Football giants FC Barcelona have this week released a special video message in support of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.  The video, entitled ‘Celebrate Respect’ promotes the message that respect is one of the strongest elements of the team. The video also encourages fans to share their messages against homophobia and in promotion of respect by using …

As the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia draws nearer, across the globe plans for action are becoming more concrete. Although many organisations cannot publicly communicate on them for security reasons, we hope that the few snapshots below, which are a selection of some of the more “unusual” actions we have heard of, will give a nice flavour of …

As the single most important annual date for global LGBT mobilisation, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia obviously generates a lot of activity on social media. But how much this activity in reality represents is not easy to apprehend, as it takes place over many different platforms, and in many languages. With the help of specialized media monitoring company …

Last Tuesday, 27 January, was the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the international memorial day for all the lives lost in the Holocaust. This year’s Remembrance Day also marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps in Auschwitz and Birkenau and memorials across the world such as Berlin, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, and San Francisco also remembered and honored …

On this December 10th, many celebrations take place to mark Human Rights Day, one of the most iconic United Nations’ celebrations. But most of these celebrations will focus on one specific group, and that’s understandable. We all want, and need, to raise awareness of our own cause, and shed light on forgotten, overseen or censored Human Rights abuses, which we …