{"id":244566,"date":"2026-05-11T17:58:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/may17.org\/event\/idahobit-2026-flag-raising-and-community-celebration-blue-mountains\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:29:53","slug":"idahobit-2026-flag-raising-and-community-celebration-blue-mountains","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/event\/idahobit-2026-flag-raising-and-community-celebration-blue-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"IDAHOBIT 2026 \u2013 Flag Raising and Community Celebration (Blue Mountains)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-0\"><div class=\"row limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode_text_column\" ><p><strong>Blue Mountains City Council will mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) with a Pride flag raising and free community event on Sunday 17 May 2026. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Progress Pride flag will be raised at 9am at Peace Park, Civic Place, Katoomba, followed by a community event from 10am to 12pm at Tibbi Whalan Hall, Katoomba Civic Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature panel discussions, a photo retrospective, creative activities, and stalls from local organisations, offering a welcoming space for people of all ages to come together in support of the LGBTQIA+ community.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Mountains Mayor Mark Greenhill said Council is proud to stand alongside the community in recognising IDAHOBIT each year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouncil is proud to support IDAHOBIT and to stand with our LGBTQIA+ community, their families, friends and allies as we reflect on the progress that has been made and the work that still lies ahead,\u201d Cr Greenhill said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlying the Progress Pride flag sends a clear message that the Blue Mountains is a place where everyone is valued, respected and safe, and that discrimination, hatred and intimidation have no place in our community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s theme, \u2018At the Heart of Democracy\u2019, reminds us that fairness, inclusion and equality are fundamental to a strong and healthy society. We all have a role to play in ensuring every person can live openly, safely and with dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Council has commemorated IDAHOBIT since 2010 as part of its commitment to fostering an inclusive, healthy and vibrant community, as outlined in its Community Strategic Plan.<\/p>\n<p>IDAHOBIT is observed globally on 17 May, marking the 1990 decision by the World Health Organization to remove homosexuality from the list of mental health disorders.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Blue Mountains event is delivered in partnership with local community organisations including Bent Art, Blue Mountains Trans &amp; Gender Diverse Social Group, Blue Mountains Women\u2019s Health &amp; Resource Centre, MOCS Mountains Outreach Community Services, Pick \u2019n\u2019 Mix Belong Blue Mountains and Springwood Neighbourhood Centre Cooperative, with support from ACON and headspace.<\/p>\n<p>Community members are encouraged to attend the free event and take part in this important day of recognition, reflection and celebration.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-0\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-0\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-0\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pride flag raising followed by a community event with panel discussions, photo retrospective, creative activities and local organisation stalls to mark IDAHOBIT, in Katoomba NSW.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247337,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[120],"tribe_events_cat":[70,76],"class_list":["post-244566","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-120","tribe_events_cat-awareness-activity","tribe_events_cat-institutional-or-corporate-initiative","cat_awareness-activity","cat_institutional-or-corporate-initiative"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/244566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/244566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247342,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/244566\/revisions\/247342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244566"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/may17.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=244566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}