IDAHOTB DAHOT International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

In the Philippines, the Association of Transgenders in the Philippines added their voice to the global celebrations and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines released a IDAHOT Statement. Announcement before May 17: This year, The ‘traditional’ Grand LGBTS Flores de Mayo will be held at the Covered Court in Brgy Krus na Ligas in Quezon City Grand Flores de …

UNESCO Beijing continues to do good work in China by supporting the rights of LGBTI individuals throughout the country. This year, in partnership with lesbian rights group Common Language, the group have launched the ‘Be Myself’ campaign aimed at raising public awareness on the issues facing young LGBTI people. The campaign is calling for people to share images of themselves …

In Riga, the Capital City of Latvia, on the 17th of May Association of LGBT and their friends MOZAIKA organised a flashmob “Be the Change! Together We Can Do More” and as a symbol of teamwork getting bigger and faster results in reaching the change in legislation and social attitudes. Lattelecom Riga Marathon was also happening on 17th of May …

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 video showed homosexual and straight students hugging against Homophobia. The Humasafar Trust (HST) are a community based group of self-identified gay men, …

As in previous years, Hong Kong hosted a series of events in commemoration of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Pink Alliance, together with a number of organisations, such as Action Q, Amnesty International Hong Kong, Beyond the Boundary – Knowing and Concerns Intersex, China Study Society- University of Macau, Hong Kong Shue Yan University Student’s Union, Lingnan University …