IDAHOBIT

Equality Jamaica - IDAHOT Essay Competition 2026
2026-03-11 08:00 - 2026-04-24 17:00 (America/Jamaica) | Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
Got ideas about the future of LGBTQ+ rights in Jamaica? Your voice matters.
The Equality For All Foundation Jamaica Ltd. IDAHOT 2026 Essay Competition is now open to all Jamaicans 18+.
📝 Essay Topic:
“Considering the current legal and social status of queer people in Jamaica, how can the vision of the Queer Agenda particularly for Family Life, Education and Training and Employment be realized?”
Submission Guidelines:
✔️1,500 – 2,000 words
✔️Written in English
✔️APA citation with reference list
✔️Must incorporate recommendations from the Queer Agenda
✔️Include author name and essay title
✔️AI-generated essays are not permitted
🏆 Prizes:
🥇 $30,000 | 🥈 $20,000 | 🥉 $10,000
📅 Deadline: April 10, 2026 (5PM)
📧 Submit to: adrian@equalityjamaica.org
Subject: IDAHOT Essay Competition 2026
Share your ideas. Shape the conversation. Help imagine a more inclusive Jamaica.

Your Blaming The Wrong 1%
2026-05-10 20:00 - 20:30 UTC | United Kingdom, United Kingdom
A music video released for IDAHOBIT by Transsister & The Robots a virtual / human project to raise awarness of hate against the LGBTQIA+ community. This music video is a call for support and solidarity in the fight for Trans, Nonbinary, Intersex Human and Civil Rights promoting Love Not Hate. Any profits raised from the music are donated to Medway Pride CIC to support LGBTQIA+ community in Medway UK

Open Frame: Short LGBTIQ+ films for IDAHOBIT
2026-05-12 17:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Zurich) | Palais des Nations, Room XIV Cinema, Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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.

IDAHOBIT Tiny Art Show Launch – Inglewood Library
2026-05-13 14:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Inglewood Library Agency, Inkerman Street, Inglewood, 3517, Australia
Launch of the IDAHOBIT Tiny Art Show at Inglewood Library Agency, Inglewood VIC. Wednesday 13 May 2026, 2pm–3pm. The exhibition features small artworks on canvas created by community members celebrating the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Discrimination and Transphobia. The exhibition runs Wednesday 13 May–Wednesday 27 May 2026. No bookings required.

Making Hearts with Lovecraft for IDAHOBIT
2026-05-13 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Spain
We gather with members of our patient community to sew together felt pins as a way of channeling group support for the empowerment of those who face transphobia in their lives.
On Friday we will be reading a manifiesto and enjoying trans color smoothies together. On Sunday, macramé keychains with the trans flag colors will also create a safe space where people can learn more and talk about IDAHOBIT together.

IDAHOBIT Film Screening – JIMPA (Twenty10 and Sock Drawer Heroes)
2026-05-13 19:00 - 22:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Inner West Pride Centre, 8 Oliver Street, Marrickville, 2204, Australia
Special IDAHOBIT community screening of JIMPA, co-presented by Twenty10 and Sock Drawer Heroes at the Inner West Pride Centre, Newtown NSW. JIMPA is an Australian queer film featuring Olivia Colman. An evening of film and meaningful conversation to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia. Wednesday 13 May 2026, 7pm–10:30pm AEST. $5 community tickets via Humanitix.

Art Gallery: Celebrating Diversity Through Art
2026-05-14 16:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Bangkok) | Mae Sot, Mae Sot, Mae Sot, 63110, Thailand
🏳️‍🌈May 17 Is calling you! 🏳️‍⚧️- ဖြစ်တည်မှုများမှသည် ဒီမိုကရေစီသို့
အနုပညာဆိုတာ ထိန်းချုပ်ကန့်သတ်လို့ရတဲ့ အရာ မဟုတ်ပါဘူး။
တလောကလုံး အမှောင်ဖုံးနေတယ်ဆိုရင်တောင်မှ
အနုပညာဆိုတာက အလင်းရောင်တခုအဖြစ် တောက်ပနေဆဲဖြစ်ပါလိမ့်မယ်။
အနုပညာဆိုတာ ကျွန်တော်တို့ရဲ့ ဖန်တီးမှု၊ ကျွန်တော်တို့ရဲ့ အသံ၊
ကျွန်တော်တို့ရဲ့ ဖြစ်တည်မှု အားလုံးကို ကိုယ်စားပြုတဲ့ အရာတစ်ခုပါ။
ကျွန်တော်တို့ Kings N Queens၊ Queers of Burma Alternative(QBA)၊ Myanmar Rainbow Political Community (MRPC) နှင့် Than Lwin Khet News တို့မှ ပူးပေါင်းကျင်းပသော IDAHOBIT နေ့အထိမ်းအမှတ်ပွဲမှာလည်း
LGBTQ+ တွေနဲ့ ထောက်ခံဝန်းရံသူတို့ရဲ့ အနုပညာလက်ရာတွေက
ဘာတွေကို ကိုယ်စားပြုလဲ၊ ဘယ်လို အသံတွေကို ဖော်ထုတ်ပြသသွားမလဲဆိုတာ ရင်ခုန်စွာနဲ့ လာရောက်ကြည့်ရှု့ပေးဖို့ ဖိတ်ခေါ်ပါရစေခင်ဗျာ။
English Version
🏳️‍🌈May 17 Is calling you!🏳️‍⚧️ – From Identities to Democracy
Art is not something that can be controlled or restricted.
Even if the whole world is covered in darkness, art will continue to shine as a light.
Art represents our creativity, our voices, and our very existence.
At the IDAHOBIT commemorative event jointly organized by Kings N Queens, Queers of Burma Alternative (QBA), Myanmar Rainbow Political Community (MRPC), and Than Lwin Khet News, we warmly invite you to come and experience the artworks created by LGBTQ+ individuals and allies — to see what they represent, the stories they carry, and the voices they courageously express.

