2025
IDAHOT Movie Night
Equality for All Foundation Jamaica Limited has a number of activities to engage with stakeholders around the issues affecting LGBTQ+ Jamaicans during IDAHOT. This includes a movie night which provides an opportunity or LGBTQ+ Jamaicans to enjoy a queer film in a safe, stigma-free space, while having the opportunity to connect with other members of the community. A vibrant and affirming Movie Night hosted by Equality for All Foundation Jamaica Ltd on May 17, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at Rainbow House, Kingston Jamaica. In celebration of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOT), this special evening brings community members together for a night of storytelling, reflection, and connection. 
Enjoy a powerful film screening that honours the LGBTQ+ movement and its legacy in Jamaica — with free admission and refreshments provided! 
Trans & Intersex History in Africa (TIHA) - special IDAHOBIT edition
Join Trans & Intersex History in Africa for our special IDAHOBIT edition, which forms part of our live African Trans & Intersex Archival Conversations with African trans, gender diverse and/or intersex activists.
With this special edition, you will have a chance to join the discussion in the studio with our team member, Victor Mukasa. We will talk about THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES, sharing examples of when and how we experienced the power of African trans, gender diverse and intersex communities. While Victor will have casual conversations, reflecting on past examples of how community came together and gave meaning to the power of communities, audience members will be able to text in the comment section of both YouTube and our Facebook platforms, as well as being able to participate in the Live conversation by joining the video, to share your story about the power of communities. 
The Power of Communities: Using the Universal Periodic Review to Fight for LGBTIQ+ Human Rights
This year The Advocates is joining with organizations all over the world to celebrate the Power of Communities and the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). IDAHOBIT commemorates the day in which the World Health Organization declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder on May 17, 1990.
In our CLE "The Power of Communities: Using the Universal Periodic Review to Fight for LGBTIQ+ Human Rights," The Advocates' managing attorney, Nathan Madson, will be joined by Khaleem Ali (Attorney-at-Law and Caribbean Human Rights Defender) and Lily Ansel (Associate, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP), who will discuss how they have engaged with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), strategize how this UN human rights tool can be used to produce change at the local level, and explore how advocates can engage with the UPR of the United States later this fall.
Queer Skate
On Sunday 18th May from 4:30pm - 6:30pm join the UQU Queer Collective & GAY SKATE for some super fun time on wheels
No experience is necessary and everyone is welcome! 
Entry is $14.50 plus Skate/Blade Hire $6.50
Pay at the door only
All ages
All welcome
Dudley Council Civic event
Civic event to mark IDAHOBIT 2025 with Mayor of Dudley, local councillors, and staff members marking the day, one day ahead of 17 May, on Friday 16 May at noon. Raising a rainbow flag over the council house and nearby landmark Dudley Castle. Short speeches and media publicity and social media.
Panel discussion: Breaking Barriers
On 17 May, it is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia, and Intersexphobia. This year’s theme is "the power of communities." COC Limburg and the Municipality of Maastricht are organising an informative evening for all residents the day before. We will be having discussions with the pioneers of the past and the heroes of today. Sign up now! Headphones are provided for English translation.
Citizens' March - May 17
La Fondation Émergence, en collaboration avec Fierté Montréal, vous invite à une marche citoyenne le 17 mai prochain, dans le cadre de la Journée internationale contre l’homophobie et la transphobie.
Nous lançons un appel à la solidarité et à la mobilisation pour rappeler l’importance de nos droits et dénoncer la montée de la haine par une présence forte dans l’espace public.
Marche citoyenne du 17 mai
Date : 17 mai – 14h
Lieu : Place des festivals (Métro Place des arts)
L’année dernière, à l’occasion de cette journée internationale, nous avons lancé l’alerte : les droits des personnes LGBTQ+ reculent. Cette réalité s’accentue dramatiquement, ici comme ailleurs. C’est pourquoi nous vous invitons à marcher aux cotés des communautés LGBTQ+, pour dire non à ces reculs et oui à l’inclusion et au respect.
