The Beirut Pride organisers have issued a statement announcing the suspension of the Beirut Pride actions under threats from authorities. Meanwhile, other organisations in Lebanon continue with the planned activities but suspend the use of “Beirut Pride” brand. The situation is likely to keep evolving. Follow #IDAHOT on Twitter for updates Read the report of events by Reuters TAKE ACTION …

Most UN agencies are taking action to mark the Day and we are hearing about various initiatives, yet to be disclosed. Officially announced is the UN LGBTI Core group IDAHOTB event on Monday, May 17th, from 3:00-5:00PM EST in Conference Room 1, at the UN headquarters in New York. RSVP by 10:00AM Monday, May 14th at the following link to attend in person: https://bit.ly/2GRlzQY …

Every year the global community of sexual and gender minorities identifies one specific focus issue for the celebrations around May 17th. This focus issue is of course only a suggestion and it is left for everyone to see how this is relevant for their strategies This year, the proposal is to focus attention on ALLIANCES for SOLIDARITY Indeed, no battle can …

MANGO LGBTI and Key Populations NGO Network: three regional two days security workshops for LGBTI people.

This year saw the first ever IDAHOT celebrations held in the nation of Brunei, helping boost our total of countries to an incredible 132. Despite difficulties brought about by the nation’s religiously conservative elements, a private community event was organized by the Brunei Project organization. The event was attended by community organisers and members of the LGBT community and was …