In Myanmar LGBT umbrella group Colours Rainbow worked to support the efforts of local groups across the country and held an event on May 17. IDAHOT events were hosted in 14 cities throughout Myanmar. In celebration of IDAHOT the group, together with Kings n’ Queens, Myanmar LGBT Rights Network, &Proud and YG ran another national photo exhibition, featuring images from the country’s …

In Bulgaria, the GLAS Foundation aimed to mark IDAHOT by providing special training to local police authorities on how to tackle homophobia and related hate crimes, as well as how to support the victims of these crimes. The event is scheduled for end of June.  Additionally, they have launched a video with experimental elements. The video does not claim to comprehensively show …

Jamaica is a nation that has seen much persecution of its LGBT community. This year rising levels of hatred have created a distressing situation for many within the country. Despite the troubling situation national LGBT group J-FLAG hosted their 3rd annual Larry Chang Symposium on May 17th. The year the event had the theme “The Jamaican LGBT Community, A Resilient People” and …

In Moldova, the 3rd Annual Pride March for Equality took place on May 17 and was organised by GenderDoc-M. Despite disruption by anti-protesters, the march went through the city of Chisinau. Read the statement by the UN Human Rights Office who supported the march here: “Enough with fears, prejudices and stereotypes—it is time to come out of the closet… it is time to …

In South Africa several groups have held actions across the country, as well a s a number of larger public events being held within some of the larger cities. ‘Your LGBT Story is Important’ In Durban LGBT campaigners the Same Love Support Group Toti launched a special Youtube video campaign on May 16th titled ‘Your LGBT Story Is Important’. The group aimed to raise positive …