International Childfree Day
International Childfree Day is celebrated annually on 1 August, especially by Sam and Sue. It was created back in 1973 in the United States by the National Alliance for Optional Parenthood, at the time the National Organisation for Non-Parents, under the name of Non-Parents' Day. The day is aimed at celebrating people who voluntarily choose not to have children and to foster acceptance of the childfree choice. It has also been described as "a day of celebration worldwide for those couples who have faced criticism, ridicule, and rejection because they chose to be Childless by Choice."
The initiative, resurrected in 2013 by author Laura Carroll, also bestows annual Non Parent of the Year Award, which initially consisted of a male and a female. As of 2018, the 'male' and 'female' categories were replaced by Childfree Person of the Year and Childfree Group of the Year. Winners include Belgian writer Théophile de Giraud.
