IDAHOTB DAHOT International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

From around the world, organisations, companies, governments, cities and individuals are getting ready to celebrate sexual and gender diversities. We bring a glimpse of what’s cooking! In Buenos Aires, the  LGBTIQ family organization AFDA will celebrate the date to increase international visibility of LGBTIQ families by projecting a specially made short film inspired by this year’s motto “Love makes a …

On May 17th, the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute started the “All Gender Toilet Project” in Beijing to encourage gender-friendly businesses, UN branch offices, and local NGOs to put up a new toilet sign to publicly demonstrate their embracing of gender diversity and gender equality. Later this month, the organisation will publish the initial version of the Gender Friendly Map. Up to now, …

  International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia  Focus issue 2016 “Mental Health and Well Being”     Background and rationale Around the late 19th Century when scientists started developing theories around sexual identity and behaviour, homosexuality, and later gender variance, was to be overwhelmingly defined as the result of chemical imbalances or mental deficiencies. The psychological approach has largely …

The IDAHOT info flow has now reached its annual hectic peak, and we can once again marvel at the fantastic creativity of LGBT campaigners across the world. Like every year, we are receiving many messages from local groups and even individuals, confirming the IDAHOT is a moment that is accessible to everyone. In line with this year’s very popular theme …

UNESCO Beijing continues to do good work in China by supporting the rights of LGBTI individuals throughout the country. This year, in partnership with lesbian rights group Common Language, the group have launched the ‘Be Myself’ campaign aimed at raising public awareness on the issues facing young LGBTI people. The campaign is calling for people to share images of themselves …