Montenegro LGBT organizations in Podgorica welcomed May 17 with a 3 days long film festival and a new publication on testimonies on social exclusion of the LGBT community. LGBT Forum Progress released a new publication in the month of May. The new publication “Myths and stereotypes – Violence and hate speech towards the LGBT persons: Police and judicial practice in …

Iran Iranian LGBT and feminist activists commemorated May 17, as a way of promoting freedom of expression for LGBT people, and for all, in Iran. One of the goals of the campaigns was to end hate speech against, and scapegoating of, LGBT communities and women in the media, and to promote free expression for all. May 17 in Tehran: No …

Latvia Latvia celebrated IDAHOT 2014 with an “express yourself” photo booth in Riga. Allies and families of LGBT activists constituted a big part of the crowd. LGBT activists and their friends at MOSAIC organization invited community members and supporters to Riga on May 17 to express themselves however you want, in support of the LGBT community. This year’s celebrations also …

Hungary In Hungary, the International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organisation, IGLYO, organised an IDAHOT seminar in Budapest, together with partners. The organisation Háttér organised a seminar focused on human rights and the legal status of LGBTQI people. In Szeged, the organisation Colorful Circles also organised a seminar which aimed to sensibilise mainly people working in the educational sector to LGBTI …

IGLYO, in cooperation with the No Hate Speech campaign, and the Youth Department and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity unit of the Council of Europe, will be coming together to fight hate speech against LGBT people, for May 17, 2014.