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Bolivia IDAHO Report 2012

Activists in Bolivia held a series of events to mark IDAHO as a symbolic date for the Bolivian LGBT movement, including a talk about human rights, sexual diversity, homophobia/transphobia and religion, the broadcasting of radio spots about the “Cures that...

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Belize IDAHO Report 2012

In Belize, a country which has laws criminalizing same-sex relationships, activists launched online actions on Facebook tackling the issue of homophobia. LGBT groups also organised a media conference and reached out to various ministries to promote legislative change.

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Belgium IDAHO Report 2012

The regional LGBT organization of French-speaking Belgium has been leading since 2009 a national anti homophobia campaign on IDAHO. This year, 50 000 pin badges and brochures were distributed to all 500 secondary schools of the region, and to all youth centers,...

IDAHO June 17, 2012

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Belarus IDAHO Report 2012

Authorities in the Belarusian capital of Minsk prevented LGBT activists from holding three separate protests to mark IDAHO 2012, citing “technical” reasons and repair work near the proposed locations as reasons for denying the protest. However, other IDAHO events did...

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Austria IDAHO Report 2012

Activists in Austria marked IDAHO 2010 with the launch of a call for participation in a European online LGBT survey. In addition, the makers of the Austrian short film “Homophobia” released the film for free on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAxE…). “Homophobia” follows...

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Australia IDAHO Report 2012

Rainbow flags were proudly hoisted in cities across Australia in celebration of IDAHO 2012. In Geelong, the flag was raised at the old Post Office as a symbol of tolerance and understanding in support of LGBT people. Councils in Melbourne’s...

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Armenia IDAHO Report 2012

For the first time in Armenia’s history, activists held a nationwide LGBT month from April to May, with a range of events that included the 2012 IDAHO celebrations. Among those activities was the provision of trainings to local NGO representatives...

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Argentina IDAHO Report 2012

In Buenos Aires, the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires approved activists’ statement of educational interest in relation to the 2012 IDAHO education campaign. The project was presented by Deputy Gabriela Alegre, author of the Act that instituted May...

IDAHO June 17, 2012

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Algeria IDAHO Report 2012

Tuning into this year’s IDAHO focus on education, activists in Algeria developed a series of four comic strips depicting different situations of young LGBTs at school. The situations represented stories that LGBTs could easily recognize. The use of comic strips...

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Jakarta Organisations Celebrate IDAHO

Despite, and in reaction to, repeated homo/transphobic attacks by religious dogmatic groups over the past months, Human Rights and LGBT organisations in Jakarta held a series of events ranging from Parliamentary meetings to marches and cultural activities. As organisers put...

IDAHO June 17, 2011

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