Appel aux personnes alliées
Les personnes alliées ont un rôle essentiel à jouer dans ce contexte. Le vide laissé par l’inaction se remplit rapidement de haine, venez marcher avec nous pour démontrer la force du nombre. Il est temps d’agir collectivement avec solidarité.
Rejoignez-nous pour une marche citoyenne le 17 mai pour :
• Visibiliser nos identités;
• Rappeler notre droit d’exister et de vivre en sécurité;
• Soutenir les communautés LGBTQ+;
• Montrer que les allié.e.s sont là et iels sont nombreux.euses;
• ire non à la haine.
Ami·e·s, familles, collègues, voisins·es : votre présence est essentielle!
Collectivement, mobilisons-nous contre ces reculs. Soyons des milliers à marcher le 17 mai!
ENGLISH
Fondation Émergence, in collaboration with Fierté Montréal, invites you to a citizen march on May 17, as part of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
We are calling for solidarity and mobilization to emphasize the importance of our rights and to denounce the rise of hate through a strong presence in public spaces.
Citizen March – May 17
Date: May 17 – 2:00 PM
Location: Place des Festivals (Place-des-Arts metro station)
Last year, on this international day, we raised the alarm: LGBTQ+ rights are rolling back. This reality is worsening, both here and around the world. That’s why we invite you to march alongside LGBTQ+ communities—to say no to regression and yes to inclusion and respect.
A call to allies
Allies have a crucial role to play in this context. The void left by inaction quickly fills with hate—join us in this march to show the power of our numbers. It’s time to take collective action in solidarity.
Join us on May 17 for a citizen march to:
• Make our identities visible;
• Affirm our right to exist and to live in safety;
• Support LGBTQ+ communities;
• Show that allies are here, and they are many;
• Say no to hate.
Friends, families, colleagues, neighbors—your presence is essential!
Let’s stand together against these rollbacks. Let’s be thousands marching on May 17!
Better definitions, for better human rights?
These past years anti-gender movements towards LGBTI+ communities around the world have made great efforts to redefine key terms used in international human rights law to protect these minorities. After some successful bills were passed in Africa, this movement also had some victories in Europe and America, challenging there too the definition established in international human rights law.
This conference will gather experts on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics from various fields (diplomacy, international organization, courts, academia), to discuss how definition can be crucial for the protection of sexual, gendered and sexed minorities around the world.
PROGRAM
Opening statements
- Adrien BASCOULERGUE, Dean of the Faculty of Law Julie-Victoire Daubié at University Lumière Lyon 2
- Jean-Marc BERTHON, French ambassador for LGBT rights (video record)
- Round-Table chaired by Benjamin MORON-PUECH, Professor at University Lumière Lyon 2
- Silvan Agius (Former SOGIESC legal expert of European commissioner Helena Dalli)
- Raina Georgieva, legal expert at the Bulgarian Constitutional court
- Marcin Górski, ECHR ad hoc Judge for Poland
- Pierre Michel, Senior Lecturer at University Lumière Lyon 2
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Webinar - Planning and Implementing 2SLGBTQI Events Amid Rising Hate
Join Egale Canada for a FREE 60-minute webinar ahead of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
This webinar provides guidance on planning and hosting safer 2SLGBTQI events amid rising anti-2SLGBTQI hate, along with essential safety tips for attendees. Participants will also learn de-escalation communication techniques to navigate challenging situations effectively.
This webinar will be available in English only.
This webinar is made possible thanks to the generous support of the LCBO - the Lead Ontario Partner of the Rainbow Action Hub.
Webinar - Anti-2SLGBTQI Hate in Canada: What It Is and What We Can Do About It
Join Egale Canada for a FREE 60-minute webinar ahead of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
This webinar explores the rise of anti-2SLGBTQI hate in Canada, examining recent events, and the roles of advocacy, activism, and visibility in combatting it. Participants will also learn strategies to counter misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation, along with resources and tools to take action.
This webinar will be available in English only.
This webinar is made possible thanks to the generous support of the LCBO - the Lead Ontario Partner of the Rainbow Action Hub.