Open Frame: Short LGBTIQ+ Films for IDAHOBIT marks the 2026 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) and reflects the global theme “At the heart of democracy.” The event explores how equality, dignity and participation of LGBTIQ+ people are essential to strong and inclusive democratic societies.

Through a curated short film programme, the event uses storytelling to open space for reflection and dialogue on lived experience, human rights and belonging. It brings together the diplomatic community, UN and international organization personnel, and partners in International Geneva to engage with culture as a bridge between values and practice, and to reaffirm commitments to non‑discrimination and inclusion.

Organized by UN-GLOBE Geneva, the event is generously co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Spain to the United Nations, the United Nations Office at Geneva, and UNAIDS, in collaboration with Everybody’s Perfect, Geneva’s International Queer Film Festival.