IDAHOBIT 2026: “At the Heart of Democracy” – The Journey from Amsterdam to Bangkok
2026-05-15 - 2026-05-17 | Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in collaboration with APCOM Foundation, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), Bangkok Pride, GIRLxGIRL, SCBX Next Tech, Baturu, and the Rights and Liberty Protection Department, today officially launched IDAHOBIT 2026: “At the Heart of Democracy” – The Journey from Amsterdam to Bangkok.
This landmark initiative highlights the global journey toward equality and inclusion, connecting Amsterdam and Bangkok through a shared commitment to human rights, dignity, and diversity.
The programme will take place from 15–18 May 2026 at SCBX Next Tech, 4th Floor, Siam Paragon, Bangkok.
The event comes at a significant moment as Thailand marks the first anniversary of its Marriage Equality Law, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, while the Netherlands continues its global leadership as the first country in the world to have done so in 2001.
As part of the programme, the Embassy of the Netherlands will present the internationally renowned Amsterdam Rainbow Dress, a powerful 16-metre-wide artwork made from the flags of more than 60 countries where homosexuality remains criminalized. The installation serves as a poignant reminder of the ongoing challenges faced by LGBTQI communities worldwide.
APCOM Foundation will also showcase the 10th anniversary of the HERO Awards, highlighting outstanding HIV and LGBTQI advocates across Asia and the Pacific through a photo exhibition and regional dialogues, including voices from countries where LGBTQI people continue to face criminalization.

Bal de l'amour 2026
2026-05-15 14:30 - 23:30 (Europe/Paris) | Place de la Bastille, Place de la Bastille, Paris, 75011, France
Notez bien la date : vendredi 15 mai, la place de la Bastille devient une piste de danse géante pour célébrer l’amour, les fiertés et les cultures LGBTQIA+. Voici la programmation de cette soirée d’exception !
Après une troisième édition en 2025, couronnée de succès, place de la Bastille, le « Bal de l’amour » revient cette année pour sa nouvelle édition ! Mémorable, l’événement pose ses enceintes au pied de la Colonne de Juillet.
Ce « Bal de l’amour » est à destination de toutes les Parisiennes et de tous les Parisiens, communautés LGBTQIA+ et leurs alliés, mariés, familles, jeunes, seniors, souhaitant célébrer l’amour pour tous et toutes. Ce bal est gratuit et ouvert à toutes et tous.
Le Bal de l’amour fait écho à la Journée mondiale contre l’homophobie, la transphobie et la biphobie, prévue le 17 mai.
La programmation
Vendredi 15 mai à 14 h 30 : Conférence tout public « Paris ville de fiertés, ville de luttes ! », à l’auditorium de l’Hôtel de Ville, autour de l’état des discriminations, des enjeux internationaux, ainsi que du rôle du sport dans les combats pour l’égalité.
En présence de SOS Homophobie, l’Association pour la dépénalisation universelle de l’homosexualité (ADUH), le Rainbow Cities Network, Fier Play et la Fédération sportive LGBT+.
19 h : DJ set – Malaureins – Open Format ;
19 h 30 : Live Mac Hartley ;
19 h 40 : Live Shinobihana ;
20 h 10 : Live Vicky R ;
21 h : Cabaret – MC : Monsieur K + « La Cage aux Folles » : tableau d’ouverture avec numéro de danse et de claquettes + Le Cabaret : Monsieur K, Corrine, Fürsy Von Colmar, Patachtouille, Kiks, Axel Alvarez, et Maxime + « La Cage aux Folles » : clôture « On ne vit qu’une fois »
22 h : DJ set – Corrine.

IDAHOBIT Screening: ONENESS – Alliance Française de Delhi
2026-05-15 18:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Alliance Française de Delhi, 72 Lodhi Estate, New Delhi, 110003, India
Alliance Française de Delhi, in collaboration with the Aravali International Film Festival, presents a screening of ONENESS followed by a panel discussion, in observance of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). ONENESS: Inspired by a true event from 2013, the film tells the story of Ivan Martin, a young boy from a deeply conservative Christian family in Manipur, India, whose love for Pamheiba — a boy from the Meitei community — becomes a radical act of resistance. Friday 15 May 2026, 6:00 PM. M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Française de Delhi, Lodhi Road. Free entry, open to all. Part of a week of events (12–16 May 2026) at Alliance Française de Delhi marking IDAHOBIT.

