On May 17 at 11:30 am in the Government House of the Province of Santa Fe in the city of Rosario there will be a meeting of trans women arrested and persecuted during the last military dictatorship in the province of Santa Fe with the Governor. In the event, the first resolution of Trans Historical Repair will be delivered in Latin America.

In the City of Buenos Aires on May 17 at 08:30 a.m. in the Casa de la Cultura, the 6th Sexual Diversity Day will be held at 6 years of the Gender Identity Law.

In San Martín, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Thursday, May 17, the Group of Organizations of Diversity of San Martín will be developing the Festival for Equality to celebrate the International Day of to fight against Discrimination for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.

The embassies of Belgium, Canada, Israel, the Netherlands and Sweden together with government agencies and civil society organizations, among which are the Argentina LGBT Federation, GAPEF, the Association of Transvestites, Transsexuals and Transgenders of Argentina, the Trans House , La Fulana and the Fundación Huesped will participate on May 18 at 11am. in the Club Atlético River Plate of a football game Pateando a la discriminacion y a la violencia!

In the city of Río Cuarto, province of Córdoba, activities will be held throughout the week

Monday, May 14:

8:00 Rising of the LGBT Flag in Plaza Olmos.

10:00 act of adhesion of municipalities and communes to Decree 657/17 that establishes the “May 17: Provincial Day for Equality and Non-Discrimination for Sexual Orientation, Identity and Gender Expression” in the SUM of the Civic Center of the Bicentennial Delegation Río Cuarto, Calle Pte. Arturo Illia 1254. 10 municipalities in the south of Córdoba will join and raise the flag of diversity in their localities.
12:00 Municipal employment meeting

Wednesday May 16:

10:00 Presentation in the deliberative Council of the Project of Prevention and sanction of discriminatory acts.

16:00 Talk at the University

Thursday May 17:

8:00 Official ceremony for raising the flag of the municipality with municipal authorities.

8:30 Signing of an Agreement with the Ombudsman’s Office / Press Conference

10:00 Approval in the Deliberative Council adhesion to Decree 657/17

Activity with the municipality (Time to be confirmed based on the signed agreement.)

Friday, May 18:

18:30 Inauguration C.C. Ckatacuna and first LGBTI House of Cordoba and our headquarters and Celebration of Our 10 Years.

The Dutch, Belgian and Swedish Embassies and the City of Buenos Aires will team with various LGBT civil society organisations such as  Comunidad Homosexual Argentina, La Fulana, ATTTA Red Nacional, la Federación Argentina LGBT, la Fundación Huesped, Gapef,  and Mayores en la Diversidad  for a public gathering aiming at raising awareness of the situation of LGBT people in the country

The organisation AFDA – Asociación de Familias Diversas de Argentina, miembro de la Federación Argentina LGBT organises a meeting of Rainbow families on May 20th for the joint IDAHOT/IFED celebrations.

More info on the event’s web page.

In Santiago del Estero, ATTTA Red Nacional, Di.Va.S, the  Argentinean LGBT Federation and the National University of Santigo del Estero organise the first National Congress of Comprehensive Sexual Education, which aims to be a space for interaction between lecturers, students, researchers and activists

For the third consecutive year, the Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism Agency of the Government of the City of Buenos organised its “Sexual Diversity Day”  on May 17th. It took place at the Golden Hall of the Legislature of Buenos Aires and hosted discussions in areas of health and education.

In the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province, multiple activities  were carried out. The 2nd Regional Meeting of Sexual Diversity was one of the bigger events and also a public ceremony at the Municipality of Rafaela was organized to commemorate the “Municipal Day Against Discrimination on Sexual Orientation and Identity Gender “.

“100% Diversity and Rights” LGBT group, together with XANGO African Group, held a film screening of the documentary “Call Me Kuchu”, a powerful documentary on homophobia in Uganda.

On Sunday 17th the central activity in Buenos Aires was sports event held at the Centennial Park in the City of Buenos Aires by the Youth Team of the FALGBT and GAPEF, a sport organization member of GLISSA.

