Communion
2025-05-17 12:00 - 2025-06-30 17:00 (Africa/Cairo) | Seth Deacon Art Studios, 66 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7925, South Africa
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.
I 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.
The 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.
The 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.
An 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.
A 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.

WorldPride 2025 + OUR PRIDE Shorts & Arts Fest + Global Gatherings
2025-05-22 - 2025-06-30 | https://may17.org/event/worldpride-2025-our-pride-shorts-arts-fest-global-gatherings/
We invite IDAHOBIT event producers to May 17 Early Access to the official WorldPride 2025 virtual event. OUR PRIDE Short & Arts Fest. IDAHOBIT event producers are invited to submit details of their festival: http://ourpride.org/idahobit
Event producers will be invited to a join a Session to present highlights of their IDAHOBIT event, video and photos in the WorldPride June 1 – 9 virtual event.
It’s easy! Simply submit your event and we can schedule a day and time to make a live or pre-recorded presentation with a global audience to experience highlights from your IDAHOBIT event.
The focus is on Arts, Advocacy and Human Rights.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
From anywhere in the world, join the multifaceted 8th annual OUR PRIDE Short Film + Arts Festival, including online community gathering spaces and networking. The 40 day OUR PRIDE Shorts Fest opens May 22 through June 30, featuring 170+ short films from 25+ countries, spanning diverse genres, drama, comedy, romance, documentary, animation, experimental, poetry and more. Streaming anywhere on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and the web.
The festival’s virtual “Global Gatherings” are focused on arts, advocacy, and human rights, offering opportunities for community networking, discussions, and performances from various artists and activists, including live events featuring filmmakers and film screenings. The “Global Gatherings” feature online community gathering spaces and networking, short film watch party screenings, music, artwork, poetry, literature, digital media, performances, panel discussions, and community activism around the world.
Filmmakers, musicians, artists, writers, performers, digital creators, human rights activists and advocates present films, new music, a wide range of art, literature, and innovative community resilience and empowerment efforts. Community networking features and meeting spaces provide opportunities for building new relationships, creating alliances and instilling inspiration transcending borders.

Existence is Resistance: Global Solidarity with Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Diverse Communities
2025-05-27 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nBObjq5BS52yxoW2nMKD9w#/registration
In the wake of IDAHOBIT, and as regressive forces threaten human rights across the globe, our webinar will explore powerful resistance strategies and support networks built by trans communities.
Featuring experts from IPPF, International Trans Fund, GATE & TYI Uganda, learn how feminist, HIV+, SRHR and LGBTQI+ movements can strengthen solidarity by coming together.
We will have assisted interpretation in French and Spanish using Wordly.

The Future of Global LGBTI+ Rights: Navigating Uncertainty and Building Alternatives
2025-05-29 14:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_saSpz4mGSYuwmQgFRTX57A#/registration
To mark this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, Kaleidoscope Trust is proud to announce a free online panel on May 29th at 2:30 PM (UK time).
Join our free, virtual event where Kaleiodoscope Trust will bring together activists, changemakers, diplomats and civil society leaders, to engage in a focused dialogue about the threats facing LGBTI+ rights and communities worldwide in this new era. The discussion will also explore strategies to strengthen collaboration, leverage international networks, and identify new opportunities to support and protect LGBTI+ rights in this critical period.
The global landscape for LGBTI+ rights demands urgent attention as a resurgence of populism and a troubling backlash against equality unfolds in many parts of the world, particularly in countries with a colonial legacy. Hostility towards LGBTI+ advocacy and communities is reshaping public discourse, bringing opportunities for collaboration, and setting concerning precedents in human rights practices. The proliferation of homophobic narratives and regressive policies is risking hard-won progress and endangering the safety, dignity, and freedom of our communities.
Our communities are our backbone, and we are honoured to celebrate them today and every day.
🌟 Join us in solidarity, reflection, and action.

