Croatia – IDAHOTB 2018 Country Page
Smoqua 2 - Festival of Queer and Feminist Culture, to be held in Rijeka (Croatia) from May 17th - May 19th As this is 2nd edition of Smoqua and LORI marks IDAHOT for 6th year in row in Rijeka, we...
IDAHOTB 2018 Country Report – Myanmar
Color Rainbow reports from Yangon "Colors Rainbow's biggest support came from different donors who have been involved with Colors Rainbow for a few years already. In addition foreign Embassies to Myanmar as well as UN agencies contributed funds (European Union...
Canada – 2018 IDAHOTB Country Page
Toronto Toronto's RigthsCon will take place on May 16-18. This year’s program, built by our global community, is our most ambitious one yet. Within the program, you will find 18 thematic tracks to help you navigate our 450+ sessions. It...
Companies mark IDAHOTB 2018 with actions and messages
Corporations are more and more aware of the challenges and opportunities of Equality at the workplace. May 17th is being increasingly invested by companies and their LGBT networks as a day of mobilisation, action and reflection. At European level, the...
Serbia – 2018 IDAHOTB country page
Haver is organizing FALAFEL- Festival of Israeli LGBTI movies in Belgrade, Serbia on the 16th and 17th of May. More detail description of the festival can be found in the program: Fa-La-Fel - Festival of Israeli LGBTI movies.docx (1)
Guyana – 2018 IDAHOTB country page
SASOD are planning a reception on the eve of the Day to engage government stakeholders on LGBT youth issues - to win their solidarity and build alliances. It will be attended by LGBT youth, diplomatic corps, state officials and covered by...
Australia – 2018 IDAHOTB Country Page
There are far too many IDAHOT - IDAHOTB - IDAHOBiT (no central brand, everyone chooses what fits best) events worldwide for us to be able to report on them all. We're listing in our pages the events which were directly...
Country report 2017: MALI
The Coalition Against AIDS (CAS) organised a day of awareness raising on May 17th, with the support of the Dutch Embassy and in presence of a wide range of civil society organisations. In a country plagued by rampant homophobia, especially...
The 2017 annual report brings stories and pics from around the world !
Unleashing creativity and courage, thousands of activists worldwide made this International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia a true global celebration of sexual and gender diversities. Dive into a selection of this year's actions!
IDAHOT 2017 Country page: South Korea
On May 17, 2017, the IDAHOBiT event was held in Seoul, Daegu, Daejeon and Busan in Korea. Recently, the former president who committed corruption was impeached by the resistance of the citizen. And on May 9, Moon Jae-in was elected...
IDAHOT 2017 Country Page: Middle-East North Africa
An excellent compilation of information coming from the Arab Foundation for Equality 14 NGOs IDAHOT event in the MENA region this year! 26-05-17 This year’s IDAHOT theme was family. Many LGBTIQ++ organisations in the MENA region worked hard on being...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Malta
From Times of Malta Rainbow flag decorated altar fuels controversy Event marked International Day Against Homophobia The rainbow flag altar during a prayer vigil organised by Drachma at the university chapel. The altar decorated with a rainbow flag at...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Norway
Norway’s Beautiful Way To Mark IDAHOT 17th of May are known as IDAHOT, but in Norway that day is even something else as well - it's Norwegian Constitution Day too. If you have been in Norway, on 17th of May...
IDAHOT 2017 country reports: Myanmar
Myanmar Times ‘LGBT is an identity’: International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and TransphobiaOn May 17, cities around the world celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). A woman holds a sign advocating for LGBT rights. Zarni Phyo...
IDAHOT 2017 country report: Trinidad and Tobago
Love, tolerance, and unity ...British High Commission celebrates International Day against Homophobia British High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Tim Stew, assists in the hoisting of the Rainbow Flag at his Port of Spain office on Wednesday. The British High...
IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Moldova
CHISINAU -- A protest march organized by Moldova's LGBT community on May 21 in the capital, Chisinau, was halted after just several hundred meters as police sought to avert a confrontation with participants in a counterprotest made up of...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: St Lucia
The British High Commissioner to Saint Lucia played host to United and Strong’s members, staff and supported with a Cocktail reception. More info here
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Zimbabwe
Event organised at the Dutch Embassy. more info here
Beirut PRIDE: an analysis from the inside
Lebanon’s 2017 Pride Week: The LGBT Community persists and prevails, Despite threats and conspiracy between extremist groups and government officials Synopsis Lebanon’s Pride Week commemorating IDAHOT 2017 marks 13 years of LGBT activism in Lebanon with a clash between...
IDAHOT 2017 in the US. Insights
From lifesitenews.com May 19, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Conservatives who hoped that once Donald Trump became president the U.S. government would stop flying the “rainbow flag” at American embassies abroad, as happened often under former President Obama to mark various...
IDAHOT 2017 Country Page: Nepal
From lgbtqnation United Nations officials and local dignitaries joined Nepal’s LGBTQ community in celebrating International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia by raising the rainbow banner for the first time in that nation’s history. When it comes to the country’s lesbians,...
IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Papua New Guinea
The French consulate supported local organisation Kapul Champions to mark the day, and raised the Rainbow Flag on Port Moresby
IDAHOT country page 2017: Finland
The Youth Committee for Seta - LGBTI Right in Finland launches a campaign on IDAHOT May 17th 2017. The campaign calls for open, safe and non-discriminatory hobbies accessible for all LGBTIQ youth. Hobby associations, groups and others can declare themselves...
IDAHOT country page 2017: Mauritania
Alouen Association (Algeria), Mawjoudin Association (Tunisia, FB), Nouakchott Solidarity Association (Mauritania), Rainbow Egypt (Egypt), Rainbow Sudan (Sudan), Quzah Magazine (Libya FB), Free Feminist Union (Morocco): #OurColoursAreTheCrime - online campaign
IDAHOT country page 2017: Libya
Alouen Association (Algeria), Mawjoudin Association (Tunisia, FB), Nouakchott Solidarity Association (Mauritania), Rainbow Egypt (Egypt), Rainbow Sudan (Sudan), Quzah Magazine (Libya FB), Free Feminist Union (Morocco): #OurColoursAreTheCrime - online campaign
IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Luxemburg
Rosa Lëtzebuerg, CIGALE, ASTI and Amnesty International Luxembourg: Idahot Luxembourg 2017 (IDAHOT Luxembourg website) - street action; May 17 from 10:00 a.m. @ 42 Grand-Rue, Luxembourg City
IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Romania
Gay International Film Festival / SFG - Serile Filmului and Go Free: More Love Less Hate - Idahot 2017 - discussion and a movie screening of Major!, May 17 from 7:00 p.m. @ Fabrica de Pensule, Henri Barbusse, Cluj-Napoca
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...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: French Polynesia
Cousins Cousines de Tahiti: IDAHOT Tahiti 2017 Challenge PHOTO Idahot; May 14 - 27 @ French Polynesia Apero #Idahotahiti; May 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:oo p.m @ Jungle Coffee Bar, Pape'ete, Tahiti
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Russia
Report from Russian LGBT Network RAINBOW FLASHMOBS, FILM SCREENINGS, AND A "RALLY IN A BOX": THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA 2017 IN RUSSIA Every year on the May 17 people all over the world celebrate the International Day...
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,...
IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Colombia
In the district of Valle del Cauca, a day long festival is organised by the local authorities
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
IDAHOT 2017 Country page: Cyprus
May 17 in Cyprus; Social Space Kaymakkin; European Mediterranean Art Association - EMAA; Sispirosi Atakton; MAGEM; EMU Unicorn LGBTQ Club; Yeni Enternasyonalist Sol; Queer Cyprus Association; YKP-fem and Cyprus Community Media Centre - CCMC: IDAHOT March - Let's March Again!; May...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Laos
Proud to Be Us - Laos: billboard campaign
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Brazil
As every year since the very first IDAHOT back in 2005, the country's vibrates with activities from north to south and east to west, far too many to be all listed. A national IDAHOT Brazil coordination committee has been set up...
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...