To find the full report, please visit our Spanish page.

The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2014 was the reason for various mobilizations in Argentina, across the country, in one of the biggest national movements around May 17, 2014, in the world.

The Argentine Federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, together with ATTTA presented in the National Senate two initiatives, one for the creation of a National Programme for Comprehensive Health Care for trans communities, and one for the assignment for improved citizenship rights for trans communities. They also presented the agenda for the sexual diversity month across the country and an art exhibition of the internationally successful project, “I’m not a Joke”, by Venezuelan artist Daniel Arzola.

Also in the city of Buenos Aires, the Argentine Homosexual Community (CHA) and the theatre director Alejandro Modarelli presented the premiere of the play “Flowers on the Rust” which addresses the raids on the Argentine LGBT community during the dictatorship (1976 – 1983).

Around IDAHOT 2014, two LGBT rights bills were introduced into the Argentinian Senate.

Sigla organization also coordinated several activities including the third edition of the event, “Tango Against Homophobia” in which they showed dancing actions in more than 60 of the countries in the world which criminalize same sex relationships, and wherein: “You can not dance the tango in freedom.”

In the planetary city LGBTI Association 1969, which relates to the Workers’ Party, held a cultural event which was attended by renowned artists from amongst the LGBT community. On May 16 in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral, the organization MST Diversity performed with a hundred people a kiss-in, against LGBT discrimination by the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Buenos Aires obelisc was also considered for events on May 17th. Independent activists from the LGBT community organized a “mass hugging” against LGBT criminalization worldwide.

Activists take to the streets in Argentina for IDAHOT 2014 to affirm equality and human rights for all.

The capital of the province of Buenos Aires, La Plata, also held a celebration organized by Franja Morada Diversidad, which organized various events including movie debates, academic debates and a cultural festival in the public square, Islas Malvinas.

The province of Santa Fe, in collaboration with local organizations, declared May 17 as the “Provincial Day Against Discrimination Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.” In the city of Rosario, the organization Kunst-Unidos Todos AC, performed the opening of the exhibition “My Jauregui” on May 16. The exhibition was performed by nine artists from different disciplines who have dealt creatively with the figure of Carlos Jauregui, a well-known LGBTI activist. Carlos Jauregui was the first president of the CHA since its founding in 1984 until 1987. In 1991 he founded GaysDC, organization he conduct until he passed away in August 1996.

Argentinian activists show solidarity with people living in the 80 countries in the world which criminalise same sex relationships.

Meanwhile, in the northwest of the country, in the province of Misiones, Misiones LGBT Association together with the Equal Opportunities Undersecretary of the Ministry of Human Rights in the Province of Misiones, together with other organizations, raised the rainbow flag for first time in the province of Misiones, on 17 May in the square of Mitre and Uruguay Avenues.

In the north, in Salta Province the second meeting “I am in your eyes” was held in order to promote and share information about LGBTIQ rights. The event was organized by the Municipality of Salta and ATTTA organization.

Street art for the IDAHOT 2014 in Argentina.

In the south, in the city of Bariloche, LGBT organization Colectiva Generando Generxs Bariloche created a mural in one of the neighborhoods of the city to raise awareness of the importance of non-discrimination. In the adjoining province, Neuquen, the organization Mesa Nacional por la Igualdad organized a solidarity collection of clothing and footwear with a cycle of “Cinema for Equality” with the premiere of the film “Stranger on the lake.”

Finally it should be noted that Fundación Huesped and ATTTA held the launch of the campaign Expectations starring trans women to publicize the inequalities to which this population is exposed.

For the third consecutive year since the Mesa por la Igualdad Neuquén, the Solidarity Campaign “TE ABRIGO” will be carried out, collecting clothes for the brothers and sisters in need, with a special focus on the impoverished children in the barrios of Neuquén. This event takes place on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia which is celebrated every year on May 17, commemorating the day in 1990 when the World Health Organisation eliminated homosexuality from the list of mental disorders.