“Ардчиллын зүрхэнд” гэрэл зургийн үзэсгэлэн
2026-05-15 18:00 - 2026-05-28 18:00 (Asia/Ulaanbaatar) | САВ арт галерей, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ АЙДАХОБИТ-2026: “Ардчиллын зүрхэнд” гэрэл зургийн үзэсгэлэн нээлтээ хийнэ
Жил бүрийн 5 дугаар сарын 17-ны өдрийг дэлхий нийтэд АЙДАХОБИТ буюу гомофоби, бифоби, трансфобийн эсрэг олон улсын өдөр болгон тэмдэглэдэг уламжлалтай. Энэ жил тус өдрийг “Ардчиллын зүрхэнд” уриан дор дэлхий даяар тэмдэглэн өнгөрүүлж байна.
Энэхүү өдрийг тохиолдуулан ЛГБТ Төв-өөс хэрэгжүүлдэг “Эрхийн төлөө урлаг” санаачлагын хүрээнд гэрэл зургийн үзэсгэлэнг 2026 оны 5 дугаар сарын 15-28-ны хооронд Хөх Нар Сав спейс-д зохион байгуулах гэж байна. Үзэсгэлэнгийн нээлт 2026 оны 5 дугаар сарын 15-ний өдрийн 18:00 цагт болно.
“Эрхийн төлөө урлаг” санаачлага нь урлагаар дамжуулан хүний эрхийн ойлголтыг түгээх, ЛГБТИК+ сэдвийн хүрээнд уран бүтээлчдийг дэмжих, күийр уран бүтээлчдэд зориулсан орон зайг бий болгох зорилготой юм. Уран бүтээл нь нийгэм, улс төр, соёлын бодит байдлыг шүүмжлэн харуулахын зэрэгцээ эерэг өөрчлөлтийг уриалах, хайр ба бахархлыг түгээх хүчирхэг хэрэгсэл билээ.
АЙДАХОБИТ өдрийн түүхээс дурдвал, 1990 оны 5 дугаар сарын 17-нд Дэлхийн эрүүл мэндийн байгууллага ижил хүйсийн бэлгийн чиг баримжааг сэтгэцийн эмгэгийн жагсаалтаас албан ёсоор хассан нь ЛГБТИК+ хөдөлгөөний хувьд онцгой ач холбогдолтой үйл явдал болсон. Улмаар 2004 онд Нэгдсэн Үндэстний Байгууллага-аас энэхүү өдрийг хүний эрхийн тэмдэглэлт өдөр болгон хүлээн зөвшөөрч, дэлхий даяар тэмдэглэдэг болсон юм.
Монгол Улсад 2011 оноос эхлэн АЙДАХОБИТ-ыг тэмдэглэж ирсэн бөгөөд энэ хүрээнд олон нийтэд бэлгийн чиг баримжаа, хүйсийн баримжаа, илэрхийллийн талаар шинжлэх ухаанд суурилсан үнэн бодит мэдээлэл түгээх, хүний эрхийг хүндэтгэх соёлыг төлөвшүүлэхэд чиглэсэн олон талт үйл ажиллагааг зохион байгуулж байна.
Тус үзэсгэлэн нь орчин үеийн гэрэл зургийн олон төрөл, жанрыг хамарч, ЛГБТИК+ хүмүүсийн амьдрал, туршлага, дуу хоолойг урлагаар илэрхийлсэн бүтээлүүдийг олон нийтэд хүргэх болно. Уг үзэсгэлэнд нийт 80 гаруй бүтээл ирснээс шалгарсан 65 бүтээлүүдийг үзэсгэлэнгийн үеэр дэлгэн үзүүлэхээс гадна “Прайд” сэтгүүл болон үзэсгэлэнгийн каталоги хэвлэлд багтаан нийтлэх юм.
Энэхүү үзэсгэлэн нь урлаг, хүний эрх, ардчиллын үнэ цэнийг нэгтгэн харуулах, олон нийтэд ойлголт, мэдрэмж, харилцан хүндлэлийг түгээх чухал ач холбогдолтой арга хэмжээ болно.
📆Үзэсгэлэнгийн хуваарь: 05 сарын 15-28-ны хооронд 11:00-19:00 цагийн хооронд, таксгүй.
Үзэсгэлэнгийн нээлт: 05 сарын 15-нд
📍Хаана: САВ арт галерей
⏳Хэдээс: 18:00 цагаас
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IDAHOBIT-2026: ‘In the Heart of Democracy’ photography exhibition to open
Every year, 17 May is observed worldwide as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. This year, the day is being observed worldwide under the slogan ‘In the Heart of Democracy.’
To mark this day, as part of the LGBT Centre’s ‘Art for Rights’ initiative, a photography exhibition will be held at Hөх Нар Сав Space from 15 to 28 May 2026. The exhibition opening will take place on 15 May 2026 at 18:00.
The ‘Art for Rights’ initiative aims to promote the understanding of human rights through art, support artists on LGBTQI+ themes, and create a space for queer artists. Art is a powerful tool that not only critiques social, political and cultural realities but also calls for positive change and spreads love and pride.
To cite the history of AIDAHOBIT Day, on 17 May 1990 —when the World Health Organisation officially removed same-sex orientation from its list of mental disorders—was a particularly significant event for the LGBTQI+ movement. Subsequently, in 2004 the United Nations recognised this day as a human rights day, and it has been celebrated worldwide.
In Mongolia, IDAHOBIT has been celebrated since 2011, and within this framework, science-based, factual information about sexual orientation, gender identity and expression is disseminated to the public, organising multifaceted activities aimed at fostering a culture of respect for human rights.
The exhibition will encompass various forms and genres of contemporary photography, bringing to the public works that express the lives, experiences, and voices of LGBTQI+ people through art. Of the more than 80 works submitted, 65 have been selected to be exhibited, and will also be featured in Pride magazine and the exhibition catalogue.
This exhibition will be a significant event, uniting the values of art, human rights and democracy, and fostering understanding, empathy and mutual respect among the public.
Exhibition hours: 15th–28th May, 11:00–19:00. Admission free.
Exhibition opening: 15th May
Where: SAV Art GalleryFrom 18:00

