Bolivia In Bolivia, a diverse set of community groups, government representatives, artists, musicians and community allies, came together for events in Santa Cruz and La Paz. Highlights included the TransFest festival – to celebrate gender expressions and diversities, and highlight trans* community issues, in Santa Cruz. Government officials also met with activists to develop public policies, on the basis of …

Portugal Diverse events took place in Porto and Lisbon around the IDAHOT 2014. Some highlights include a “Free Hugs” action against homobitransphobia in central Lisbon, a 3-day LGBT Film Festival, and a conference, under the banner: “The World is not a Rainbow: Geographies of Discrimination”. Vigils of remembrance for victims of LGBTI hate crimes also took place in both cities, …

Cuba For the last seven years, the celebration of May 17 in Cuba has been organized by the group CENESEX (National Center for Sexual Education). In 2014 as in previous years, events around the IDAHOT spread out into a month of festivities, with countless events taking place and high level public figures participating in the commemorations. The series of events …

Costa Rica Costa Rica was witness to a historic recognition of LGBT rights by its national government when, on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2014, for the first time in history, the rainbow flag was raised by the President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís, outside of the Presidental House. The raising was met with proclamations of May 17, …

Argentina The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2014 was the reason for various mobilizations in Argentina, across the country, in one of the biggest national movements around May 17, 2014, in the world. The Argentine Federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, together with ATTTA presented in the National Senate two initiatives, one for the creation of a …