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The Power of Communities: loud, bold, and unapologetically ours
On the occasion of IDAHOBIT, celebrated every year on 17 May, organisations worldwide are coming together for a joint statement, reaffirming that our presence is not negotiable.
This is a joint statement on the occasion of IDAHOBIT 2025.
Scroll down to see the list of signatories.
On this International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT), we raise our collective voices louder than ever.
In a world increasingly threatened by the rise of authoritarianism, fascist ideologies, and extremist forces seeking to erase our existence, we reaffirm that we are here, and our presence is not negotiable.
This year, LGBTQIA+ people around the world are with feminist, sexual reproductive health rights, and broader social justice movements. We unite not only to denounce the rising backlash but also to celebrate our many victories — the acts of resistance, the policy wins, the communities we have built, the solidarities we have formed, the youth who bravely speak up, and the elders who guide us.
We refuse to let fear define us or our movements, even in this dreadful time where everything we built our foundation on — from empathy to multilateral human rights institutions — is under attack and dangerous anti-rights narratives diluting from the Global North endanger grassroots communities.
No matter where we come from, the colour of our skin, the socio-economic conditions we face, or the faith that drives us, everyone deserves to be respected, free to be who we are and to love whom we love.
But some politicians and religious leaders across the world still use the lives of LGBTQIA+ people—particularly trans and gender-diverse individuals–as tools of distraction and warfare for their obscurantist politics, and to steer attention away from their own failures.
No life, identity, and body should be a battleground for political gain.
We assert the non-negotiable values of humanity, dignity, and inclusion — where every person, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics, or HIV status has the right to participate fully in social, political, and economic life.
We envision a world where freedom from fear, want, and state violence is a birthright, not a privilege. A world where bodily autonomy — including access to gender-affirming care, abortion, and legal gender recognition — is respected, not debated. A world where everyone lives, loves, moves, and thrives without being targeted or silenced.
IDAHOBIT 2025 will be loud, bold, and a testimony to our existence.
From small rural villages to major city squares, from art to protest, from classrooms to parliaments — we will show up. We will be seen. We will be heard. We call on allies, governments, civil society, and all people of conscience to join us. Not just in words, but in action. Not just on May 17, but every day. The time to show up, to speak out, to act — is now.
Communities are where we find our people. Communities are how we unite to create change. Together, we are powerful. Together, we are unstoppable.
This statement is joined by:
- 1 anonymous organisation, Argentina
- 1 anonymous organisation, Burkina Faso
- 1 anonymous organisation, United States
- ABGLT - Associação Brasileira de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Intersexos, Brazil
- Aide aux Trans du Québec (ATQ), Canada
- APCOM Foundation
- Argentina Intersex, Argentina
- Asociación Civil La Casa de Lohana y Diana
- Asociación Civil Vivo en Positivo, Bolivia
- Asociación COMCAVIS TRANS, El Salvador
- Association Shams, Tunisia
- Broken Rainbow-japan, Japan
- Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ, United States
- Center for Sustainable Justice at Lyndale UCC, United States
- Chelsea Pride
- Circuito de la diversidad sexual
- Coalition Anti SIDA (CAS)
- Colectivo TLGB de Bolivia, Bolivia
- Conurbanes por la Diversidad Argentina
- Crisálida biblioteca popular de género y diversidad afectivosexual, Argentina
- Damj The Tunisian Association for Justice and Equality, Tunisia
- Détermination, Cameroon
- Diverlex Diversidad e Igualdad a Través de la Ley, Venezuela
- Društvo DIH - Enakopravni pod mavrico, Slovenia
- East Africa Trans Health & Advocacy Network, Kenya
- Education International, Belgium
- ERA LGBTI Association for Western Balkans and Turkiye
- Espacio Tolomocho, Argentina
- Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities
- Fédération Laïque de Centres de Planning Familial – FLCPF, Belgium
- Femme Action, Senegal
- Fierté Montréal, Canada
- Fondation SEROvie
- Frente Nacional Orgullo y Lucha, Argentina
- Fundación Agente Diversa, Chile
- Fundación Furia Travesti
- Gamut 1, South Africa
- Generación Orgullo, Peru
- Gestos - Soropositividade, Comunicação e Gênero, Brazil
- Global Faith & Justice Project, United States
- Hijas de Alkebulan, Panamá
- House of Rainbow RDC, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- IGLYO, Belgium
- ILGALAC- Asociación Internacional de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Trans e Intersex para América Latina y el Caribe
- ILGA World
- Initiative for Health and Equality
- International IDAHO Committee
- International Planned Parenthood Federation - IPPF
- International Service for Human Rights
- International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations, Switzerland
- Intersection for Rights and Freedoms
- Intersex South Africa,South Africa
- Iranti
- Kaleidoscope Trust
- Laboratorio de la Diversidad, Spain
- Las Históricas Movimiento Oficial, Argentina
- Lavender Interfaith Collective (LInC), United States
- Legebitra association, Slovenia
- Lesbian Intersex Trans and other Extensions (LITE)
- Litigio Estratégico en Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos (Ledeser), Mexico
- Maturin es Diversidad, Venezuela
- Movilh, Chile
- Muslims for Progressive Values, United States
- Outright International
- Positive Vision
- Proud Lebanon
- PULSEAIDS, Cameroon
- Queer Place, Madagascar
- Queerowy Maj, Poland
- Rainbow Families Croatia, Croatia
- Raíz Social, Argentina
- Rfiswa
- Room for All, United States
- Safe Space Alliance Organisation
- Savie ASBL NGO LGBTQ DRC
- Social Justice Foundation, Malawi
- Sport & Rights Alliance, Netherlands
- TGEU, Germany
- The Freedom Center for Social Justice
- Tooro Action For Vulnerability and Human Rights
- UFCW OUTreach, United States/Canada
- Unifor, Canada
- Vikerroos, Estonia
- Vision plus asbl, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Women's Health and Equal Rights Initiative (WHER), Nigeria
- Working For Our Wellbeing, Cameroon
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