Presentazione del libro: "Non esistono bambini arcobaleno"
2026-05-15 18:30 - 21:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Circolo Mattatoyo, Via Rodolfo Pio 4, Carpi, Modena, Italy
In occasione del 17 maggio, Giornata Internazionale contro l’omo-lesbo-bi-trans-intersex-a-fobia, e del Modena Pride 2026
📚 Presentazione del libro “Non esistono bambini arcobaleno: Testimonianze di infanzie e adolescenze LGBTQIA+”
📍Dove: Mattatoyo – Carpi, Via Rodolfo Pio 4
⏰ Quando: Venerdì 15 maggio 2026, ore 18:30
💬 In rappresentanza dell’Unione delle Terre d’Argine, introdurrà l’iniziativa Tamara Calzolari, Assessora a Diritti e Pari Opportunità del Comune di Carpi.
🌈🗣️ L’autore Giorgio Umberto Bozzo dialogherà con Francesco Donini, attivista LGBTQIA+ di Arcigay Modena “Matthew Shepard”, e Fabiana Montanari, attivista LGBTQIA+ di Famiglie Arcobaleno, alla scoperta di storie autentiche di infanzie e adolescenze LGBTQIA+ in Italia: voci che sfidano stereotipi e celebrano la resilienza delle generazioni arcobaleno.
🔗 Evento organizzato da Unione delle Terre d’Argine, Comune di Campogalliano, Comune di Carpi, Comune di Novi di Modena, Comune di Soliera, Modena Pride, Arcigay Modena “Matthew Shepard”, Famiglie Arcobaleno, AGEDO Bologna per l’Emilia e Mattatoyo.
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To mark 17 May, the International Day Against Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Intersexphobia, and Modena Pride 2026
📚 Book launch: “There Are No Rainbow Children: Testimonies of LGBTQIA+ Childhoods and Adolescence”
📍Where: Mattatoyo – Carpi, Via Rodolfo Pio 4
⏰ When: Friday 15 May 2026, 6.30 pm
💬 Representing the Unione delle Terre d’Argine, Tamara Calzolari, Councillor for Rights and Equal Opportunities for the Municipality of Carpi, will introduce the event.
🌈 🗣️ Author Giorgio Umberto Bozzo will be in conversation with Francesco Donini, an LGBTQIA+ activist from Arcigay Modena’s “Matthew Shepard” group, and Fabiana Montanari, an LGBTQIA+ activist from Famiglie Arcobaleno, exploring authentic stories of LGBTQIA+ childhoods and adolescences in Italy: voices that challenge stereotypes and celebrate the resilience of the rainbow generations.
🔗 Event organised by Unione delle Terre d’Argine, the Municipality of Campogalliano, the Municipality of Carpi, the Municipality of Novi di Modena, the Municipality of Soliera, Modena Pride, Arcigay Modena “Matthew Shepard”, Famiglie Arcobaleno, AGEDO Bologna for Emilia and Mattatoyo.

Comedy Roadshow – A Night of Pride and Punchlines (Kerang)
2026-05-15 19:00 - 21:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | The Glasshouse @ Sir John Gorton Library, Murray Valley Highway & Shadforth Street, Kerang, 3579, Australia
About
Get ready for a fabulous evening of laughter and entertainment as NDCH invites friends and supporters to our Comedy Roadshow – A Night of Pride & Punchlines in support of IDAHOBIT day!
📅 Friday, May 15th
🍽️ Non-Alcoholic Drinks and Popcorn included in ticket
🌈 Everyone welcome!
18+ (16+ with parent or guardian)
*IDAHOBIT is a day for workplaces, teams, schools, sports clubs and communities to visibly stand with the LGBTQIA+ community.

Textile Poetry Workshop with Sydney Sydney
2026-05-16 10:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Boroondara Youth Hub, 4/601 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham, 3132, Australia
Get creative with thrifted fabrics in this hands-on textile workshop led by artist Sydney Sydney (they/he). Participants will design and create a one-line fabric banner that reflects their identity and personal expression. The finished pieces will be soft, handmade and celebrated – with every artwork featured in the Gallery of Young Art (GoYA) as part of Pride in June. Open to LGBTQIA+ young people and allies aged 15 to 25. Delivered as part of IDAHOBIT 2026. Level 1, 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122. Register via Eventbrite.

Guided Tour – Coded Blooms Exhibition (IDAHOBIT)
2026-05-16 12:30 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Museum of Australian Photography, 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, 3150, Australia
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.

