In Denmark, this year the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was marked with several groups taking part to celebrate diversity in their country. In the country’s capital city Copenhagen Pride marked the day with a special international celebration, in which they asked individuals of all backgrounds to ‘fight tolerance across national boundaries’. As part of the event advocates were encouraged to …

Within the framework of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia multiple events were held throughout Venezuela. The celebrations were placed under the sign of disappointment, as national authorities at the last minute decided to withdraw a parliament resolution giving May 17 official recognition as “National Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia” Despite the bitter pill, on May 15 the organization …

On the morning of Monday, May 18 at the Plaza de Armas in front of the Paraguayan Congress, SOMOSGAY and LGBT Federation of Paraguay conducted the sixth edition of Besatón 2015, in order to give visibility to the LGBT community, apart from claiming the same-sex love equality, they require the authorities of the country passing laws to protect people from homophobic …

Various activities were held throughout the length and breadth of Chile on May 17, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. On May 16 the Day was commemorated for the tenth year with a parade that took place in the Plaza Italia in Santiago de Chile with more than 50,000 participants turning this into a historical milestone for LGBT activism. The …

As always, Spain’s various organizations within the civil society were part of the celebrations for the May 17, International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. In Madrid, in order to show the significance of the day, several LGBT organizations led by Arcópoli and COGAM, built an arch of balloons in the colors of the rainbow and printed posters to be shared with information …