International Non-Binary People's Day is observed each year on 14 July and is aimed at raising awareness and organising around the issues faced by

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people around the world. The day was first celebrated in 2012, started by Katje van Loon. The date was chosen for being precisely between

International Men's Day International Men's Day (IMD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on November 19 to recognize and celebrate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of men. The objectives of celebrating an International Men's Day are set ou ...

and

International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against wom ...

. Most countries in the world do not recognize non-binary as a legal gender, meaning most non-binary people still have a gendered passport and official identification.

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Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

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the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

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include non-binary gender options on passports, and 23 US states plus Washington DC allow residents to mark their gender as 'X' on their

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. Non-Binary Awareness Week is the week starting on the Monday preceding International Non-Binary People's Day on 14 July. This is a LGBTQ+ awareness period dedicated to those who do not fit within the traditional

gender binary The gender binary (also known as gender binarism) is the classification of gender into two distinct, opposite forms of masculine and feminine, whether by social system, cultural belief, or both simultaneously. Most cultures use a gender bina ...

, i.e. those who do not exclusively identify as a man or a woman, or who may identify as both a man and a woman, or may fall outside of these categories altogether.

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10 ways to step up as an ally to non-binary people
Stonewall {{DEFAULTSORT:International Non-Binary People's Day July observances Civil awareness days Transgender events LGBT-related observances Non-binary gender

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