The IDAHO Committee, having campaigned internationally on the ‘Cures That Kill’ platform for two years, welcomes the news that the largest and oldest Christian ministry dealing with faith and homosexuality will be ceasing operations.

In the capital Tirana a whole host of events marked the year’s commemorations.

IDAHO mobilisations in Algeria centred on the publication of the ‘Colors and Shapes’ book,

May 17 in Argentina was marked with a range of activities, various of them focussed on themes of education and bullying

On the evening of May 17, LGBT people and allies gathered in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, near Tumanyan Park, to participate in the Global Rainbow Flashmob. “Few seconds, and the pleasure began: lots of colorful balloons in the sky that have started their peaceful mission,” the organisers said. Activists have been organising ‘rainbowflash’ balloon releases in Yerevan for May 17 since 2010.