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IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Indonesia

The LGBT community in Medan meets for May 17 for an evening of movie screening and discussions on this year's motto 'Aware - Accept - Speak Up' GAYa NUSANTARA: video about LGBT friends, parents and families. In Jakarta, organisation Arus Pelangi organises...

Vicky May 16, 2017

Standing the Test in Poland: Family Love Wins

"Wiktor is gay! and If you don't want him, you won't have me, either!" - I shouted at my husband as soon as he opened the door coming back from work on the day our older son, Wiktor, came out. My...

Vicky May 15, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Bostswana

A Message from The Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO) The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia – IDAHOT, is one of the most important dates to mobilize communities to protect, promote and defend the rights of lesbian, gay,...

Vicky May 15, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Colombia

In the district of Valle del Cauca, a day long festival is organised by the local authorities

Vicky May 15, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Costa Rica

More detailed information on the Country page of the Spanish IDAHOT site In Costa Rica, the “Front for Equal Rights” inaugurates the exhibition “We Shall Kiss”, tracing the history of Costa Rica’s LGBT movement. More details on the FB page ...

Vicky May 14, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Cuba

More detailed information on the Country page of the Spanish IDAHOT site Lead by the President’s daughter Mariela Castro, the national sexuality education center CENESEX organises the 10th “Jornadas” against homophobia in Cuba. The program includes a march in the capital...

Vicky May 14, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Paraguay

More detailed information on the Country page of the Spanish IDAHOT site As is now traditional, the Day will be celebrated in Paraguay with a Kiss-in. This year, the motto is “Love is not a disorder. Love is health, equality and...

Vicky May 14, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Honduras

During the month of May, an LGBT film festival is organised by various organisations of sexual and gender minorities, during which 7 films will be screened. Meanwhile the national committee for sexual diversity organises...

Vicky May 14, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Bolivia

More detailed information on the Country page of the Spanish IDAHOT site From 15-17, the city of La Paz organises the international summit “Ahead with the conquest of LGBT rights”, with participation from Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru, with support from the...

Vicky May 14, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Country page: El Salvador

More detailed information on the Country page of the Spanish IDAHOT site El Salvador will celebrate IDAHOT with a special event coordinated by the regional Trans network RedLacTrans with the support of UNAIDS, UNDP, the Robert Carr Fund, Heartland Alliance,...

Vicky May 14, 2017

Chelsea Manning to be released on IDAHOT 2017

In one of his last moves in office, President Obama commuted all but four months of the remaining prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the Army intelligence analyst convicted of a 2010 leak that revealed American military and diplomatic activities across the world....

Vicky May 12, 2017

A Family "Gang" from Ireland sends their Family Story for IDAHOT

Myself and my husband Jaime were married in South Africa in 2010 and campaigned for marriage equality in Ireland, which happened in 2015. We have a large, ever-growing and ever diversifying family. We are scattered around the globe. Here we...

Vicky May 12, 2017

Chile turns the lights on for IDAHOT

30 municipalities, 5 embassies, Santiago's library, the Ministry for Women and many local governments joined the Rainbow Campaign initiated by national LGBT group Movhil. The campaign will see the Presidential Palace illuminated in rainbow colors 66 public institutions will fly...

Vicky May 12, 2017

IDAHOT2017 Country page: Uruguay

The IDAHOT day is firmly written into the country's diary. Civil society and authorities join hands throughout the country to celebrate it. On the 16th, the Spanish Cultural Center in conjunction with the Diversity Office of Montevideo city will inaugurate...

Vicky May 12, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Country Page: South Africa

The Gender Equity Unit - University of Western Cape (UWC): IDAHOT 2017; May 16 - 18 Pride March and Hosting of Flag; May 16, 1:00 p.m. @ ResRife Homophobia/biphobia /transphobia; May 17, 6:30 p.m. @ Cassinga Residence, A-Block, Tv room Networking and Appreciation;...

Vicky May 12, 2017

Loving makes a Family in Nepal

People often say LGBTIQ don't have family, they are wrong. When I knew myself as a child, I was already in a family, every one loved me and brought me up so delicately. I went to school, soon the teachers...