LGBTQI+ Awareness & Informational Workshop for Georgian Immigrants in New York
2026-05-03 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Brooklyn, NY, 4611 12th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11219, United States
This community-based educational workshop, led by Konstantine Svanidze, a proud member of the LGBTQI+ community and a trauma-informed psychosocial specialist, will take place on May 3, 2026, in New York. The workshop will bring together Georgian-speaking LGBTQI+ immigrants, allies, asylum seekers, parents, and community members for an informative and supportive discussion about LGBTQI+ identity, terminology, visibility, dignity, safety, and community participation.
The event will focus on understanding LGBTQI+ concepts, including the difference between gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, and lived experience. It will also explore why respectful language matters when people speak about their own stories. The workshop will discuss the importance of visibility, community education, and informed support for LGBTQI+ people, especially immigrants and asylum seekers who may come from countries where LGBTQI+ people still face stigma, discrimination, or violence.
Before this workshop, we began preparing the community through public Georgian language conversations and interviews shared on our Facebook page. These conversations included voices that have rarely, if ever, been heard publicly in this way within the Georgian community in the United States: a Georgian mother speaking openly in support of her gay child, a gay Georgian man openly sharing about his life and his adopted children, a psychologist working with immigrant women, and other community voices connected to identity, family, migration, fear, resilience, and acceptance.
For us, this is not only an event. It is a difficult and meaningful step toward building a safer ground where Georgian LGBTQI+ immigrants and their families can speak more openly, be seen, and feel less alone. This work is not easy. It requires courage from activists, families, professionals, and community members who are slowly opening doors that were closed for many years.
For the Georgian LGBTQI+ community, May 17 is a deeply painful date connected to fear, violence, silence, resistance, and courage. Preparing this May 3 workshop became one of our most important steps toward connecting Georgian LGBTQI+ immigrant voices in New York with the global mission of IDAHOBIT.
The event will include Georgian language scripts, educational materials, and community discussion. If IDAHOBIT organizers or partners are interested in future collaboration, we are open-hearted and ready to provide additional materials, photos, videos, English translations, subtitles, and documentation that can help make these invisible needs, stories, and voices more visible.
VICI Team LLC is open to future collaboration, translation support, documentation sharing, public awareness work, and any additional steps that may support Georgian LGBTQI+ immigrant visibility within the global IDAHOBIT movement.

EXISTER / RÉSISTER : Existences queers – résister à l’effacement !
2026-05-07 - 2026-05-17 | various locations, Geneva, Switzerland
En mobilisant des slogans historiques, la Ville de Genève invite la population, du 7 au 17 mai
2026, à refuser la normalisation des postures réactionnaires et des discours de haine afin de
se positionner contre les violences envers les personnes LGBTIQ+.
En marge de la Journée internationale de lutte contre l’homophobie, la biphobie et la transphobie du
17 mai, la Ville de Genève propose chaque année une campagne combinant un affichage public et
un programme d’évènements et de rencontres visant à sensibiliser la population aux discriminations
en lien avec l’orientation sexuelle et affective, l’identité et l’expression de genre et les
caractéristiques sexuées. L’édition 2026 rappelle que les personnes LGBTIQ+ ont toujours existé et
continuent de résister à l’effacement et au poids des normes dominantes. Elle permet de mettre en
lumière les ressources développées par les personnes LGBTIQ+ pour survivre et s’épanouir.
La programmation, réalisée en partenariat avec de nombreuses associations et institutions locales,
propose, en plus de la traditionnelle commémoration du 17 mai en hommages aux victimes de
LGBTIQ+phobies, des rencontres publiques et ateliers qui valorisent les pratiques d’entraide et les
savoirs développés par les communautés LGBTIQ+ pour se protéger, se soutenir et défendre leurs
existences (manifestations, actions militantes, plaidoyers, engagements associatifs ou encore
artistiques.
Le programme complet est disponible sur www.17mai-geneve.ch.

Planning and Implementing 2SLGBTQI Events Amid Rising Hate
2026-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Canada, 120 Carlton Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 4K2, Canada
A free one-hour webinar held in recognition of IDAHOBIT and ahead of Pride season, offering practical guidance on planning and hosting safer 2SLGBTQI events in a time of rising anti-2SLGBTQI hate. Participants will gain essential safety tips for attendees and de-escalation communication techniques to navigate challenging situations. Hosted by Egale Canada, proudly supported by Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE). Wednesday 7 May 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET. Register via Egale’s free workshops page.

IDAHOBIT Flag Raising and Morning Tea – Surf Coast
2026-05-11 10:00 - 11:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Surf Coast Shire Council, 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay, 3228, Australia
IDAHOBIT Flag Raising and Morning Tea at Surf Coast Shire Council, 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay VIC (Wadawurrung Country). Monday 11 May 2026, 10am–11:30am. Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony followed by morning tea. Guest speaker: Reuben Whyte from Them Humans Inc (2025 Victorian Pride Awards Ally of the Year), who will speak about supporting young LGBTIQA+ people through art workshops in Surf Coast Shire and beyond. Fully accessible venue; hearing loops and noise cancelling headphones available on request. All genders and ages welcome.