Care/Resist: Merawat Diri Kita & Perlawanan (Care/Resist: Taking Care of Ourselves & Resistance)
2026-05-16 16:00 - 18:30 (Asia/Jakarta) | PurpleCode Space, Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, is a self-preservation. And that is an act of political warfare” – Audre Lorde
How have we been finding ourselves and our communities in recent days? Audre Lorde reminds us that self-care and collective care are inseparable parts of our resistance. In commemoration of IDAHOBIT 2026, PurpleCode Collective and Kolektif Merawat Ingatan present a space to share stories, feelings, and hopes about the interweaving of care and resistance by watching and reflecting on the documentary A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde (1995, Third World News Reel, restored version) and a short film compilation by Koalisi Kebebasan Berserikat (KKB).
The session will continue with a creative response activity co-facilitated by the organizers, where participants are encouraged to respond to the life and works of Audre Lorde and the three short films through writing, creating, or other forms of response.

IDAHOBIT celebration market
2026-05-17 - 2026-05-18 | Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
The Idahobit Celebration Market is a celebration of pride, power and possibility with Community.
✨ Expect:
🌈 Queer creatives & vendors
🎶 Music and queer performances
🍴 Food & good vibes
💜 Community, games & activities, connection, and celebration
Come and let’s IDAHOBIT together. Say No to LGBTQIA+ discrimination.

Repintada del pas de vianants de la diversitat i concentració amb lectura de manifest
2026-05-17 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Plaça Independenca, Girona, Plaça Independencia, Girona, Girona, 17007, Spain
A les 11 h a la plaça independència de la ciutat de Girona, Catalunya, es farà la tradicional repintada del pas de vianants, on esta la placa en commemoració de la revolta de Stonewall. A les 12 en el mateix joc es farà concentració i lectura de manifest en commemoració del dia contra l’LGTBI-fòbia

IDAHOBIT Community Wellbeing Festival
2026-05-17 11:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | 8 laidlaw place, kambah act, 8 Laidlaw Place, Canberra, ACT, 2602, Australia
Diversity ACT is a LGBTQIA+ led, volunteer-run organisation in Canberra, Australia which contributes to the wellbeing of our local and regional communities by running LGBTQIA+ friendly social groups and activities where peers and allies from all walks of life are welcome.
We know that time shared as a community – eating together, sharing laughter, engaging in something fun, insightful, or relaxing, even for a few hours – fundamentally strengthens and creates community. It is also fundamentally regenerative, serving as an often overlooked part of taking care of communities responding to a uncertain world.
For this reason, we have chosen to mark IDAHOBIT with a Community Wellbeing Festival. All are invited to get out of the house for a day, by themselves, with family, or friends, grab a bite to eat, browse vibrant community stalls. engage in family friendly activities, and join workshops focused on making, moving, and being well.
Best dressed can also win a prize in the Wellbeing Fashion Parade.
Entry by donation. All welcome!

Songs & Story Time with Mama G
2026-05-17 11:30 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Back by popular demand, and in celebration of this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT), come and join us for story time with award-winning storyteller Mama G!
Mama G will be sharing original stories and songs, alongside some of the very best picture books on the market, in an uplifting, joyful story time for the whole family. Expect dancing, laughter, and giggles galore as Mama G celebrates the power of being who you want to be and loving who you are.
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) takes place on 17 May each year and is a global moment of solidarity and visibility for LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities. It’s a perfect day to celebrate kindness, inclusion, and equality while standing against discrimination, and to enjoy storytelling that inspires and uplifts.
Described as “everyone’s favourite pantomime dame” (Metro), Mama G has been telling stories for the last six years. During that time, she has been a semi-finalist on Britain’s Got Talent, performed her show Off-Broadway, and appeared at libraries, festivals, Prides, museums, and theatres across the UK.
Suitable for: Children of all ages and their adults are welcome
Time: 11.30am and 2.30pm
Meeting Point: H2O
This event is free and included with your admission.

Steps to Liberation: Unveiling the Rainbow Steps
2026-05-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Founders MCC Los Angeles, 4607 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, United States
Community members and allies will gather at Founders Metropolitan Community Church in Los Angeles for a public act of courage: the unveiling of the Rainbow Steps.
Created by Lynn Segerblom, co-creator of the original rainbow flag in 1978, the installation transforms the church’s historic entry staircase into a vibrant spectrum of color — a symbolic pathway representing courage, visibility, and the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ dignity and equality.
Founders MCC holds a unique place in LGBTQ+ history. Its founder, Rev. Troy Perry, helped launch the modern Pride movement by organizing the first Pride parade in Los Angeles in 1970, demonstrating how visibility and collective action help expand freedom.
The event will also mark the official launch of Flag50, a global initiative leading toward the 50th anniversary of the rainbow flag in 2028, celebrating the flag’s enduring role as a symbol of hope, diversity, and human rights.
In a time when LGBTQ+ people around the world continue to face discrimination and violence, the Rainbow Steps stand as a visible reminder that defending LGBTQ+ dignity is central to protecting democracy itself.
The event will take place in person in Los Angeles and online for global participation, inviting communities everywhere to reflect on why equality and solidarity remain at the heart of democracy.
More information and livestream details:ourpride.org
With each step, the Rainbow Steps invite us to remember that freedom is not achieved in a single moment, but built step by step through courage, solidarity, and the enduring promise of democracy.