This day of SOLIDARITY and VISIBILITY of LGBT is executed out of commitment towards the ones who are most in need, to make us visible for who we are: lesbians, transvestite, gays, transsexuals and bisexuals identifying closely with social reality who are working towards complete inclusion and elimination of discrimination.

They will celebrate the “Día Internacional Contra la Discriminación por Orientación Sexual e Identidad de Genero” (International Day against Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) with this action of solidarity which consists of collecting clothes, shoes, blankets, scarfs and everything else that can provide shelter. They are anticipating their collaborated action to take place on Saturday May 17 between 10am and 1pm at the Monumento a San Martín in the city of Neuquén.

The organisation Mesa Nacional por la Igualdad Neuquén is a political space that connects different civil organisations who work towards Equality, seeking to build together a province and a Argentina that is more just, inclusive and equitable.

You can find the event on Facebook: Día Mundial Contra la Homofobia – Neuquén 2014

Report also available in Spanish.

Poster from the CHA anti-bullying campaign

School anti-bullying campaign on sexual orientation and gender identity

The Comunidad Homosexual Argentina (CHA, Homosexual Community Argentina) launched a campaign against bullying, which inaugurated the national campaign: “More inclusion without Bullying”. The campaign features the participation of various actors and actresses through several photographs, which seek to represent sexual diversity in education.

Day for Sexual Diversity in Nicolás Avellaneda College

Teachers and members of the organization 100% Diversity and Rights conducted various workshops throughout the school day in which students discussed respect for sexual diversity in the classroom and the deconstruction of heterosexuality as inescapable rule.

Buenos Aires Statue of Liberty dressed in the rainbow flag

As a demonstration of support for freedom of sexual choice, and part of the Global Rainbow Flashmob initiative, a group of protesters dressed the Statue of Liberty in Buenos Aires in the colors of the rainbow flag.

Photographic exhibition “Views of Diversity”

The Argentinean Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Trans people inaugurated the exhibition “Views of Diversity,” a collective photographic exhibition, with contributions from amateur photographers on the theme of human rights and sexual diversity.

Media reports:

• Pagina 12: Campaña contra el acoso a la diversidad
• El Comercial: Jornada por la diversidad sexual en colegio

La conmemoración del Día Internacional contra la Homofobia y la Transfobia (IDAHO) no pasará desapercibida para los porteños. 6 actividades se han confirmado hasta ahora. Hay para todos los gustos.

With a focus on the prevention of bullying and seeking input in to the development of comprehensive sex education in classrooms, activists urged participation in the second annual National Forum on Education, Human Rights and Sexual Diversities. The forum was attended by students, educators, academics and political and social figures. Several organizations shared their experiences in panels that examined the topics “What color is your room? Testimonials – Obstacles in accessing education” and “Building classrooms without discrimination – Contributions from civil society”.

Marking IDAHO for the first time, a group of teachers organized a round-table discussion to address the issue of bullying in schools. The discussion began with the screening of a short film, which generated debate among teachers and participants on bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90hC…).

In the province of Santa Fe, the Universidad Nacional del Litoral organized a workshop on gender identity. There was also the screening of a film followed by an open discussion. In the province of Santiago del Estero, there was an open day at the “House of Diversity”, and the Honorable Council declared IDAHO of municipal interest.

In the province of Tucuman, activists organized a ceremony to commemorate the IDAHO in San Miguel Arcangel of the Honorable Council of San Miguel de Tucuman. During the event, Ombudsman Hugo Cabral was recognized for his unwavering support for diversity. The Bella Vista city council also officially recognized the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

In the city of Salta, activists held a series of community events to mark IDAHO. With a focus on education, schools were invited to address the cultural and social issues that produce discrimination in the education sector. They also held a contest entitled “New Masculinities: Men in skirts well placed” in which professionals and students in the field of fashion design, visual artists and artisans were asked to design skirts for men. The event was aimed at challenging the assignment of gender roles in relation to clothing.