IDAHOTB DAHOT International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

The national organisation Blue Diamond Society and local CBO Cruiseaids Nepal are organizing “Miss Pink 2016″ Beauty & Talent competition for trans women. For more news and updates please follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

  The statement by UN and regional human rights mechanisms makes an urgent appeal for an end to the pathologization of trans, as well as lesbian, gay and bisexual adults and children, highlighting the many harmful impacts and human rights violations linked to pathologizing and stigmatizing medical classifications. You can read the full statement here: English: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=19956&LangID=E  French: http://www.ohchr.org/FR/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=19956&LangID=F  Spanish: http://www.ohchr.org/SP/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=19956&LangID=S

From the organisers, inspiring work about how to grow momentum! “Seven years ago, no one had heard of IDAHOT, in 2010, no one discussed IDAHOT. In 2012, we started the conversation, in 2013 balloons were released at the round about, in 2014 over 100 persons showed up at a event at the former GG house, in 2015, we documenting the …

Each year, Brussels Pride is timed to coincide with the Saturday closest to IDAHOT. This year, the parade will therefore take place on the 14th But the Pride festival includes events from May 9 to June 27 All further details on the PRIDE site In Francophone provinces, the Day is   In the city of Verviers, Ensemble Autrement organises a …

Organisations in Switzerland have created a specific IDAHOT FB page and an interactive map to report on MAY 17 activities across the federation. From parties to conferences, the celebrations will span over 13 locations. In the Eastern part of the country, the national HIV prevention organisation AHSGA will screen special IDAHOT messages in their trains, encouraging safe same-sex flirting! The city of …