Drag and SFX makeup workshop
2026-05-17 12:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Močvara, Trnjanska Struga 34, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
Learn how to contour gender expression, why blending is essential, and which eyeliner works best under club lighting from Cider Bunny – a local drag artist you’ve definitely already heard of. And if you’re drawn to more extreme transformations, silicone materials will be provided by Sara – a cosplay artist ready to share the secrets of Special Effects makeup with anyone who wants to dive deeper.
The number of participants is limited, with advance registration required via Google Forms. If you sign up and later can’t attend, please let us know at sjemenistekolektiv@gmail.com so we can offer your spot to someone else.
Bring your own makeup (especially brushes) if you have it. If not, indicate this in your registration so we can provide supplies.
Warmly and in solidarity, happy Pride Month!

Thorne Harbour Country Goes to Priscilla – IDAHOBIT Edition
2026-05-17 13:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Ulumbarra Theatre, 10 Gaol Road, Bendigo, 3550, Australia
Thorne Harbour Country presents an IDAHOBIT edition screening of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert at Ulumbarra Theatre, 10 Gaol Road, Bendigo VIC. Sunday 17 May 2026, 1pm–4pm. Register via Humanitix.

IDAHOBIT Day at Mae Sot, Thailand
2026-05-17 16:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Bangkok) | Mae Sot, Mae Sot, Mae Sot, 63110, Thailand
Join Us for IDAHOBIT Day! 🌈 – ဖြစ်တည်မှုများမှသည် ဒီမိုကရေစီသို့
လူသားတိုင်း၏ မတူညီတဲ့ ဖြစ်တည်မှု၊ အရောင်အသွေးနှင့် လိင်စိတ်ခံယူမှုတို့က ရွံ့ရှာမုန်းတီးစရာ မဟုတ်သလို ဖယ်ကြဉ်ခွဲခြားရမည့် အရာတွေလည်း မဟုတ်ပါ။ မတူညီတဲ့ ဖြစ်တည်မှုများကို တန်ဖိုးထားခြင်းဖြင့် ကျွန်တော်တို့သည် လောကကြီးကို ပိုမိုလှပစေနိုင်ပါသည်။
IDAHOBIT Day သည် LGBTQ+ များအပေါ် အမုန်းတရားများ၊ ခွဲခြားဆက်ဆံမှုများကို ဆန့်ကျင်ပြီး မေတ္တာ၊ လေးစားမှုနှင့် တန်းတူအခွင့်အရေးကို မြှင့်တင်နိုင်ရန် အရေးပါသည့် နေ့စွဲတစ်ခုဖြစ်ပါသည်။
LGBTQ+ များ၏ ဖြစ်တည်မှုများနှင့် စွမ်းဆောင်ရည်များကို လက်ခံ အသိအမှတ်ပြုနိုင်ရန်အတွက် Kings N Queens၊ Queers of Burma Alternative(QBA)၊ Myanmar Rainbow Political Community(MRPC) တို့နှင့် အတူ The Exile Hub နှင့် သံလွင်ခက် တို့မှလည်း ပူးပေါင်းဆောင်ရွက်သည့် IDAHOBIT အထိမ်းအမှတ်ပွဲကို လာရောက်ကြဖို့ ဖိတ်ခေါ်လိုက်ပါသည်။
✨ LGBTQ+ များနှင့် ဝန်းရံသူများ၏ ပန်းချီအနုပညာများ၊
✨ လူသားစာကြည့်တိုက် (Human Library)၊
✨ LGBTQ+ တို့၏ နိုင်ငံရေး စကားဝိုင်း၊
✨ LGBTQ+ ဆိုင်ရာ မှတ်တမ်းရုပ်ရှင်ပြသခြင်း၊
✨ တေးသရုပ်ဖော် ကဏ္ဍများ နှင့်
✨ တော်လှန် Fashion Show စသည့် အစီအစဉ်များမှ စိတ်လှုပ်ရှားဖွယ် စောင့်ကြိုနေမှာဖြစ်ပါသည်။
IDAHOBIT အထိမ်းအမှတ်ပွဲကို လာရောက်ကြမည့် သူများအနေဖြင့်လည်း IDAHOBIT နှင့် သက်ဆိုင်သော Fashion များကို ဝတ်လာပေးကြဖို့နှင့် ထိုသူများထဲမှ (၃) ဦးအား အကောင်းဆုံး Fashion ဆုအဖြစ် အမှတ်တရ လက်ဆောင်များကို Organizing Team မှ ပြန်လည် ပေးအပ်ချီးမြှင့်သွားမည် ဖြစ်ကြောင်းကိုလည်း အသိပေးအပ်ပါသည်။
🌟 – ၁၇.၅.၂၀၂၆
🕞 – ညနေ ၄ နာရီမှ ည ၈ နာရီအထိ
🏨 – မဲဆောက်။
🌈 Join Us for IDAHOBIT Day! 🌈 – From Identities to Democracy
Human diversity—in identity, expression, and sexual orientation—is neither something to be feared nor something to be excluded. By valuing our differences, we can make the world a more beautiful and inclusive place.
IDAHOBIT Day is an important occasion dedicated to standing against hatred and discrimination toward LGBTQ+ people, while promoting love, respect, and equal rights.
To celebrate and recognize the identities and contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals, we warmly invite you to join the IDAHOBIT commemorative event organized collaboratively by Kings N Queens, Queers of Burma Alternative (QBA), and Myanmar Rainbow Political Community (MRPC).
The event will feature an exciting range of programs, including:
✨Art exhibitions by LGBTQ+ individuals and allies
✨A Human Library session
✨A political dialogue on LGBTQ+ issues
✨Screening of LGBTQ+ documentaries
✨Music and performance showcases
✨A revolutionary Fashion Show
We also encourage all attendees to come dressed in IDAHOBIT-themed fashion. From among the participants, three individuals will be selected to receive special awards and memorable prizes for the best outfits, presented by the organizing team.
🌟: 17 May 2026
🕞: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🏨: Mae Sot, Thailand
We look forward to celebrating diversity, dignity, and democracy together with you.
#myanmarraionbowpolticalcommunity
#queersofburmaalternative
#KingNQueen
#IDAHOBIT

