2026
GEL Netball IDAHOBIT Rainbow Round
Glen Eira Leisure Netball's IDAHOBIT Rainbow Round at GESAC, 200 East Boundary Road, Bentleigh East VIC 3165. Wednesday 20 May 2026. An all-inclusive Rainbow Round of GEL Netball, celebrating IDAHOBIT and welcoming everyone regardless of experience. Part of Glen Eira Leisure's 2026 IDAHOBIT programme. Bookings via the GEL Member Portal.
IDAHOBIT 2026: Allyship in Action – Banyule City Council
What does allyship look like in practice — and how can we show up with confidence in everyday life?
Join us for a welcoming, community-led workshop exploring how we can better support LGBTIQA+ communities through understanding, reflection, and action.
About the event
This interactive session is designed to build confidence and capability in allyship, whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your understanding.
Facilitated by QueerTown, the workshop brings together lived experience, guided discussion, and practical learning in a safe and inclusive environment.
What you’ll experience
Across this session, you’ll be invited to:
- Explore what allyship means in real-world contexts
- Hear and reflect on lived experiences
- Take part in facilitated discussions and shared learning
- Build practical skills and confidence to act in everyday situations
Who should attend?
This workshop is for anyone interested in building their understanding of allyship and how to support LGBTIQA+ communities in everyday life.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to deepen your knowledge, you’re welcome to join.
No prior knowledge is required — just a willingness to listen, learn and engage.
You may find this session valuable if you are:
- Wanting to learn how to be a more confident and informed ally
- Curious about what allyship looks like in practice
- Supporting friends, family members, or your community
- Interested in creating more inclusive and respectful spaces
Accesibilidad
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment.
Accessibility information is available via the Banyule City Council page. If you have specific access requirements, please let us know when registering.
Partnerships
This event is delivered by Banyule City Council in partnership with Yarra Plenty Regional Library, Holstep Health and Switchboard.
Guided Tour – Coded Blooms Exhibition (IDAHOBIT)
Guided Tour – ‘Coded Blooms’ Exhibition
Join us for a guided tour of the latest exhibition of CODED BLOOMS I flowers have never been innocent at MAPh.
This event is being held in recognition of IDAHOBIT (International Day Against LGBTIQA+ Discrimination).
📅 Date: Saturday 16 May
🕛 Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm (arrive at 12:15pm)
📍 Location: Museum of Australian Photography, Wheelers Hill
🍃 Light refreshments provided
CODED BLOOMS begins with the American artist Robert Mapplethorpe, whose flower photographs, drawn from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, provide a charged framework for the exhibition. From here, Pat Brassington, Del Kathryn Barton, Jake Preval and Meng-Yu Yan push the floral beyond polite still-life traditions into new, unruly terrain, exploring the psychological, the sensual, the bodily and the relational. Every petal, shadow and pattern becomes a coded signal, revealing what is hidden, forbidden or quietly radical.
This event is designed for LGBTIQA+ community members and allies, offering a welcoming space to connect, reflect, and celebrate queer stories through the power of photography.
Attendance is FREE, but registrations are essential.
We look forward to sharing this meaningful experience with you and standing together in support of inclusion and pride across our community.
IDAHOBIT – At the Heart of Democracy (forum+)
Join forum+ to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
On Friday 15th May forum+ is hosting an online information session to commemorate International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
We will explore the origin and importance of IDAHOBIT, and provide an update on LGBT rights internationally, in Europe and in the UK. This online information event is an open and inclusive space for people from LGBT communities, and allies, who are interested in learning more about LGBT rights and how we can all be at the heart of democracy.
