Smoqua 2 – Festival of Queer and Feminist Culture, to be held in Rijeka (Croatia) from May 17th – May 19th As this is 2nd edition of Smoqua and LORI marks IDAHOT for 6th year in row in Rijeka, we have decided to go a bit further this year and ‘queer-up’ our city on IDAHOT in order to point out …

Toronto       Toronto’s RigthsCon will take place on May 16-18. This year’s program, built by our global community, is our most ambitious one yet. Within the program, you will find 18 thematic tracks to help you navigate our 450+ sessions. It will include an event On OHCHR’s Business Standards titled “Promoting LGBTI security and inclusion in the digital world: aligning policies and practices …

 Haver is organizing FALAFEL- Festival of Israeli LGBTI movies in Belgrade, Serbia on the 16th and 17th of May.   More detail description of the festival can be found in the program: Fa-La-Fel – Festival of Israeli LGBTI movies.docx (1)

SASOD are planning a reception on the eve of the Day to engage government stakeholders on LGBT youth issues – to win their solidarity and build alliances. It will be attended by LGBT youth, diplomatic corps, state officials and covered by the media.

There are far too many IDAHOT – IDAHOTB – IDAHOBiT (no central brand, everyone chooses what fits best) events worldwide for us to be able to report on them all. We’re listing in our pages the events which were directly brought to our attention. The Starobserver provides each year very detailed coverage of activities around the country. Check it out! …