Many community choirs, singers & musicians from around the world spoke sang out in support of LGBTI rights, for the IDAHOT 2014!

This year, activists from around the world had chosen FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION as a core focus issue to mobilise around for the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia.

Together with UN Free and Equal and with special thanks to researchers at Burkle Center for International Relations, UCLA, we created an infographic to debunk the myth that homosexuality is a Western import.

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.

This year, the United Nations agencies have been particularly active in marking the Day. Read more about the way the UN marked the Day here.