The online link and agenda will be emailed prior to the event. For more information please email info@forumplus.org.uk
IDAHOBIT, observed annually on 17th May, commemorates the 1990 decision by the World Health Organization to remove homosexuality from its International Classification of Diseases. First celebrated in 2005, the day has grown into a truly global community moment demanding action to ensure LGBTQ+ people can exercise their rights. For more information visit may17.org
forum+ is a small independent charity working to improve the lives of LGBT people living in Camden and Islington. We host social support groups which celebrate LGBT life in the local community and help to reduce social isolation and loneliness. Our charity provides support services to LGBT+ victims of hate crime and work to improve community safety. For more information please email info@forumplus.org.uk
Midland IDAHOBIT 2026
Our Place presents Midland IDAHOBIT 2026 at Midland Youth Hub, Midland WA. Friday 15 May 2026, 4pm–7pm AWST. A vibrant and inclusive community event celebrating diversity and inclusion. Features live music by Abbe May, guest speakers sharing stories and advocacy journeys, a small makers market showcasing local talent, and nibbles and networking. Open to community members, supporters and service providers. Hosted by City of Swan. Register via Eventbrite.
Monash University LGBTIQA+ Ally Training – IDAHOBIT 2026
LGBTIQA+ Ally Training Workshop at Monash University Clayton campus, part of the Pride at Monash IDAHOBIT 2026 programme. Thursday 14 May 2026. An activity-centred workshop equipping participants with practical everyday allyship skills — busting harmful myths, overcoming barriers to action, and rehearsing real-life scenarios with scripts and strategies. Prerequisite: Rainbow Communities 101 online module. Register via the Monash website.
IDAHOBIT 2026 – Flag Raising and Morning Tea (Hobsons Bay)
Each year, Hobsons Bay City Council raises the rainbow flag to acknowledge International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). Join us on Friday 15 May 2026 from 10:45am to 11:45am at the Hobsons Bay Civic Centre, 115 Civic Pde, Altona, for a flag-raising ceremony and community morning tea. IDAHOBIT is the international day for taking action for a prejudice-free world regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
IDAHOBIT 2026 – Flag Raising and Day of Activities
Campaspe Shire Council IDAHOBIT 2026 programme. Friday 15 May 2026. Flag raising at 9:30am at Hopwood Gardens, High Street, Echuca, followed by a full day of activities at Echuca Library: all-day pride crafts; 11:30am Human Library story sharing facilitated by Thorne Harbour Country; 2pm matinee screening of PRIDE (2014); 4pm after-school pizza and rainbow crafts for 14–17 year olds facilitated by headspace Echuca. Partners: Campaspe Shire Council, Thorne Harbour Country, headspace, Njernda, Echuca Moama Pride Incorporated. Register for library activities via the Council website.
IDAHOBIT 2026 – In Conversation with Dr Yves Rees (Wyndham City)
Join Wyndham City to Acknowledge IDAHOBIT Day
IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia) is a day to stand against LGBTQIA+ discrimination. It’s a day for the whole community to come together to activate, educate and drive change!
Wyndham City invite you to join together to raise the Rainbow Flag to show solidarity with the LGBTIQA+ Community and hear from Dr Yves Rees (they/them), an award winning writer, historian and editor.
Followed by morning tea.
Programme:
- 9:15am flag raising;
- 9:30am IDAHOBIT welcome;
- 9:35am keynote in conversation with Dr Yves Rees (they/them) — award-winning writer, historian and podcaster, Senior Lecturer in History at La Trobe University, author of ‘All About Yves: Notes from a Transition’;
- 10:25am light refreshments and morning tea.
Free.
About the Speaker:
Dr Yves Rees (they/them) is an award-winning writer, historian and podcaster based in Naarm/Melbourne, and a Senior Lecturer in History at La Trobe University. They are the author of Travelling to Tomorrow (NewSouth, 2024) and All About Yves (Allen & Unwin, 2021), co-host of the Archive Fever history podcast, and co-editor of History Australia. Rees is a recipient of the ABR Calibre Essay Prize and the Serle Award, and a finalist for the 2025 Marilyn Lake Prize. Their writing has appeared in the Guardian, The Age, Meanjin, Griffith Review and Australian Book Review, among others.