Hong Kong Hong Kong saw a great variety of actions during the week around IDAHOT 2014. Organized by an alliance of four human rights organizations  (Pink Alliance, Pink Season 粉紅天, Amnesty International Hong Kong, and Transgender Resource Center), the IDAHOT-HK committee was set up to coordinate the 2014 IDAHOT-HK event series. RainbowLaces social media campaign The series kicked off with the #RainbowLaces social media campaign. …

Namibia In Namibia, for IDAHOT 2014, HIV/AIDS organisations called out for protection and advancement of Freedom of Expression for LGBTI people in order to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the country. The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) in Windhoek, Namibia, sent out a press release on May 16 in commemoration of the IDAHOT, to ask Southern African …

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 …

Botswana Several groups came together for different events around the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2014, in the Motswana capital, Gaborone. Actions included a one-day queer theatre festival, a press conference and panel discussion, poem recitals, song, dance and storytelling, as well as a march and candlelight vigil. Various groups come together for diverse IDAHOT 2014 series The Botswana …

The organisation Silueta X in Ecuador is planning a mass Kiss-In on the Plaza San Francisco in the city of Guayaquil at 4pm on the upcoming May 17.