Film screening – Stories. Real Lives. Real Change.
2026-05-17 16:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Bangkok) | Mae Sot, Mae Sot, Mae Sot, 63110, Thailand
🌈 IDAHOBIT 🌈
သမိုင်းမှတ်တမ်းဆိုတာ ဖျောက်ဖျက်လို့ မရတဲ့ ပုံရိပ်တစ်ခုပါ။
တစ်ခါတလေမှာ ပစ္စုပ္ပန်ကို နားလည်နိုင်ဖို့ အတိတ်ကို သိနေဖို့
လိုအပ်သလို သိထားသမျှကို ပြန်လည်သုံးသပ်နိုင်ဖို့လည်း လိုအပ်ပါတယ်။
LGBTQ+ တွေရဲ့ အတိတ်မှာ ဘယ်လိုဖိနှိပ်ခံခဲ့ရလဲ၊ ဘယ်လို ခွဲခြားဆက်ဆံခံခဲ့ရလဲ။
ဒီလို ဖယ်ကြဥ်ခံရမှုတွေကို ဘယ်လို ကြံကြံခံခဲ့ပြီး
လက်ရှိအခြေအနေလောက်အထိ လူ့ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်မှာ ဘယ်လို ကြိုးစား
အားထုတ်ခဲ့ရလဲဆိုတဲ့ မှတ်တမ်းရုပ်ရှင်တစ်ခုက
IDAHOBIT နဲ့အတူ ကျွန်တော်တို့ မြင်တွေ့ခံစားရမှာ ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။
LGBTQ+ တွေရဲ့ ဖြစ်တည်မှုကို နားလည်နိုင်ပြီး
လူသားအချင်းချင်း ကိုယ်ချင်းစာတရားတွေ ပိုမိုထားနိုင်ဖို့အတွက်
IDAHOBIT နေ့ရဲ့ မှတ်တမ်းရုပ်ရှင်လေးကို
လာရောက်ကြည့်ရှု့ဖို့အတွက် ဖိတ်ခေါ်လိုက်ပါတယ်။
English version
History is a reflection that cannot be erased. Sometimes, in order to understand the present, we need to know the past — and we also need to revisit and reflect on what we have learned.
How were LGBTQ+ individuals oppressed in the past? How were they discriminated against? How did they endure exclusion and continue striving to claim their place in society despite countless challenges?
These are the stories and realities we will witness and feel together through a documentary screening as part of our IDAHOBIT commemoration.
We warmly invite you to join us in watching this documentary, to better understand the existence and experiences of LGBTQ+ communities, and to nurture greater empathy, compassion, and humanity toward one another.

IDAHOBIT Day @ The Mound screening JIMPA
2026-05-17 16:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Sydney) | THE MOUND, Dharawal Country (the Gong), Australia
Proudly supported by ACON, join us at the MOUND for IDAHOBIT celebrations….!
4 – 8.30pm Sunday 17th May 2026.
We are marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia by gathering and connecting with our awesome LGBTIQA+ community AND officially screening the movie JIMPA at 6pm, followed by a recorded Q&A with the cast & filmmaker.
This new release has been described as a “moving and uncompromisingly modern portrait.” It isa heartwarming drama about Hannah (Olivia Colman), who travels to Amsterdam with her non-binary teenager, Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde), to visit her estranged, gay father, Jimpa (John Lithgow). The trip turns into a profound look at queer family, legacy, and joy.
There will be FREE finger food, snacks, popcorn and ice cream!
The bar will be open.
15+ everyone welcome….. movie is rated MA+
Dress GAY….. and by that i mean FABulously.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cq6KHwl2AQ
Sadly, the Mound is not wheelchair friendly…. we’re so sorry.

Queer Flux: Visions from China – Special IDAHOBIT Screening
2026-05-17 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Paris) | La Mutinerie, 176 Rue Saint-Martin, Paris, 75003, France
Queer Flux: Visions from China is a special film screening marking IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia) on 17 May 2026, 18:00–20:00, at La Mutinerie, Paris. Free entry with drinks available. Three short films exploring what visibility means when everything keeps getting interrupted – a curated programme of queer cinema from China, presented by Queer Patch as part of the Queer East Festival season.

