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SUMMARY:Equality Jamaica - IDAHOT 2025 Essay Competition
DESCRIPTION:The IDAHOT 2025 Essay Competition is an event organized by Equality for All\, inviting Jamaicans over 18 to submit essays addressing barriers to inclusion in education and the workplace for LGBTQ+ individuals. The competition is open to all Jamaicans aged 18 and above\, with essays required to be between 1\,500-2\,000 words\, informed by the 2023 Social and Institutional Barriers to Inclusion Research by IDEA Research Centre. The deadline for submissions is Friday\, May 30\, 2025\, at 5 pm\, with prizes ranging from $20\,000 to $50\,000 for the top three entries.
URL:https://may17.org/event/2025-equality-jamaica-idahot-2025-essay-competition/
LOCATION:Jamaica\, Kingston\, Jamaica
CATEGORIES:Art or creative expression
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250517T100000
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SUMMARY:Info campaign: We already know each other
DESCRIPTION:Informational campaign in Ukraine. “We Already Know Each Other” is a campaign about the LGBT+ people who are already part of our lives — friends\, neighbors\, colleagues. It explains how to support them in everyday situations: at work\, in school\, or during casual conversations. The campaign sheds light on what coming out means and why not everyone can do it safely. It helps recognize everyday homophobia\, understand how jokes can hurt\, and why equality needs public support\, not just private acceptance. By fostering empathy and awareness\, the campaign encourages everyone to be active allies and create a more inclusive and respectful society.
URL:https://may17.org/event/2025-info-campaign-we-already-know-each-other/
LOCATION:Ukraine\, Ukraine
CATEGORIES:Media or campaign
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SUMMARY:Communion
DESCRIPTION:Communion or Queer Communion is a project dedicated to remembering and celebrating the lives of marginalised queer people who were murdered for living as themselves. The project is a rejection of the attempts to dismiss\, defile or simply erase LGBTQIA+ people. It started from a need to process on a personal level the emotional impact of news reports of hate crime murders that became increasingly frequent during the Covid pandemic. It has continued in part because of the engagement of those in the community who have reacted positively and encouraged me to continue. \nI believe that hate crime and the manner in which authority and society respond to it act to create an environment of fear\, as well as the sense that LGBTQIA+ lives are disposable and shameful. In spite of this queer people continue to live openly in defiance of attempts to control or police them into compliance. The works are meant to celebrate the simultaneously incandescent and ordinary lives that have been lost\, as well as mourning\, they also are a refusal of the tendency to place the inflicted pain\, death and violence at the centre of how we remember them.  \nThe project is also about visibility\, asking us who is deserving of commemoration and who we are content to erase\, sweep under the carpet. Many of these were create using photographs that were blurry or overly cropped\, and in some sense the accessibilty of photographs has dictated the choice of portraits.  \nThe project consists of a series of portraits that evoke a sense of the sacred through references to spiritual iconography to create spaces for contemplation and stillness. There are currently three forms of the project that are ongoing.  \nAn installation consisting of a 14 sided metal framework that holds 13 portraits that are hand painted on cast acrylic sheeting and act in a similar way to stained glass windows\, was first exhibited at the Spier Light Art Festival in 2021\, and later at the Kopano gathering.  This installation included portaits of Nonhlanhla Kunene; Sphamandla Khoza; Motshidi Pascalina (Pasca); Kirvan Fortuin; Sam Mbatha; Buhle Poswa; Lindokuhle Mapu; Nare Mphela; Bonang Gaelae; Lonwabo Jack; Phelokazi Mqathana; Lindokuhle Cele; Liyabona Mabishi. \nA series of watercolour paintings on paper that aim to act as a commemorative archive. The watercolour paintings allow for a more responsive archive and will continue to evolve and grow in response to the environment as much as is possible.
URL:https://may17.org/event/2025-communion/
LOCATION:Seth Deacon Art Studios\, 66 Albert Road\, Woodstock\, Cape Town\, Western Cape\, 7925\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Community gathering,Awareness activity,Art or creative expression
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SUMMARY:Dialogue for the Inclusion of Diversity
DESCRIPTION:The Dialogue for the Inclusion of Diversity was a space for meaningful engagement among civil society organizations representing the LGBTIQ+ population\, United Nations Country Team (UNCT) and UN Globe in honduras. Held in the framework of the International Day Against Homophobia\, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)\, the dialogue commemorated the historic decision by the World Health Organization to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. It also served as a platform to advocate for the human rights\, equality\, and dignity of all individuals\, regardless of their sexual orientation\, gender identity\, or gender expression. \nThe event saw strong participation from civil society organizations representing the LGBTIQ+ population\, highlighting their leadership and active role in the national efforts to promote inclusion and protect rights. Through open dialogue\, participants addressed key concerns currently faced by the community\, including stigma\, violence\, and barriers to access to services and justice. During the dialogue\, the UN also assured the participants about the organization’s unwavering commitment to protect their human rights and accompany them in facing the challenges shared. \nThe space reinforced the collective commitment to strengthen joint efforts in guaranteeing the rights\, equality\, and inclusion of all people without discrimination. It also underscored the importance of continuing to build alliances between civil society and the United Nations to promote transformative change and ensure that no one is left behind. \nIn a context where the LGBTIQ+ population are facing backlash globally\, the meeting and public posts regarding it\, contributes to advocate for their rights and inclusion.
URL:https://may17.org/event/2025-dialogue-for-the-inclusion-of-diversity/
LOCATION:OHCHR Tegucigalpa\, Honduras\, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)\, Colonia Palmira\, República de México Avenue\, Tegucigalpa\, Francisco Morazán\, 11101\, Honduras
CATEGORIES:Awareness activity,Institutional or corporate initiative
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250520T090000
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SUMMARY:2025 European IDAHOT+ Forum: “Advancing SOGIGESC Equality and Inclusion in a Transforming Europe”
DESCRIPTION:20 May 2025\, Valletta\, Malta – The 12th Edition of the European IDAHOT+ Forum will convene in Valletta under the theme “Advancing SOGIGESC Equality and Inclusion in a Transforming Europe\,” hosted by Malta under its Presidency of the Council of Europe. Co-organised by the Government of Malta and the Council of Europe’s SOGIESC Unit\, the Forum marks the International Day Against Homophobia\, Lesbophobia\, Biphobia\, Transphobia\, and Intersexphobia (IDAHOT)\, observed annually on 17 May. \nThe Forum will address emerging challenges and opportunities for advancing SOGIESC equality across Europe\, focusing on strategies to counter the rise of anti-LGBTI narratives and protect existing gains. Discussions will also highlight the implementation of national and regional action plans aimed at combatting discrimination based on sexual orientation\, gender identity and expression\, and sex characteristics. \nAs in previous editions\, European LGBTI civil society organisations will present their annual maps and indexes\, offering a comprehensive overview of LGBTI rights in Europe. The Forum will also feature discussions on promoting inclusive practices in sport\, addressing intersecting forms of discrimination\, and strengthening legal protections for LBTIQ+ women. \nOn 21-22 May\, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Sexual Orientation\, Gender Identity and Expression\, and Sex Characteristics (ADI-SOGIESC) will conduct its 3rd meeting in Malta to advance its work\, including on a Draft Recommendation on Equal Rights for Intersex Persons and a review of Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5  to member states on measures to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity (CM/Rec(2010)5)
URL:https://may17.org/event/2025-european-idahot-forum/
LOCATION:Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Triq l-Isptar\, Il-Belt Valletta\, 1645\, Malta
CATEGORIES:Community gathering,Policy, research, or advocacy action,Institutional or corporate initiative
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