Rainbow flag raising in Manningham
2026-05-12 10:00 - 11:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Civic Centre Doncaster, 699 Doncaster Road, 3108, Doncaster, VIC, Australia
Join us as we recognise International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
Our event will start outside the Civic Centre in Doncaster as we raise the rainbow flag.
We’ll then head upstairs to the Manningham Function Centre to hear from our guest speaker, Anastasia Le, over morning tea.
Anastasia is a trans woman of Vietnamese heritage, whose work focuses on social inclusion, institutional safety and organisational culture.
This is an opportunity to come together to recognise the strengths, contributions and resilience of the LGBTIQA+ community in Manningham.
This is a free event, but registrations are essential.

IDAHOBIT 2026: Fairfield – Liverpool LGBTQI+ Inclusive Network
2026-05-12 12:30 - 14:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Fairfield Youth and Community Centre, 55 Vine St, Fairfield, NSW, 2165, Australia
The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is celebrated globally on 17 May each year, bringing people together to affirm inclusion, raise awareness of LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing, and strengthen a shared commitment to safe and respectful communities.
The Fairfield Liverpool LGBTQI+ Network will commemorate IDAHOBIT on 12 May, inviting services, partners, community members, and allies to come together to stand against discrimination and celebrate diversity across south western Sydney.
When: Tuesday 12 May, 12.30pm-2.30pm
Where: Fairfield Youth and Community Centre, 55 Vine St, NSW 2165

IDAHOBIT Afternoon Tea and Stories
2026-05-12 14:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | 19 Corporate Drive Heatherton, 19 Corporate Drive, Heatherton, VIC, 3202, Australia
Team of staff working at Heatherton Victoria Brotherhood of St Laurence Services will celebrate with a rainbow colored afternoon tea and sharing of stories to raise awareness of challenges and justice issues for people from LGBTQI+ community through story sharing

IDAHOBIT at Box Hill
2026-05-12 15:30 - 17:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Box Hill Central, 1 Main Street, Box Hill, 3128, Australia
IDAHOBIT community gathering in true rainbow form at the Red Pod in Box Hill Central (Box Hill Mall area, near Box Hill train station). Tuesday 12 May 2026, 3:30pm–5:30pm. Free, no RSVP required. Services represented include: Healthability, Box Hill Headspace, Youth Connexions, Satellite Foundation, Family Access Network, Whitehorse Manningham Libraries, North East Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect, Department of Justice and Community Safety, MacKillop Family Services, Box Hill High School, DFFH Family Safety Orange Door, Box Hill Institute of TAFE and EACH. Fun activities and loads of rainbows. All welcome.

IDAHOBIT Flag Raising – South Gippsland Shire Council
2026-05-13 00:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
South Gippsland Shire Council raises the rainbow flag to recognise IDAHOBIT Day (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia) and show support to the LGBTQIA+ community. Due to 17 May 2026 falling on the weekend, the flag raising is held on Wednesday 13 May at Council’s Main Office, 9 Smith Street, Leongatha. Council’s office will also be illuminated in rainbow colours from 13–17 May.

Panel – IDAHOBLIT 2026: Building Safer Spaces (myGwork)
2026-05-13 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBLIT) by joining myGwork’s online panel on Building Safer Spaces. The discussion explores how workplaces can proactively combat discrimination, support mental health, and uplift all LGBTQ+ identities — moving beyond awareness into real action. Speakers from Colt Technology Services, Invesco and others. Wednesday 13 May 2026, 4–5 PM BST. Register at mygwork.com.

He mo'a mo te rauhuru nu'u ta'a tō'a / Por más respeto y diversidad en Rapa Nui
2026-05-13 17:30 (Pacific/Easter) | Salón Municipal de Rapa Nui, Corporación Municipal de Arte y Cultura Rapa Nui, Rapa Nui, Chile
Commemoration and awareness activity with a panel of speakers addressing respect and diversity on the island.

