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Botswana Several groups came together for different events around the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2014, in the Motswana capital, Gaborone. Actions included a one-day queer theatre festival, a press conference and panel discussion, poem recitals, song, dance and storytelling, as well as a march and candlelight vigil. Various groups come together for diverse IDAHOT 2014 series The Botswana …

Jordan A pioneering event in Jordan took place in cooperation with ‘MyKali Magazine’, the country’s only magazine which addresses gender and sexual minorities. Communities came together for a panel discussion on homophobia in Jordan. Local activists held a meeting to discuss discriminatory treatments that Jordanian LGBT people face daily. After the event, one of the organizers, Hasan, said: ʺThe fact …

Pakistan For the first time ever, activists in Pakistan came together to publicly commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia this year. Actions around May 17 took place in five cities in the country (Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Larkana and Hyderabad). The recent murder of six gay men in the country served as a harsh backdrop for community mobilisations this …

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has just released a message in support of May 17, 2014. Read his statement “Equality Begins With You” here.

A medida que las movilizaciones por el Día Internacional contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia continúan este fin de semana, los primeros resultados muestran que los niveles de participación se están expandiendo, lo que confirma a el 17 de mayo como el momento más grande de movilización LGBTI en el mundo. Los eventos fueron confirmados en más de 120 países …