This annual event will recognize and celebrate the diverse sexualities and gender expressions that exist within our Indigenous communities.
International Transgender Day of Visibility
Trans Day of Visibility is an annual awareness day celebrated around the world. The day is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender nonconforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve trans justice.
STD Awareness Month
This STD Awareness Month, ASHA is drawing attention to the importance of STD testing. As part of this effort, we are promoting a new campaign—YES Means TEST. Having sex is a choice, and so is saying healthy. Saying yes to sex should mean saying yes to test!
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
SAAM is about both awareness and prevention of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. Looking at the history of the movement to end sexual violence: It’s impossible to prevent an issue no one knows about, and it’s difficult to make people aware of a problem without providing a solution. The two work in tandem.
Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference
Maine’s Annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference began as an opportunity to provide sexuality education updates to school nurses and health teachers. Decades later, it has grown into an eagerly anticipated annual event for educators, school nurses, school counselors, and a variety of other youth-serving professionals. Every year we are excited to come together to share new and innovative programming, develop skills and knowledge, and provide resources for delivering positive, inclusive sexual health education.
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD)
This annual observance recognizes the impact of HIV/AIDS on the lives of young people
STD Awareness Week
STD Awareness Week, observed the second full week in April, provides an opportunity to raise awareness about STDs and how they impact our lives; reduce STD-related stigma, fear, and discrimination; and ensure people have the tools and knowledge to prevent, test for, and treat STDs.
Sex Ed For All Month
A month focused on providing young people with the sexual health information and access to resources they need and deserve in order to make healthy decisions for themselves.
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.
National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
This day is a chance to thank the volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists working together to find a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. It is also a time to educate communities about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine research.
Pansexual & Panromantic Visibility Day
If you identify as panromantic or pansexual – enjoy the 24th of May. If you know someone who does, let them know you’re thinking of them. Validation and acceptance makes the human experience all that more wonderous. If you neither identify or know someone – but you’ve learned something new about the wonderful variety that human beings come in, share on social media, have a conversation, do some reading. The more connected we are, the happier we are.
International Menstrual Hygiene Day
Today, millions of women and girls* around the world are stigmatised, excluded and discriminated against simply because they menstruate. In 2022, it’s no longer acceptable that a natural bodily function prevents women and girls from getting an education, earning an income and fully and equally participating in everyday life.
Pride Month
Pride events are held around the world during June as a way of recognizing the influence LGBTQ+ people have had around the world. June is when the Stonewall Riots took place in 1969.
National Sex Educator Appreciation Day
Sex educators are fun, passionate and highly qualified professionals, often with advanced degrees, who make the world a better, happier, safer place, and save lives. But it is a misunderstood profession. From abstinence only funding, to censorship, community backlash and harassment, an overarching cultural shame of sexuality that makes our students hard to reach, and a profound society-wide misconception about what sexuality educators even do and why it's important, sex educators are up against a lot when they go to work every day. On June 9, thank a sex educator for the important but often underpaid and unappreciated work they do.
AASECT Annual Conference St Louis, MO
Get the latest information relating to sex counseling, therapy, education, and more! In-person and Virtual. In a time when fundamental human rights are not guaranteed, we face some of the most significant challenges of our time. AASECT joins in answering new calls to collective liberation — where underutilized and historically oppressed voices are centered, where advocacy is transformed into action, and where we can create a more just world for all of us.
Juneteenth
Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and continues to influence our society today.
Anniversary of Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall Riots, also called the Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
Celebrating Disability Pride Month
Disability Pride Month is celebrated each year in July. Disability Pride initially started as a day of celebration in 1990—the year that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law.
International Non-Binary People’s Day
International Non-Binary People's Day is observed each year on 14 July and is aimed at raising awareness and organizing around the issues faced by non-binary people around the world. The day was first celebrated in 2012. The date was chosen for being precisely between International Men's Day and International Women's Day.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Month
Awareness helps the public understand that symptoms like irregular periods and pelvic pain are not something to be ignored and getting it checked is necessary. While there is no cure for PCOS, there are treatments that can help ease the stress and complications of specific symptoms. The more people that are informed of PCOS the better chances for early diagnosis.