Monash University LGBTIQA+ Ally Training – IDAHOBIT 2026
2026-05-14 00:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Monash University Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, 3168, Australia
LGBTIQA+ Ally Training Workshop at Monash University Clayton campus, part of the Pride at Monash IDAHOBIT 2026 programme. Thursday 14 May 2026. An activity-centred workshop equipping participants with practical everyday allyship skills — busting harmful myths, overcoming barriers to action, and rehearsing real-life scenarios with scripts and strategies. Prerequisite: Rainbow Communities 101 online module. Register via the Monash website.

IDAHOBIT 2026: Visibilidade, reflexão e participação cívica
2026-05-14 08:00 - 17:00 (Africa/Maputo) | Mozambique, Maputo, Manhiça, Beira, Chimoio, Quelimane e Nampula, Mozambique
É com enorme orgulho que apresentamos a agenda deste ano! Sob o lema “No Coração da Democracia”, celebramos a nossa existência e o nosso direito à participação cívica plena. Este ano, a nossa força multiplica-se através do esforço conjunto de todas as redes, coletivos e organizações LGBTQIA+ moçambicanas, que trabalham incansavelmente para traduzir o desejo de inclusão em realidade.
De Maputo à Manhiça, de Chimoio passando pela cidade da Beira, até Quelimane incluindo a Cidade de Nampula: as nossas actividades foram pensadas para envolver toda a sociedade e reflecte a pluralidade da nossa luta, combinando:
Iniciativas Lúdicas e de Convivência:
• Manas Party e Sessões de Cinema para celebrar a nossa cultura e a nossa alegria em espaços seguros.
Espaços de Reflexão e Debate:
• A grande Conferência de Direitos Humanos da Comunidade LGBTQIA+.
• Rodas de Conversa e Debates essenciais sobre Inclusão no Local de Trabalho.
• Café Network sobre as vidas LGBTQIA+ em contexto de Emergência Climática.
Este convite é para tod@s!
Alargamos o espaço de debate sobre os direitos humanos das minorias sexuais e de género. Por isso, este convite estende-se além da nossa comunidade: convidamos familiares, amig@s, aliad@s e a sociedade no geral a juntar-se a nós. Uma democracia forte constrói-se com a participação cívica de tod@s.
Confere a nossa Programação e planifica a tua participação!

IDAHOBIT 2026 – In Conversation with Dr Yves Rees (Wyndham City)
2026-05-14 09:15 - 10:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Wyndham Civic Centre, 45 Princes Highway, Werribee, 3030, Australia
Join Wyndham City to Acknowledge IDAHOBIT Day
IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia) is a day to stand against LGBTQIA+ discrimination. It’s a day for the whole community to come together to activate, educate and drive change!
Wyndham City invite you to join together to raise the Rainbow Flag to show solidarity with the LGBTIQA+ Community and hear from Dr Yves Rees (they/them), an award winning writer, historian and editor.
Followed by morning tea.
Programme:

9:15am flag raising;

9:30am IDAHOBIT welcome;
9:35am keynote in conversation with Dr Yves Rees (they/them) — award-winning writer, historian and podcaster, Senior Lecturer in History at La Trobe University, author of ‘All About Yves: Notes from a Transition’;
10:25am light refreshments and morning tea.

Free.
About the Speaker:
Dr Yves Rees (they/them) is an award-winning writer, historian and podcaster based in Naarm/Melbourne, and a Senior Lecturer in History at La Trobe University. They are the author of Travelling to Tomorrow (NewSouth, 2024) and All About Yves (Allen & Unwin, 2021), co-host of the Archive Fever history podcast, and co-editor of History Australia. Rees is a recipient of the ABR Calibre Essay Prize and the Serle Award, and a finalist for the 2025 Marilyn Lake Prize. Their writing has appeared in the Guardian, The Age, Meanjin, Griffith Review and Australian Book Review, among others.

