Country page 2023 – France

Most country pages feature announcements of events that were directly registered on our site. More information on what is happening for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia can be found on our social media. JournĂ©e internationale contre l’homophobie, la transphobie et la biphobie Location: Arras, France Date: 17 May 2023 Time: 12:30 Link: […]

Country page 2022 – France

Every year until 2020 we used to feature on Country Pages, which can be accessed via the interactive world map, as much information on May 17 events as we could find. We are currently unfortunately not in a capacity to do so anymore until further notice. Country pages now only feature announcements of events that […]

France 2021 Country Page

Note on event listing: Due to limited capacity, we are not able to provide a comprehensive overview of the hundreds of events that will take place worldwide. We list on this site the information that was directly sent to us (without edits). During the “season” of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, which […]

2020 Country Page – France

Event: Paris Women in Machine Learning and Data Science MeetupDirection: The organizing is here : http://wimlds.org/about-the-paris-team/Date: May 14th 2020Time: 7 PMInfo: The Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) Meetup aims to inspire, educate, regardless of gender, and support women and gender minorities in the field. We are back for our 25th edition! We are […]

France Country Page 2019

The national LGBT helpline SOS homophobie publishes its annual situation report yearly on May 17. This year, the report shows a shocking 66% increase in cases of violence against LGBTI people. The report was presented at numerous locations throughout the country More info HERE At least 10 students from a Catholic university in France will face disciplinary […]

France – IDAHOTB 2018 Country page

Many events happened all across France traditionally on and around the Day. It is impossible to report on them all. A national “IDAHO France” organisation exists and does some reporting on activities but they are not representative of the Day in France (the Day is a public date and no one can, nor should, claim […]

Coming out of the box – A Modern Family Tale from France

When I was young, marriage was nowhere on my list. Not in my love life, not in my political life, and certainly not in my family life. The question from Auntie Georgie (gender neutrality intended 🙂  “And when are YOU getting married?” was forever dreaded, unanswered and unanswerable. What could you say? “Not until I […]

IDAHOT 2017 country page: France

Le Refuge: annual fundraising week SOS Homophobie: release of the annual national report Several pride marches across France are timed to coincide with the IDAHOT week end. A demonstration in support of LGBT people in Chechnya is also planned in Paris French Embassies will organise events in many countries, including Beijing where a film screening is […]

IDAHOT 2016 Country page: FRANCE

The national anti-homophobia organisation SOS Homophobie organises actions during IDAHOT week throughout the country, in at least 14 cities, including the presentation of their national annual report on the situation of LGBT people in France, which was launched at a special IDAHOT event in Paris on May 17th. The full program of activity is available […]

Mobile phone network Orange mobilises for IDAHOT in France

(info in French from organisers)   – Dès le 9 mai, teasing sur les rĂ©seaux sociaux Mobilisnoo autour de notre nouvelle affiche pour l’Ă©dition 2016 (Vous pouvez retrouver toutes nos affiches depuis 2010, ici) – Affiche dĂ©voilĂ©e, dĂ©but mai– – La semaine du 16 mai : Pour la première fois en exclusivitĂ© chez Orange, toutes les organisations syndicales s’unissent aux cĂ´tĂ©s […]

IDAHOT Events 2015: France

To mark the Day, 30 leading French media and news agencies, amongst which major national daily “Le Monde”, sports daily “L’Ă©quipe” and leading agency “MediaPart” signed an anti-homophobia Charter, committing to fair coverage of LGBT diversities and total equality for LGBT staff. The French organisation ComitĂ© IDAHO, which focuses on mobilising around May 17 in […]

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