Raising the Flag

An interview with IDAHO Committee Advisory Board member Rosanna Flamer-Caldera who heads the Sri Lankan LGBT group Equal Ground exposes how the organisation managed to get many foreign diplomatic representations to raise the Rainbow Flag in Colombo for May 17th...

Cure Homophobia!

In many contexts, having a sexual orientation or a gender identity that does not conform to mainstream norms is considered a mental health issue, despite WHO declassifying homosexuality as such back in 1990. To mock that belief, a powerful strategy is to...

Temática IDAHOT 2015: Juventud LGBT

Todxs los jóvenes Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Trans* e Intersex, LGBTI, son personas que tienen el derecho a crecer en un ambiente seguro y acogedor, donde puedan desarrollar sus personalidades y talentos con respeto de sus características individuales. Desafortunadamente las investigaciones...

Derechos humanos para todos y todas

Este último 10 de diciembre, muchas celebraciones se llevaron a cabo para conmemorar el Día de los Derechos Humanos, una de las celebraciones más emblemáticas de las Naciones Unidas. En nuestra región ésta fecha no pasó desapercibida y sirvió para visibilizar...

Photo Competition

A photography competition could be a great way to encourage participation from the community, to change public attitudes and promote discussion (in the form of an exhibition), and also to promote different images of LGBT people on social media. In...

Freedom Festival

Inspired by human rights activists in Liberia, who organised for IDAHOT 2014, a Freedom Festival is a bundle of different expressive actions and events, which creates space for community-building, creativity and acceptance. A Freedom Festival is basically a mix of...

Be (In)visible !

Protest of the Invisible – an arts display of shoes The long walk to freedom starts with a “Stand-in” of empty shoes. Interview with activists from Tbilissi, Georgia on the  International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2014 -       Where/how did...

IDAHOT Report 2014: Slovenia

Slovenia In commemoration of the IDAHOT 2014, the US Embassy in the capital, Ljubljana, invited members of local LGBTI communities to a flag unfurling ceremony. [caption id="attachment_7761" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Activists and officials flying the rainbow flag at the US embassy...

IDAHOT Report 2014: Spain

Spain In Spain, a huge wave of mobilisation was registered for IDAHOT 2014, with numerous groups and organisations taking action in at least 10 cities and provinces, including Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid, Valencia, Alicante, Melilla, Oviedo, Ávila, Sitges and Seville. Just...

Dance Flashmob

What could be more expressive than freeing your body and getting your groove on with a good old fashioned dance flashmob for May 17? The Global Rainbow Flashmob for the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2013, saw loads of...

IDAHOT Report 2014: Sweden

Sweden The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2014, was marked by various actions in different cities in Sweden, including Stockholm, Örebro and Halmstadt. Aside from this, the Swedish government also co-hosted the International IDAHO Forum 2014, together with the...

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