The Philippines LGBT activists in the Philippines marked the IDAHOT 2014, starting in the first week of May. The Grand Reunion Dubbed as a pre-launch of IDAHOT celebration in the Philippines, “The Grand Reunion: (L)ets (G)et (B)old (T)onight” party on May 3 was organized by LGBT Pinoy, Association of Transgender People in the Philippines and TransMan Pilipinas. Taking place in one of Manila’s …

South Africa In South Africa, various community groups organised actions for the IDAHOT in at least five cities (Cape Town, Malmesbury, Johannesburg, Durban and KwaZulu Natal). The events embraced topics such as Freedom of Expression, homo-, trans- and xenophobia, HIV/AIDS, progressive voices of faith, and LGBTI community pride. Actions included film screenings, panel discussions, the start of building a new …

Like the years before, progressive religious groups, communions and individuals have organised for, joined in and supported this year’s International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia and spoke up for LGBTQI Freedom of Expression and Equality. For many years now, the Global Interfaith vigil, organised from Italy by Gionata, the Italian Project on Faith and Homosexuality, in support of the European …

Activists in Tbilisi, Georgia made the invisible, visible on Sunday, May 18, 2014, when they left more than 100 shoes in Pushkini Square, Tbilisi – where yesterday’s IDAHOT protest had had to be called off, for security reasons.

Italy will see a series of events held for the IDAHOT in many different cities, including the IDAHOT a Free Expression zone in Bologna, vigils against Homophobia and a meeting & discussion round for women* about the good practice to tackle Homophobia and Transphobia.