Lesbian Visibility Week North America (#LVW26), powered by The Curve Foundation, kicks off on Monday, April 20 and runs through Sunday, April 26 with a diverse range of coordinated events built on a simple but powerful truth: visibility boosts belonging and safety. The yearly celebration ensures that LGBTQ+ women’s and nonbinary people’s lives, culture, and communities are visible in public, social, and cultural spaces through intergenerational programming and community building.

This year’s Lesbian Visibility Week embraces the theme Health & Wellbeing through activities spanning high-profile receptions, civic proclamations, cultural festivals, wellness gatherings, sports events, and more. With hundreds of events planned across cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Seattle, Houston, Portland, Provincetown, Winnipeg, and beyond, LVW26 is a reminder that for LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary people, caring for themselves and one another is an act of defiance, and it’s what sustains the community.

“Lesbian Visibility Week is a great opportunity to represent and build community in my area of rural America. I feel completely seen and heard for who I am.” — Wendy H., LVW26 volunteer, Clifton Forge, VA

Highlights anchoring LVW26 include Wellness Wednesday on April 22, with health-focused programming from nature walks and sound baths to community gatherings; Coast-to-Coast Queereoke on April 23, a night of karaoke taking place simultaneously at lesbian bars nationwide; and the second annual Queer Women in Sports Day on April 25, featuring watch parties, sports panels, and fan events in cities across North America.

“Thirty-five years ago, Curve was founded on a simple but radical idea that lesbian and queer women’s lives deserve to be fully represented — and that includes their health, their athleticism, and their power. That’s why I founded Queer Women in Sports Day. These women are out there competing, coaching, and winning, and LVW is here to make sure the world knows it.” — Franco Stevens, Founder, Curve Magazine / The Curve Foundation

LESBIAN VISIBILITY WEEK – SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS

• Sunday, April 19: Flag Raising ceremony on the eve of LVW26, livestreamed from The Center in NYC
• Monday, April 20: Curve Power List unveiling: 75 LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary changemakers revealed
• Wednesday, April 22: Wellness Wednesday; Mayor’s Reception & Flag Raising in San Francisco
• Thursday, April 23: Coast-to-Coast Queereoke
• Friday, April 24: Cultural events nationwide; featured program at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
• Saturday, April 25: Queer Women In Sports Day, Mazer Lesbian Archives Short Film Festival in Los Angeles
• Sunday, April 26: City Hall Lighting in San Francisco, Niagara Falls & New York State Monuments Illumination

Additionally, Curve’s Beyond The Rainbow panel series returns throughout the week with virtual sessions on health, sports, and the evolving language of community; panelists and registration details to be announced closer to the week.