IDAHOT 2017 Country Page: Puerto Rico
Comité Amplio para la Búsqueda de Equidad: May 17 - March against LGBTTIQ-phobias; May 17 from 3:00 p.m. @ Ave. Universidad, Río Piedras, San Juan
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;...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Bulgaria
Bilitis Resource Center Foundation and LGBT HHH collective: movie night and the discussion about the current situation of LGBTI people in Bulgaria and problems such as the lack of Hate Crime Law covering homophobic and transphobic crimes; May 17 @ The...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Tunisia
IDAHOT-Tunisia: Célébration Idahot - Tunisie - performances, lectures, film screening, party; May 17 from 5:30 p.m. @ Le Rio, 92 Rue Radhia Haddad (Ex 92 rue de Yougoslavie), Tunisia Alouen Association (Algeria), Mawjoudin Association (Tunisia, FB), Nouakchott Solidarity Association (Mauritania), Rainbow Egypt...
"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....
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...
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...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Greece
Colour Youth: "Mental Health of Young LGBTQI People: The Role of the Government"; May 17 from 5:00 p.m. @ ESIEA, Akadimias 20, Athens Thessaloniki Rainbow Youth: Picnic - Idahobit Day; May 20 from 4:00 p.m. @ White tower of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Slovakia
Institute of Sociology: Queer Studies Seminar; May 17 from 13:00 p.m. @ Institute of Sociology, Klemensova 19, Bratislava
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Taiwan
Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights: See Through - nn exhibition featuring the challenges faced by LGBTI people in Taiwan and the history of their fight for marriage equality; May 11- 18 @ Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Hungary
Stereo Akt and Szemtől szembe / Face to Face: Kézfogó Flashmob / The Hand-Holding Flashmob 2017; May 17 from 6:30 p.m. @ Jurányi Produkciós Közösségi Inkubátorház, Jurányi Utca, Budapest
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Kenya
Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya: Movie Friday: Idahobit KE' Edition; May 12 from 6:00 p.m. @ GALCK Community Centre (for security purposes, the directions to the GALCK Centre are shared via direct message), Nairobi GALCK Families Reception - reception, panel and discussion;...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Macedonia, Republic of
LGBT United Tetovo: Love Makes a Family; May 15 at 12:00 p.m., a public performance and an information standing booth @ center of Gostivar; May 16 at 12:oo p.m., a public performance and an information standing booth @ center of Tetovo; May...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: New Zealand
InsideOUT: IDAHOBiT Political Panel; May 17 from 6:00 p.m. @ New Zealand Parliament Buildings,1 Molesworth St, Wellington
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Malaysia
PELANGI, Campaign for Equality and Human Rights Initiative (FB page): The Siti & Pepper Show: Love MEANS A Family - a talk show featuring 4 young LGBT individuals and their families and our hosts: Siti a loving mom and a fierce human...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Morocco
Mouvement Alternatif pour les Libertés Individuelles - Maroc (M.A.L.I.) calls artists to send artwork against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. The winner will be published on IDAHOT @ online Alouen Association (Algeria), Mawjoudin Association (Tunisia, FB), Nouakchott Solidarity Association (Mauritania), Rainbow Egypt (Egypt),...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Switzerland
Ville Ge and The Pansy Project: Poster campaign in Geneva; May 15 - 28; May 17 at 12:00 p.m. Flashmob "Thoughts against homophobia and transphobia" @ University of Geneva - Uni Mail, Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40, Geneva; "Plant a flower against violence";...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Canada
Prime Minister Trudeau declared, “Today — and every day — I join Canadians to support gender expression, gender identity and sexual orientation rights for people in Canada and around the world, and to challenge stigma, violence and prejudices wherever they...
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Slovenia
LEGEBITRA and Idahobit Slovenia: IDAHOBIT - Skupnostni dan (Community day); May 17 from 1:00 p.m. to 8.oo p.m. @ Društvo informacijski center Legebitra, Trubarjeva 76a, Ljubljana,
IDAHOT 2017 country page: Mongolia
The LGBT Centre (Mongolia): The best Artist competition - May 16, from 6:00 p.m. @ 4th floor, 10/5, Undur Gegeen Zanabazar street, Ulaanbaatar; Arts for Rights exhibition - May 17 the whole day @ Baga toiruu, Ulaanbaatar
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