IDAHOT movie night: "Rafiki"
2026-05-17 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Jamaica) | Rainbow House, Jamaica
Join us for this year’s IDAHOT Movie Night 🎬🏳️‍🌈
We’ll be screening “Rafiki” (2018) – a powerful Kenyan romance-drama about the love story between Kena and Ziki as they navigate family expectations and political pressures surrounding LGBTQ+ rights in Kenya. A fitting reflection for this year’s IDAHOT theme: “At the Heart of Democracy.”
📅 Sunday, May 17, 2026
🕕 6PM
📍 Rainbow House
Refreshments will be provided, and guests are invited to bring their own floor seating; blankets, cushions, bean bags… whatever keeps you comfy!
RSVP via the link in bio, and don’t forget to bring a friend 🌈

Sondervorführung IDAHOBIT: Lesbian Space Princess
2026-05-17 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Filmtheater Union Fürstenwalde, Berliner Straße 10, Fürstenwalde, 15517, Germany
Umwerfend witzig, knallbunt, euphorisch, kompromisslos queer: Der erste Spielfilm des australischen Regie-Duos Leela Varghese und Emma Hough Hobbs ist ein mitreißender intergalaktischer Selbstfindungstrip mit ganz großem Herzen und Lust auf Krawall, irgendwo zwischen wilder Sci-Fi-Musical-Komödie und heilsamer Coming-of-Age-Abenteuerreise.
Die introvertierte Prinzessin Saira, Tochter der lesbischen Königinnen des Planeten Clitopolis, ist am Boden zerstört: Die heiße Kopfgeldjägerin Kiki hat mit ihr Schluss gemacht – aus lauter Langeweile! Dabei hat Saira ihr ein so schönes Beziehungsalbum gebastelt! Doch als Kiki von den Straight White Maliens entführt wird, den Incels der Zukunft, muss Saira den Safe Space des queeren Weltraums verlassen und sie binnen 24 Stunden freikaufen: Die Maliens fordern nämlich die berühmte königliche Labrys – eine goldene Doppelaxt von schier unglaublicher lesbischer Macht. Das einzige Problem … Saira hat sie nicht!
Für den Film gab es auf der Berlinale 2025 den Teddy-Award und den 2. Platz beim Panorama-Publikumspreis. Ein riesiger Spaß für die ganze Familie, eindeutig! Freigegeben allerdings ab 16, finden die Sittenwächter:innen der FSK – aus Gründen, so geheimnisvoll wie der unendliche Weltraum. Der Film überzeugt aber nicht nur im Original, sondern auch in der deutschen Synchronfassung, die mit Lena Urzendowsky (In die Sonne schauen, Kokon), Jasmin Tabatabai (Bandits, Fremde Haut), Katy Karrenbauer (Satanische Sau, Hinter Gittern – der Frauenknast), Genet Zegay (Jugend ohne Gott), Lana Cooper (Love Steaks, Looping) und Kelly Heelton (Drag Race Germany) ein paar unserer liebsten Celebrities vereint!
Aus dem Filmtheater: Anlässlich des IDAHOBIT, dem Internationalen Tag gegen Homo-, Bi-, Inter-, Trans- und Asexuellenfeindlichkeit (englisch International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, Transphobia – IDAHOBIT). Neben der Erinnerung an das Ende der Definition von Homosexualität als Krankheit durch die WHO ergeben sich bei dem Datum 17.5. auch Parallelen zum ehemaligen Paragraphen 175 des deutschen Strafgesetzbuches, weshalb der 17. Mai in Deutschland bereits vor dem Jahr 1990 im Volksmund spöttisch als „Feiertag der Schwulen“ bezeichnet wurde.
Australien 2025 | Regie & Buch: Leela Varghese & Emma Hough Hobbs | Animation: Emma Hough Hobbs | Schnitt: Ben Fernandez | Schnittkoordination: Sam Matthews | Sound Design: Michael Darren | Musik: Leela Varghese, Michael Darren | Szenenbild: Emma Hough Hobbs | Genre: Abenteuer, Action, Animation, Komödie, Science-Fiction | FSK 16 | 86 min.

IDAHOBIT SAMOA 2026 – “At the Heart of Democracy”
2026-05-18 17:00 - 20:30 (Pacific/Apia) | BGW Community Space, 2nd Floor, ABM Building, Apia, 0000, Samoa
🌈 IDAHOBIT SAMOA 2026 🌈
“At the Heart of Democracy”
Visibility is democracy. Safety is a right. Community is power. ✊🏽💜
This year, Brown Girl Woke, Samoa Fa’afafine & Fa’atama Association (SFA), ILGA Oceania and OHCHR come together to create a space for talanoa, storytelling, learning and community healing through our Know Your Rights work and youth-led media.
In Samoa, democracy must include all of us — especially our fa’afafine, fa’atama, queer and marginalized youth whose voices are too often silenced, mocked or excluded.
This is more than an event.
It is about identity, dignity, protection, chosen family and creating safer futures for our young people.
Join us for:
✨ Know Your Rights Talanoa
🎥 Closed Community Screening
🎤 Youth Voices & Participation
🌈 Ballroom & Chosen Family Conversations
📸 Storytelling & Community Media
📍 BGW Community Space
📅 Monday 18 May 2026
🕔 5:00PM – 8:30PM
Thank you to our partners and community who continue to stand for love, safety and human rights in Samoa. 💜
