Despite difficulties brought about by the nation’s religiously conservative elements, a private community event was organized by the Brunei Project organization. The event was attended by community organisers and members of the LGBT community and was supported by the ASEAN network, B Change Foundation and the Island of Southeast Asia Network on Male and Transgender Sexual Health (ISEAN).

This brings the total number of countries where IDAHOT was celebrated to an amazing 132, which includes almost 40 countries where sexual and gender diversity is criminalized!

In Brunei, an extremely conservative Asian Muslim context, the Brunei Project organised a private community event, supported by regional-based ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, B- Change Foundation and the Islands of Southeast Asia Network on Male and Transgender Sexual Health (ISEAN).

In Vanuatu, VPride Foundation organised its first IDAHOT rally

IN Bhutan, the UN offices launched a collective video to promote the UN’s Free and Equal campaign which defends the rights of LGBTI people