Rooted in Rights: LGBTI Communities and the Future of Democracy
2026-05-14 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Online
On the occasion of IDAHOBIT 2026 — “At the Heart of Democracy” — the UN LGBTI Core Group invites member states, UN entities, and civil society to a high-level panel conversation on the indispensable role of LGBTIQ communities in democratic life.
As 2024’s global “super election year” made clear, anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric has become a signature tool of anti-democratic movements worldwide. But the story of LGBTIQ communities and democracy is not only one of targeting — it is one of leadership. LGBTIQ people have long modeled the principles democracy aspires to, sounded early alarms about authoritarian trends, and shown up to defend democratic institutions when they came under threat.
The programme will open with a keynote video statement by Erika Hilton, Brazil’s first Black transgender woman elected to national office and current Chair of the Chamber’s Commission on the Defense of Women’s Rights — speaking to what LGBTIQ political representation means for democracy, from the inside. The panel will also feature Ari Shaw (Williams Institute, UCLA), whose research documents the statistical link between attacks on LGBTI rights and democratic backsliding, and Tamás Dombas (Háttér Society, Hungary), speaking from the frontlines of one of Europe’s most sustained experiments in democratic erosion — and its historic reversal.
Limited in-person tickets available for non-UNHQ pass holders. RSVP here: https://wkf.ms/4daSvSD
WATCH US LIVE HERE: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1lo23wrl9

Crossroads of Hate: Experiences of Intersectional 2SLGBTQI Communities
2026-05-14 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
Join Egale Canada for this 90-minute panel in recognition of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), to explore the intersectional realities of anti-2SLGBTQI hate.
Together, we’ll deepen our understanding of the broader social, cultural, and systemic dimensions of hate and harm—and the diverse ways communities resist, respond, and care for one another.
The panel is supported by Justice Canada’s Victims of Survivors of Crime Week Fund
📅 May 14, 2026
🕒 12:00–1:30 PM ET
💬 Conducted in English – with French Closed Captioning

IDAHOBIT 2026 Webinar – Eswatini Sexual & Gender Minorities
2026-05-14 13:00 - 14:00 (Africa/Mbabane) | Eswatini, Swaziland
Join ESGM for an IDAHOBIT Webinar streaming live on YouTube as we engage in meaningful conversations on inclusion, equality, dignity, and human rights for LGBTIQ+ persons.
The webinar will bring together diverse voices to reflect on the significance of IDAHOBIT and the importance of creating safer and more inclusive communities for all.
📅 Thursday, 14 May 2026
⏰ 13:00 hrs – 14:00 hrs
📺 Live on YouTube

IDAHOBIT Flag Raising and Afternoon Tea – Benalla Rural City
2026-05-14 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Benalla Civic Centre, 13 Mair Street, Benalla, 3672, Australia
Benalla Rural City Council is inviting the community to come together in support of LGBTQIA+ inclusion as part of this year’s IDAHOBIT events.
IDAHOBIT – the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination – is recognised globally each year on 17 May. Benalla will mark the occasion a little earlier to ensure local businesses, services and community members can take part.
Flag Raising Ceremony
When: 4pm, Thursday 14 May 2026
Where: Benalla Civic Centre, 13 Mair Street, Benalla.
Afternoon Tea
When: Following Flag Raising Ceremony
Where: Benalla Visitor Information Centre, 14 Mair Street, Benalla.
Mayor Cr Bernie Hearn said the day is an important reminder of the role communities play in creating safe and inclusive spaces.
“IDAHOBIT is about standing with our community as a whole and showing that everyone deserves to feel safe, respected and included,” Cr Hearn said.
“When we come together like this, we send a clear message that Benalla Rural City is a community where people can be themselves.”
As part of the week’s activities, the community is invited to a free screening of the Academy Award–winning film Moonlight at Benalla Cinema at 12.30pm, Sunday 17 May. This coming-of-age drama explores identity, belonging and connection.
IDAHOBIT marks the 1990 decision by the World Health Organization to remove homosexuality from the classification of diseases. The day aims to raise awareness of discrimination and promote equality through education and celebration.
For more information, visit the Benalla Rural City Council website or contact Council’s Customer Service team.

IDAHOBIT 2026 – Flag Raising Ceremony (Hume City)
2026-05-14 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Sunbury Library HGLC, 44 Macedon Street, Sunbury, 3429, Australia
Hume City Council IDAHOBIT 2026 flag raising ceremony at Sunbury Library HGLC, 44 Macedon Street, Sunbury VIC. Thursday 14 May 2026 from 4pm. Features live music, face painting, fun activities and guest speakers. Co-organised with Omnia Community Health, DPV Health, the Sunbury and Surrounds LGBTIQ Social Club and other community organisations. Free.

