Lesbian Visiblity Day

On April 26, 2025, celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day! This day is part of an entire week devoted to celebrating lesbians around the world, as part of Lesbian Visibility Week. Both Lesbian Visibility Day and Lesbian Visibility Week started in West Hollywood in 1990 and ran for a short two-year period. Lesbian Visibility Week was initially a week-long event, sponsored by the city of West Hollywood, California. The week-long event included an awards ceremony, workshops, and cultural programming. The event strove to provide a platform for both lesbian identities and issues, as well as to celebrate the lesbian community. The fundamental goal of Lesbian Visibility Day and Week was to raise awareness and visibility of the lesbian community.  

Although the event was relatively short-lived and only lasted for 2 years, Lesbian Visibility Day was restarted in the UK by DIVA magazine in 2008. As the popularity of the day quickly spread celebrations, programming, events, and ways to recognize the day were formally introduced around the world. As Lesbian Visibility Day gained in popularity it became clear that a single day to celebrate lesbians was becoming insufficient. Therefore, in 2020 Lesbian Visibility Week was formally reintroduced by Linda Riley, the publisher of Diva Magazine.  

When re-establishing both Lesbian Visibility Day and Week, Linda Riley stated that she wanted the achievements of a marginalized group of women to be recognized and for the significant contributions from women in the community to be celebrated. She also wanted the day to provide an opportunity for lesbians to celebrate their identities and to show solidarity with queer and non-binary sapphics and women.  

So, this April 26, help celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day by attending virtual events that are hosted throughout the world or find a local event to celebrate. Also, celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week and consider ways to get involved and help advocate for the lesbian community.