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Country page 2024 – India

Country pages showcase events that have been directly registered on our site or discovered through online searches. For more information about the IDAHOBIT campaign, please visit our social media channels. PANEL DISCUSSION- The Elements and Areas Cause Homophobia, Bi phobia...

Idahobit May 14, 2024

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Country page – India

Most country pages feature announcements of events that were directly registered on our site. More information on what is happening for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia can be found on our social media. Panel Discussion: The Progress...

Idahobit May 16, 2023

IDAHOBIT 2023

Country page 2022 – India

Every year until 2020 we used to feature on Country Pages, which can be accessed via the interactive world map, as much information on May 17 events as we could find. We are currently unfortunately not in a capacity to...

joel May 16, 2022

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Country page 2022 – India

Every year until 2020 we used to feature on Country Pages, which can be accessed via the interactive world map, as much information on May 17 events as we could find. We are currently unfortunately not in a capacity to...

joel May 12, 2022

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Note on reporting May 17 events

Every year until 2020 we used to feature on Country Pages, which can be accessed via the interactive world map, as much information on May 17 events as we could find. We are currently unfortunately not in a capacity to...

joel September 8, 2021

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India 2021 Country Page

Note on event listing: Due to limited capacity, we are not able to provide a comprehensive overview of the hundreds of events that will take place worldwide. We list on this site the information that was directly sent to us...

joel April 30, 2021

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India Country Page 2019

United Nations The United Nations in India organized a workshop : The Road to Equality for LGBTIQ people. It was a two day national level workshop in New Delhi. UNAIDS India, in collaboration with UNDP India and with participation from...

Editor1 May 18, 2019

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India Country page 2019

India's first LGBTQI Theater group to launch on May17 Thiruvananthapuram based LGBTQI organisation Queerythm announced that theater group Q Rang is gearing up for MAY 17 performance. Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/68519737.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Event: Release of India's first LGBTQIA+ themed album QueerismDirection: Pragya Pallavi...

joel March 25, 2019

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Indian TV celebrities stand in solidarity against discrimination on IDAHOTB

From International Business Times International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) is celebrated around the world each year to bring attention to the discrimination and violence LGBTQ people still face, as well as to recognize advancements in LGBTQ equality....

Vicky May 17, 2018

Indian State of Kerala announces pro-LGBT policies on IDAHOTB

From The Hindu The State government will make policies to bring sexual and gender minorities to the mainstream, Minister for Tourism Kadakampally Surendran has said. He was speaking at the inauguration of the two-day first anniversary celebration of Queerythym, which...

Vicky May 13, 2018

India – IDAHOTB 2018 Country Page

There are far too many events worldwide for us to be able to report on them all. We're listing in our pages the events which were directly registered on our site The Humsafar Trust (HST) with support from Save...

Vicky May 8, 2018

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IDAHOT 2017 country page: India

Workplace Pride, RELX Group and Solidarity Foundation in Bagaluru: LGBT Workplace Symposium; May 18 and 19 @ Leela Palace Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Alliance Francaise du Bengale and Varta Trust: Books, Films and Idahobit 2017; May 04 from 7:00 p.m. @ Alliance Francaise du...

IDAHO April 21, 2017

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IDAHOT Report 2016: India

India has this year seen an incredible range of activities in support of IDAHOT 2016. As well as public actions, workshops and campaigns there have been a number of actions targeting important issues on a national level. Throughout May LGBT...

IDAHO May 27, 2016

IDAHOT Reports 2016

IDAHOT Events 2016: India

Throughout May LGBT health group the Humsafar Trust are promoting a special project focused on addressing mental health stigma surrounding LGBT people in India. The 'Queers Against Quacks' project will target mental health practitioners promoting pseudoscience and discriminatory practices and...

IDAHO May 11, 2016

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Campaign against "Gay Cure" announced in India for IDAHOT

The Humsafar Trust, Mumbai’s oldest registered LGBTQ organization, has launched a campaign called Queers Against Quacks, which focuses on combating the stigmatization of sexual and gender differences as mental illnesses and diseases. The campaign is supported by the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS),...

Vicky May 6, 2016

Insider story: New Delhi's first ever Queer Flash-mob

Shashank, a business development professional in a consulting firm; is one of the core team member of the queer collective called Harmless Hugs which is currently operating in Delhi and Kolkata. Harmless Hugs is a queer collective which was founded...

IDAHO August 3, 2015

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Indian corporate executive sends out IDAHOT message to all staff

From Indiatimes MUMBAI | BENGALURU: Towards the end of 2015, Shashi Tharoor did his bit with an unsuccessful Bill in the Lok Sabha to decriminalise gay sex. Earlier, in an unrelated event, Arun Jaitley publicly said the Supreme Court should...

IDAHO July 2, 2015

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IDAHOT Events 2015: India

In India, the youth group of the Humsafar Trust- Yaariyan prepared a Flashmob and had a performance of the play 'Ek Madhav Baug' at a mainstream venue while Gaysi Family called for funding to support local LGBTQ work. And in Mumbai, a...

IDAHO April 17, 2015

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IDAHOT Report 2014: India

India In India, two contributions to the celebration of the IDAHOT 2014 were reported. Actions addressed the petition at the Supreme Court to officially recognise third gender communities, and also the theme of the Right to Love - with a...

IDAHO June 4, 2014

India IDAHO Report 2013

The Indian state of West Bengal featured strongly in activities for the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2013. May 17 was observed in three different districts in the state: Howrah, Kolkata (Calcutta) and North 24 Pargonas. As part of...

IDAHO June 17, 2013

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IDAHOT 2013 Events in India – West Bengal for May 17th

The International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2013 will be observed in three different districts in the Indian State of West Bengal: Howrah, Kolkata and North 24 Pargonas! As part of the program...

IDAHO June 17, 2013

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PLUS Kolkata to organize vigil and photo exhibit

The PLUS Kolkata and Prothoma Shelter home observing IDAHOT 2013 in three districts in West Bengal, namely, Howrah, Kolkata and North 24 Pargonas. As part of the program in Kolkata, the organizers will carry...

IDAHO May 17, 2013

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India IDAHO Report 2012

Manas Bangla is a network of 13 community-based organisations engaged in the distribution of medical and social support to about 10,000 gay men, transgender people and hijras in West Bengal. Faced with the suspension of State subsidies, activists used IDAHO...

IDAHO June 17, 2012

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