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SUMMARY:Online balloon launch
DESCRIPTION:Launch a Balloon Against Queerphobia! 🎈 \nToday\, May 17\, we mark the International Day Against Homophobia\, Biphobia\, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). It’s a day of solidarity\, support\, and protest against discrimination and violence targeting LGBTQ+ people. Around the world\, this day is traditionally commemorated with actions like mass balloon launches — a symbol of freedom\, hope\, and the fight for equality. \nRainbow balloon flash mobs in honor of IDAHOBIT took place as far back as 2009 — in Russia\, as well as in Ukraine and Armenia around the same time. \nBut now\, as we all know\, with increased repression and stricter laws in Russia\, this kind of action can no longer happen as it once did. In today’s Russia\, we can no longer take to the streets with colorful balloons. Still\, it’s important that all of us — not just LGBTQ+ people\, but also allies and everyone who believes in acceptance\, equality\, and nonviolence — have a chance to express protest and take a stand. \n🎈 Moscow Community Center of LGBTQ+ initiatives is launching a virtual IDAHOBIT — an online balloon release against homophobia\, biphobia\, and transphobia! This is our chance to come together\, to unite\, to be with each other even in unsafe times. We invite you to take part in this online action and launch your own balloon in support of equality\, acceptance\, and love. \n🎈 Launch your balloon here: https://mcclgbt.org/against_homophobia \n🕊 Participation is completely safe and anonymous. No login or registration is required — just click the button and become part of this meaningful event. You can take a stand and show your support without leaving your home. \n🎈 Join us! Launch a balloon\, launch hope and love — take a step toward a better world!
URL:https://may17.org/event/2025-online-balloon-launch/
CATEGORIES:Demonstration or protest,Media or campaign
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ORGANIZER;CN="Moscow Community Center for LGBTQ+ initiatives":MAILTO:info.moscowcc@gmail.com
LOCATION:https://may17.org/event/2025-online-balloon-launch/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250518
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SUMMARY:IDAHOBIT 2025: Celebrating Community
DESCRIPTION:This is an online campaign by WITI celebrating the beauty and power of community this international day against Homophobia\, biphobia and transphobia. Submit a creative work on the power of community\, and stand a chance to win cash prizes!\nGUIDELINES:\nsubmission could be in any medium of you choice\, poetry\, short stories\, artworks\, photographs\, spoken words etc. let your creative spirit be free!\n• short stories and poetry have a word limit of 250 words.\n• videos should not be longer than two minutes.\nThis campaign is open to LBQT+ women resident in Nigeria.
URL:https://may17.org/event/idahobit-2025-celebrating-community/
LOCATION:Nigeria\, Abeokuta\, West\, Nigeria
CATEGORIES:Awareness activity,Art or creative expression,Media or campaign,Institutional or corporate initiative
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ORGANIZER;CN="Women in Innovation and Tech Initiative (WITI)":MAILTO:eti@womensequalityspace.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/La_Paz:20250517T110000
DTSTAMP:20260621T040943
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SUMMARY:Programa Radial Zona Rosa
DESCRIPTION:Conmemoramos el Día Internacional contra la Homofobia\, la Transfobia y la Bifobia\, una fecha clave en la lucha por la igualdad\, el respeto y la dignidad de las personas LGBTIQ+ en Bolivia y en el mundo.
URL:https://may17.org/event/2025-programa-radial-zona-rosa/
LOCATION:La Paz\, Calle Jose Paravicini 875\, La Paz\, Murillo\, 0000\, Bolivia
CATEGORIES:Media or campaign
ORGANIZER;CN="Colectivo TLGB de Bolivia":MAILTO:colectivotlgbbolivia@gmail.com
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CREATED:20250514T124429Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Jamaica:20250517T140000
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SUMMARY:IDAHOBIT Live Stream: The Power of Communities
DESCRIPTION:To mark IDAHOBIT 2025\, Solidarity Yaad Jamaica and The Sugarcane Collective will be hosting an Instagram Live conversation on May 17 at 2PM CT / 3PM ET. Centered on the theme “The Power of Communities\,” the discussion will explore how communities across the English-speaking Caribbean are built (and what that means for queer and trans communities) through care and repair. \nThrough personal stories and shared insights\, speakers will reflect on the challenges and beauty of community building—emphasizing accountability\, healing\, and collective growth. The event will conclude with a live Q&A. \nDate: May 17\, 2025\nTime: 2PM CT / 3PM ET\nPlatform: Instagram Live\, Solidarity Yaad Jamaica
URL:https://may17.org/event/2025-idahobit-live-stream-the-power-of-communities/
CATEGORIES:Awareness activity,Media or campaign
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Sugarcane Collective":MAILTO:thesugarcanecollective@gmail.com
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