Vicky May 12, 2017

"Hate is not a Nepali value" says IDAHOT program

From Nepali Times “So what do you remember, Aaron?” is a question posed, 10 years after the incident, to one of the two murderers who beat Matthew Shephard to death in 1998 in a small town in the US....

Vicky May 12, 2017

New York City Festival Honors Pulse Shooting Victimes for IDAHOT

from Remezcla.com The second installment of New York City’s FUERZAfest – NYC’s first Latinx LGBTQI festival – has just started and it couldn’t be timelier. Bringing together the worlds of fine arts, activism, theater and film, FUERZAfest is a collective...

Vicky May 12, 2017

San Francisco gets ready for IDAHOT action

From Bay Area Reporter San Francisco LGBT activists will gather on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia Wednesday, May 17 to celebrate the past year's wins and protest ongoing atrocities. A custom-made 10-foot pink triangle will serve as the...

Vicky May 12, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 country page: Georgia

From OC MEDIA Queer rights activists launched a social media campaign on 10 May in support of Georgia’s queer community, in the run up to International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on May 17. The organisers of the ‘This...

Vicky May 12, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Country Page: Portugal

It Gets Better, Portugal: Colóquio; May 17, various events @ Porto & Matosinhos 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., distribution of free hugs in front of Via Catarina Center; 3:00 pm, colloquium "Thinking the City on LGBTI Issues with th Municipality...

Vicky May 11, 2017

Argentina boasts country wide IDAHOT program

The Argentinean LGBT federation and the Metropolitan University for Education and Work (UMET) join forces to develop a month long program consisting of a photo exhibition, a panel discussion on "the challenges for the inclusion of Trans people" and the...

Vicky May 11, 2017

Over 100 celebrities join campaign against homophobia in Taiwan

From Focus Taiwan Taipei, May 10 (CNA) More than 100 Taiwanese celebrities, including pop divas A Mei (張惠妹) and Jolin Tsai (蔡依林), have joined an international campaign against homophobia and transphobia in support of same-sex marriage. A total of 115...

Vicky May 11, 2017

Families Without Borders – A Story from Argentina

When I came out of the closet my greatest fear was to grow up alone, to not have a family. That was actually the reality of many LGBT people in my hometown, a small city in southern Patagonia, Argentina. Although that made me...

Vicky May 10, 2017

When a Child's Courage lands you at the White House!

When our daughter Sophia was 10 years old, she came downstairs and announced to her Papi and me that she had written a letter to President Obama. Never did we think this incredibly emotional and authentic expression would change all...

Vicky May 10, 2017

Say YES to Families! – A Story of Empowerment in Ireland

Families Some people hate 'em, others adore 'em - 'families' as the poet Philip Larkin says 'they fuck you up don't they?' Perhaps, is my response to that. During the Yes Equality campaign in Ireland in 2015 families became a...

Vicky May 10, 2017

Finding a Safe Haven for Our Family- A Story from Turkey

We have been together for 18 years now. As older gay Turkish citizens, we realize there is little hope for the recognition of our family in Turkey, so we have decided to move to Spain. We are very happy here...

Vicky May 10, 2017

Wish You Were Here – Moving words on Family Love from Guyana

Very moving video message for #IDAHOT #IFED2017 from Guyana about family love. https://youtu.be/bKjgT336GC8

Vicky May 10, 2017

Family love in Lebanon against all odds

I was fifteen years old when I came out to my Mom. I actually screamed it in her face. I was just another teenager except that I had a really hard time understanding my sexuality in a context where there was...

Vicky May 10, 2017

Facing your Family as Young LGBTI – the Bravest Thing on Earth

Words of Support and Courage coming to us from Albania Family relations are extremely important for LGBTIQ people. As the saying goes, they can make you or break you. It is not uncommon within our community to hear of very...

Vicky May 10, 2017

A Love Letter to a Mum

We live in a society where women are underestimated. We live in society that teaches women that their greatest achievement is raising a child and raising that child well. Learning that your son is gay with all the misconceptions that...

Vicky May 10, 2017

A happy family shares love

When I was a child in France it pained me to think that my attraction to men meant I would have a lonely life. I never imagined that one day I would be a single father of twin boys in...

Vicky May 10, 2017

Family love to tour the world!