World Sexual Health Day
The World Association for Sexual Health has invited many audiences to celebrate World Sexual Health and join this initiative to promote sexual health, well-being and rights for all. This year’s theme is Consent
Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an international health campaign that’s held every October. The month aims to promote screening and prevention of the disease, which affects 2.3 million women worldwide. Known best for its pink theme color, the month features a number of campaigns and programs — conducted by groups ranging from breast cancer advocacy organizations to local community organizations to major retailers.
October is “Let’s Talk Month”
Advocates for Youth sponsors Let’s Talk Month. Observed each October by states and communities throughout the country, Let’s Talk Month emphasizes the importance of young people and the adults they trust talking about sex.
Advocates for Youth recently updated its Let’s Talk Month Planning Guidebook. The guidebook provides strategic tips and examples to help local communities plan and implement activities for Let’s Talk Month. It also includes fact sheets, guidance for involving youth and working with the media, and sample forms.
National Bullying Prevention Month
A month long event founded by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center to prevent childhood bullying and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Download student activity kit here. Unity Day is October 19th
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is observed each year on October 15 to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on the Latinx community in the United States.
The National Sex Ed Conference.
Are you a sexuality educator, health educator, professor, school teacher, nurse, counselor, case manager, social worker, therapist, or someone who works in a related field? If so, this conference is for you!
Hosted by The Center for Sex Education, this conference is the perfect opportunity to share your knowledge and engage with professionals in the field. ($560)
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM). This is an issue that impacts everyone – not just teens – but their parents, teachers, friends and communities as well. Together, we can raise the nation’s awareness about teen dating violence and promote safe, healthy relationships.
International Sex Education Day!
Sex Education Alliance
Talking to kids about sex and relationships can change their futures — and the world. Sex education, at home, in school, and even at the doctor’s office can improve self-esteem and self-image, reduce at-risk sexual behavior, reduce teenage pregnancy, and improve grades, test scores, and educational outcomes.
SIECUS Hosts Nationwide Sex Ed Week of Action
“The majority of Americans, regardless of political affiliation, believe sex education should be taught in schools. States that teach comprehensive sex education in their curriculum see lower STI rates, lower teen pregnancy rates and overall better well-being of students across the country. We are enthusiastic to see our national and state partners engage in our week of action to advocate for all students.”
Currently, only 33 states mandate sex education, and an overwhelming 34 states mandate sex or HIV/STI education to stress abstinence over other forms of contraceptive options. Only 13 states require sex education to include instruction on consent; 10 states have policies that affirm sexual orientation and gender identity; and many states explicitly require instruction that discriminates against LGBTQ+ youth.
National Women’s History Month
Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions in American history.
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 people with uteruses, but many aren’t diagnosed until they’re in their 30s. We need to talk about it!
LGBT Health Awareness Week
LGBT Health Awareness Week is a time to bring attention to the devastating cycle of discrimination and health disparities that affect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Awareness to Celebration Day
This annual event will recognize and celebrate the diverse sexualities and gender expressions that exist within our Indigenous communities.
International Transgender Day of Visibility
Trans Day of Visibility is an annual awareness day celebrated around the world. The day is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of transgender and gender nonconforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve trans justice.
STD Awareness Month
This STD Awareness Month, ASHA is drawing attention to the importance of STD testing. As part of this effort, we are promoting a new campaign—YES Means TEST. Having sex is a choice, and so is saying healthy. Saying yes to sex should mean saying yes to test!
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
SAAM is about both awareness and prevention of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. Looking at the history of the movement to end sexual violence: It’s impossible to prevent an issue no one knows about, and it’s difficult to make people aware of a problem without providing a solution. The two work in tandem.
Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference
Maine’s Annual Comprehensive Sexuality Education Conference began as an opportunity to provide sexuality education updates to school nurses and health teachers. Decades later, it has grown into an eagerly anticipated annual event for educators, school nurses, school counselors, and a variety of other youth-serving professionals. Every year we are excited to come together to share new and innovative programming, develop skills and knowledge, and provide resources for delivering positive, inclusive sexual health education.
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD)
This annual observance recognizes the impact of HIV/AIDS on the lives of young people
STD Awareness Week
STD Awareness Week, observed the second full week in April, provides an opportunity to raise awareness about STDs and how they impact our lives; reduce STD-related stigma, fear, and discrimination; and ensure people have the tools and knowledge to prevent, test for, and treat STDs.