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.

US President, Barack Obama, releases an official statement in honour of the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2014.

UNDP Administrator Helen Clark Statement International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia May 17 2014 The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia provides an opportunity to reaffirm that the rights of LGBT people are a matter of concern to all of us working on human development.   Human beings cannot benefit from development progress if their lives are defined by inequity, exclusion, and …