Sara and I have been in love for the past 13 years. Very soon in our relationship we talked about having a child together and imagine all the wonderful things we would do with him/her. We signed a civil contract...

Vicky May 10, 2017

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...

Vicky May 10, 2017

Incredibly Moving Family Story from Jordan

My name is Hasan. I'm a young man who works with the LGBTI community in Jordan, which is a conservative Middle Eastern country. I'm writing to tell you about my father who passed away two months ago. I would love...

Vicky May 10, 2017

Families, tradition, solidarity. Chinese reflections on Family

A story from Chinese activist Xiaogang Wei coming to you for #IDAHOT #IFED2017 I’ve been hearing many stories about LGBT people coming out to their families for more than a decade since working at a Chinese LGBT nonprofit organization. The...

Vicky May 10, 2017

A happy family story from Suriname

People consider me lucky I guess. I have very loving and supporting parents and brothers, I have a nice career as the managing director of our family business, I travel, I have a bicycle (by choice ), I'm a athlete,...

Vicky May 10, 2017

Asia-Pacific regional forum will celebrate family diversities

The inaugural Asia-Pacific Rainbow Families Forum will hold several events over 2 days to coincide with The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) global 2017 theme focus issues being on "families". The forum will raise awareness of the...

Vicky May 10, 2017

Rainbows and Pride over Bangkok

From Kao Sod BANGKOK — Powerful stories, LGBT luminaries and fabulous events are coming to the capital with the return of an annual event dedicated to celebrating gay pride and ending discrimination. Next week is IDAHOT, an event known less...

Vicky May 9, 2017

IDAHOT and IFED 2017 celebrate Families in 39 Countries. First Snapshots to brighten up your day!

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Vicky May 8, 2017

IDAHOT 2017 Poster Series

Graphic designers Annakarina Cabello and Bergin Ortiz from Venezuela created vibrant posters to celebrate IDAHOT 2017 Click/tap to share them widely !

Vicky May 5, 2017

ARTWORKS TOP NEWS

"Family is a Big Bunch of Fans" in India

Vicky May 5, 2017

10th IDAHOT festival in Cuba calls for schools free of discrimination

From Unacuba.org Author: Lisandra Fariñas Acosta | lisandra@granma.cu may 4, 2017 10:05:34 The 10th Cuban Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, which will see a range of activities held in different parts of the island May 3-20, is this year dedicated...

Vicky May 5, 2017

IDAHOT 2017- A festival of mobilisation coming up !

From around the world, organisations, companies, governments, cities and individuals are getting ready to celebrate sexual and gender diversities. We bring a glimpse of what's cooking! In Buenos Aires, the LGBTIQ family organization AFDA will celebrate the date to increase...

Vicky April 18, 2017

IDAHOT-IFED 2017: Celebrate Family Diversity

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) International Family Equality Day (IFED) 2017 “LOVE MAKES A FAMILY” Families are at the heart of all of our lives. Whether it’s the family we grew up with or the families we...

Vicky February 15, 2017

Love makes a Family – Films and documentaries

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) International Family Equality Day (IFED) 2017 “LOVE MAKES A FAMILY” In 2017, activists are invited to celebrate Families in all their forms. We are bringing you here a list of films...

Vicky January 10, 2017

TOP NEWS Uncategorised

Stories from the field: "NO FEAR" in Moldova !

In Moldova, campaigners created a full-fledged campaign with a strongly defined strategy. They reveal the story behind the story, and what it took to have a profound impact on Moldovan public opinion. From Fabrica de imagine site and interview with...

Vicky December 19, 2016

IDEAS FOR ACTION

Activist voices: "Our love is Constitutional"

In the Balkan state of Kosovo, the President of the Republic himself participated in the IDAHOT march in 2016 ! Agim Margilaj, from the Center for Social Group Development - CSGD -, tells us more about how this happened Is holding a...

Vicky November 9, 2016

IDEAS FOR ACTION

Be opportunistic!

It is incredibly difficult to grab the attention of an audience that is beyond your traditional "choir". And to campaign, this is exactly what you need to do. Rather than spending a lot of energy (and probably limited resources) creating...

