Do you ever wonder how organizations, businesses, and individuals know when a certain observance or awareness month, week, or day is? If so, below is a tailored list of observances for the month of May 2021 specifically for military, Veterans, and LGBTQ+ folx. We may issue graphics for some of the events listed below. Because there are so many events and awareness campaigns, the listing is no all-inclusive; that said, if you do not see something here, it’s not because it’s not important, it’s likely because it was unknown at the time of this post’s publication.
Monthly
- Asian-Pacific American Heritage
- Asthma & Allergy Awareness
- Bladder Cancer Awareness
- Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness
- Electrical Safety Awareness
- Fibromyalgia Awareness
- Healthy Vision Awareness
- Hepatitis Awareness
- Lyme Disease Awareness
- Mental Health Awareness
- Military Caregiver Month
- National Military Appreciation Month
- National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
- National Stroke Awareness
- Skin Cancer Awareness
Weekly
- May 6th – 12th: National Nurses Week
- May 9th – 15th
- May 16th – 22nd: National EMS Week
Daily
- May 1st: Silver Star Service Banner Day
- May 2nd: International Family Equality Day (IFED)
- May 4th: International Firefighters Day
- May 6th: National Nurses Day
- May 7th: National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
- May 8th: Military Spouse Appreciation Day
- May 12th: International Nurses Day
- May 13th
- May 15th
- May 16th
- May 17th: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
- May 19th
- May 22nd
- May 24th
- May 31st: Memorial Day