Trans Kids Deserve Better - the real life impacts of policy
2026-05-14 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Join us to find out more about the real life impacts of policy decisions on Trans young people, and opportunities to get involved with campaigns in support of our Trans siblings.
Register https://shorturl.at/OzQAE

Can Democracy Exist Without Bodily Autonomy? – IDAHOBIT Webinar
2026-05-15 00:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Online
Live online webinar co-hosted by Intersexions (South Africa) and Intersex Human Rights India to mark IDAHOBIT 2026. The session explores the question: ‘Can Democracy Exist Without Bodily Autonomy?’ — a cross-continental conversation connecting intersex activists in Africa and Asia around bodily autonomy, democratic participation and intersex human rights. Date: 15 May 2026. Register via Intersexions’ social media channels.

The Human Rights Situation of LGBT+ People in Armenia: 2025 Annual Report
2026-05-15 | Armenia, Armenia
On May 15, 2026, Pink Human Rights Defender NGO will publish the 2025 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation of LGBT+ People in Armenia. The report documents cases of discrimination, violence, hate speech, and other human rights violations faced by LGBT+ individuals throughout the year, while also addressing ongoing legal and social challenges. The publication aims to raise awareness about the realities faced by LGBT+ people in Armenia and encourage discussions on equality, dignity, and the need for stronger protection mechanisms.

APCOM IDAHOBIT 2026
2026-05-15 - 2026-05-18 | Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand
APCOM will be organizing IDAHOBIT 2026 from 15–18 May 2026 at SCBX NEXT Tech, 4th floor, Siam Paragon. Under the theme “At the Heart of Democracy”, the event will bring together diverse stakeholders from across the region—including civil society, development partners, and the private sector—to engage in dialogues, showcase creative expressions, and strengthen collaboration in advancing LGBTQI+ rights, inclusion, and human rights.

IDAHOBIT 2026 – Flag Raising and Day of Activities
2026-05-15 09:30 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Hopwood Gardens / Echuca Library, High Street, Echuca, 3564, Australia
Campaspe Shire Council IDAHOBIT 2026 programme. Friday 15 May 2026. Flag raising at 9:30am at Hopwood Gardens, High Street, Echuca, followed by a full day of activities at Echuca Library: all-day pride crafts; 11:30am Human Library story sharing facilitated by Thorne Harbour Country; 2pm matinee screening of PRIDE (2014); 4pm after-school pizza and rainbow crafts for 14–17 year olds facilitated by headspace Echuca. Partners: Campaspe Shire Council, Thorne Harbour Country, headspace, Njernda, Echuca Moama Pride Incorporated. Register for library activities via the Council website.

11th Rainbow Forum: Compliance or Resistance
2026-05-15 10:30 - 2026-05-16 18:30 (Atlantic/South_Georgia) | Yerevan, Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
The Rainbow Forum is an important annual event in Armenia and the country’s largest queer activist gathering, bringing together LGBT+ people and allies, activists and human rights defenders, professionals, and parents.
In 2026, we are once again organizing one of the most significant events of the LGBT+ movement — the 11th Rainbow Forum — under the theme: “Compliance or Resistance”.
As war, repression, and political instability continue to intensify across the world and the region, safe spaces for LGBT+ people are increasingly threatened. Many are forced either to resist or to leave their countries in search of safety, often arriving in Armenia. At the same time, the upcoming elections in Armenia are accompanied by renewed waves of manipulation and growing anti-LGBT+ and anti-gender rhetoric targeting women, trans, non-binary, and other non-heteronormative people, as well as defenders of women’s and LGBT+ rights.
This year’s forum is about our response.
The Rainbow Forum creates a safe and inclusive platform where participants can raise issues that matter, share experiences, support one another, and take part in conversations about meaningful change for the LGBT+ community in Armenia. It is also an opportunity to learn from experienced activists, human rights defenders, and allies who continue contributing to equality, dignity, and justice.

IDAHOBIT 2026 – Flag Raising and Morning Tea (Hobsons Bay)
2026-05-15 10:45 - 11:45 (Australia/Melbourne) | Hobsons Bay Civic Centre, 115 Civic Parade, Altona, 3018, Australia
Each year, Hobsons Bay City Council raises the rainbow flag to acknowledge International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). Join us on Friday 15 May 2026 from 10:45am to 11:45am at the Hobsons Bay Civic Centre, 115 Civic Pde, Altona, for a flag-raising ceremony and community morning tea. IDAHOBIT is the international day for taking action for a prejudice-free world regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