Vicky November 1, 2016

IDEAS FOR ACTION

Celebrating Families – Supporting LGBTI Children

In 2017, IDAHOT invites you to celebrate Families, in all their forms. To inspire your creativity, we are bringing you a selection of campaigns and actions that have happened on this issue around the world in the past. Do you know...

Vicky September 30, 2016

IDEAS FOR ACTION TOP NEWS

Activist Voices: "Lesbians wish you a safe Journey"

This case study is a great example of how humour and positive messaging can be used to open public spaces for discussions. It also reveals how reclaiming our identities sometimes needs to include the reclaiming of the words. Interview with...

Vicky September 22, 2016

IDEAS FOR ACTION

Over the Rainbow Crossing

There is a huge symbolism in Crossings, which can be creatively harnessed by LGBTQI activists. For the 2016 General Assembly, the UN Free and Equal campaign and the US government collaborated to get this amazing Rainbow Crossing done in front of...

Vicky September 22, 2016

IDEAS FOR ACTION Uncategorised

Join our Creative Protest Working Group

Whether already experienced in taking action, or just interested in joining an international group of people discussing LGBT activism tactics, please join us HERE ! We are looking forward to welcoming you !

Vicky August 19, 2016

IDEAS FOR ACTION

IDAHOT 2017 will focus on "Families"

Consultation with advocates from around the world identifies "Families" as a focus issues for IDAHOT 2017 This focus includes both - The role of families in the well-being of their LGBTIQ members - The respect of the rights of LGBTIQ...

Vicky June 28, 2016

TOP NEWS Uncategorised

IDAHOT 2016 country reports: Iran

The Canada based organisation Iranian Queer Organisation IRQO offered slogans for May 17 with an eye on internalized homophobia. This is in-line with the organization’s new undertaking towards LGBTI rights in Iran. IRQO has been exploring and advocating alternative options...

Vicky June 14, 2016

IDAHOT 2016 Report is Out

Once again, May17th celebrations saw a beautiful display of courage, creativity and solidarity! Discover stories and stunning pictures in our IDAHOT Report 2016

Vicky June 7, 2016

IDAHOT 2016 Country reports : Jamaica

J-FLAG held the 4th Annual Larry Chang Human Rights Symposium on May 17 (see their Facebook page), IDAHOT PRISM (cultural and entertainment soire by and for LGBT people) on May 22, and J-FLAG Cares Labour Day Projects on May 23....

Vicky May 31, 2016

IDAHOT 2016 country reports: China

On May 17th, the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute started the "All Gender Toilet Project" in Beijing to encourage gender-friendly businesses, UN branch offices, and local NGOs to put up a new toilet sign to publicly demonstrate their embracing of gender diversity...

Vicky May 31, 2016

IDAHOT 2016 country report :Portugal

Lisbon's city hall raised the rainbow flag for this year's IDAHOT more info at https://escrevergay.com/2016/05/17/primeiro-dia-nacional-contra-a-homofobia-e-transfobia-em-portugal/

Vicky May 30, 2016

IDAHOT 2016 country reports: Jordan

In Amman, an IDAHOT community event brought together some 40 people. The day's agenda included a play of Lesbian girl coming out, a lecture on the legal framework in Jordan, a lecture on the global focus issue “Homophobia and Mental health”,...

Vicky May 30, 2016

International Women's Rights Network AWID marks IDAHOT 2016

In commemoration of IDAHOT AWID invited a range of trans and intersex activists to reflect on the importance of cross-movement building for the advancement of rights. From organisers: While some progress has been made in recent years in recognizing trans...

Vicky May 25, 2016

International Organisation for Migrants marks IDAHOT 2016

Communiqué from IOM Switzerland - Today, 17 May, marks the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). This day is a reminder of the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, including migrants, around...

Vicky May 23, 2016

More Global than ever : IDAHOT 2016 Heard Around the World !

For detailed coverage of IDAHOT2016 activities, and to access pictures and videos, please visit our Facebook page and Twitter account As the final lights of day set on May 17th, it is time to look back on what this hugely...

Vicky May 18, 2016

TOP NEWS Uncategorised

IDAHOT 2016 country reports: Nigeria

NIGERIA: TIERs marks ‪#‎IDAHOT2016‬ with calls for much-needed awareness of LGBTI persons' mental health, and wellbeing. Read their statement

Vicky May 17, 2016

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