This year, activists from around the world had chosen FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION as a core focus issue to mobilise around for the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia.

Cyprus will hold a two-week festival, starting on May 17, the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, and which will end on May 31 with Cyprus’ first ever Pride Parade. There will also be a rainbow march and film festival.

The LGBT student group EU Bahaghari is organising a number of actions to commemorate and promote IDAHOT and this year’s focus on Freedom of Expression.

The Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) and ASEAN SOGIE are organising the CamASEAN Gay Pride for this year’s International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia on May 17 & 18 in Cambodia.

IDAHOT Sydney and Pride in Colours have initiated a major participatory art project & exhibition which calls out for contributions from everyone worldwide. Commemorating Freedom of Expression the initiative is asking people to send in the word for love in their own language.