IDAHOBIT

IDAHOBIT 2025 – Window Display Competition Entry Macedon Ranges
2025-05-12 - 2025-05-19 | HMS Community, 2/18, Gisborne, VIC, 3071, Australia
We’re proud to take part in Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health’s IDAHOBIT Window Display Competition, standing in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ communities across the Macedon Ranges and beyond.
IDAHOBIT—the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Discrimination and Transphobia—is held every year on May 17. It’s a day to raise awareness, spark conversations, and take a stand against discrimination in all its forms. Now also known as the Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination, it affirms the importance of inclusion for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual and other diverse identities.
At HMS Community, we’re committed to:
🟣 Welcoming people of all genders, sexual orientations, backgrounds, and abilities.
🟣 Partnering with LGBTI+ organisations to ensure respectful and informed support.
🟣 Promoting inclusive care through policy, practice, and lived experience—including within our leadership.
Our display is a public commitment to equity, inclusion, and dignity for all.
Thanks to Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health for creating space to celebrate visibility and allyship in our region.

Equality Jamaica - IDAHOT 2025 Essay Competition
2025-05-13 08:00 - 2025-05-30 17:00 (America/Jamaica) | Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
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.

Atelier créatif pour la journée internationale contre les lgbtphobies
2025-05-16 14:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Berlin) | La Kankaillerie, Luc-en-Diois, 26310, France
Atelier pour rendre hommage aux militant.es du passé.es et d’aujourd’hui et aux personnes queer violentées dans le monde.

The Power of Community in Fiji
2025-05-16 17:30 - 20:30 (Pacific/Fiji) | Tanoa International Hotel, Tanoa Dr, Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji
Join us for an evening of learning, sharing, and celebration as we honor IDAHOBIT 2025 with a special screening of O lou taimi nei’ (Your Time is Now) a powerful short documentary capturing a landmark cultural moment in Samoa.
This event brings together Brown Girl Woke, the Samoa Fa’afafine and Faatama Association (SFA), and UN Human Rights to spotlight the strength and visibility of Samoa’s LGBTQIA+ and SOGIESC communities.
About the Film:
‘O lou taimi nei’ documents the birth of Ballroom culture in Samoa—led by a vibrant team from Australia including:
– Ella Canza, Miss Samoa Fa’afafine 2024/2025 & Mother of the House of Alexander
– Eliam Royalness, Father of the House of Juicy Couture AUS
– Pisces ‘Pulusi’ Alexander, House of Alexander
Through immersive workshops and the unforgettable Boom, Kaisi Ball, the film offers a joyful and transformative journey of identity, pride, and performance.
But beyond the runway, ‘O lou taimi nei’ dives deep—highlighting the importance of allyship, sisterhood, and community in building resilience and global queer solidarity, especially across the Pacific diaspora.
Dress Code: Come as your most radiant self – Ballroom Ready!
Let’s celebrate IDAHOBIT by honoring courage, creativity, and the power of coming together.

Le Retour x The Story of Sebonta : Community Film Screening and Dialogue
2025-05-16 17:30 - 21:00 (Africa/Gaborone) | Alliance Française de Gaborone, Plot 2939, Mabuto Drive, Gaborone, Botswana
The event will take place on Friday, May 16 and will bring together LGBTQ+ individuals, allies, students and activists for an evening of storytelling, reflecting and conversation. Through film and open dialogue, the event will explore the strength and resilience of queer communities in Botswana and beyond.
Join us in celebrating the power of visibility, solidarity and collective action.
