Pansexuality Days

Pansexuality is celebrated internationally on different dates throughout the year. Pansexual Visibility Day is a commemorative date that takes place on May 24,[1][2] while Pansexual Pride Day takes place on December 8,[3][4] both days celebrated by the pansexual and panromantic community and their supporters.[5]

History

Pansexual Visibility Day

Pansexual Visibility Day appears to have originated from a post on Tumblr.[6] This day was first celebrated in 2015, with 2014 also being recognized as a start date within the community.[7] In all cases, it is an initiative of activists.[8]

The celebration of the date is resumed in subsequent years through different platforms and broadcasters of the pansexual community,[9] such as in 2020,[10] 2023[11][12] and 2024.[13]

Pansexual Pride Day

Pansexual Pride Day, also known as International Pansexuality Day,[14] originated as a tribute to a 1998 demonstration on December 8 in Santa Cruz, California, aimed at increasing the visibility of the pansexual community.[15][16] The date is also celebrated on the 18th.[17]

In 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' social media account posted a message celebrating the date,[18][19] which generated reactions from Trump supporters such as Elon Musk and Caitlyn Jenner.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Pansexual Awareness and Visibility Day". University of Huddersfield. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "HRC Staff Celebrate Pansexual Visibility Day 2020". Human Rights Campaign. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Nascimento, Rafael (8 December 2023). "Por que 8 de dezembro foi escolhido como Dia do Orgulho Pansexual?". Portal iG (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "How You Can Celebrate Pansexual Pride Day". Gayety. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Flanders, Corey E. (2023), "Pansexuality", The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp. 1–9, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-95352-2_19-1, ISBN 978-3-030-95352-2, retrieved 4 June 2026
  6. ↑ "When is Pansexual Visibility Day 2023 and what does it mean?". Heckin' Unicorn. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Wang, Abigail Y.; Feinstein, Brian A. (March 2022). "The perks of being bi+: Positive sexual orientation–related experiences among bisexual, pansexual, and queer male youth". Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 9 (1): 58–70. doi:10.1037/sgd0000459. ISSN 2329-0390. PMC 9231256. PMID 35755165.
  8. ↑ Tenório, Edilaine (23 May 2023). "Dia da Pansexualidade: pessoas estão abertas a outras formas de amar – e isso pode ser visto também nos apps de encontro". Gazeta de Pinheiros (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  9. ↑ ABRAI (24 May 2024). "24 de Maio: Dia de Conscientização e Visibilidade Pansexual e Panromântica". ABRAI (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Pansexual and Panromantic Visibility Day 2020". Gendered Intelligence. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day". Sussex Pride. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  12. ↑ John (24 May 2025). "International Pansexual and Pan-romantic Visibility Day". Workplace Pride. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day". Papyrus UK | Suicide Prevention Charity. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  14. ↑ Garcia, Amanda; Câmara, Rafael (8 December 2022). "Pansexualidade: entenda o que é e quais as características da orientação sexual". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Oliveira, Muka (8 December 2023). "Dia do Orgulho Pansexual: Diversidade e inclusão são o tema da celebração". Observatório G (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  16. ↑ DIGITAL, MÁXIMA (11 December 2023). "Dia do Orgulho Pansexual: Entenda a origem da data". Revista Máxima (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Brown, Melinda F.; Lilton, Deborah L. (1 May 2019), "Finding The "B" in LGBTQ+: Collections and Practices that Support the Bisexual and Pansexual Communities", in Mehra, Bharat (ed.), LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century: Emerging Directions of Advocacy and Community Engagement in Diverse Information Environments, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 143–165, doi:10.1108/S0065-283020190000045013, ISBN 978-1-78756-474-9, retrieved 4 June 2026
  18. ↑ Perry, Sophie (9 December 2024). "Trump supporters lose it over health departments 'woke' pansexual post". PinkNews. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  19. ↑ Friedersdorf, Conor (10 December 2024). "The Problem With the Government's Pansexual Pride Day Post". The Atlantic. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  20. ↑ Nitzberg, Alex. "Government's 'Pansexual and Panromantic Pride Day' post sparks backlash: 'Glad this type of bulls--- will end'". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
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