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Slovenia – IDAHOTB 2018 Country Page

Joel Bedos — Mon, 14 May 2018 07:30:04 +0000

Fantastic line up of events in capital city Ljubljana, with movie projections and club nights

All details HERE

IDAHOT 2017 country page: Slovenia

IDAHO — Fri, 05 May 2017 12:23:42 +0000

LEGEBITRA and Idahobit Slovenia: IDAHOBIT – Skupnostni dan (Community day); May 17 from 1:00 p.m. to 8.oo p.m. @ Društvo informacijski center Legebitra, Trubarjeva 76a, Ljubljana,

IDAHOT Reports 2016: Slovenia

IDAHO — Tue, 24 May 2016 10:51:24 +0000

Local activists in Ljubljana, Slovenia, this year marked IDAHOT 2016 with a day of public events. As well as creative workshops and open discussions the day featured fun and games for the entire community, including IDAHOT board games, pancakes and special guest performances.

But the day was mainly marked by a public “wedding” ceremony, as a reaction to the recent referendum which closed off marriage rights for same sex couples

For further information on this event please visit the group’s Facebook page.

IDAHOT Events 2016: Slovenia

IDAHO — Sun, 15 May 2016 10:29:14 +0000

Local activists in Ljubljana, Slovenia, will this year mark IDAHOT 2016 with a day of public events. As well as creative workshops and open discussions there will also be fun and games from the entire community, including IDAHOT board games, pancakes and a special guest performance.

For more information on this event please visit the group’s Facebook page.

IDAHOT Event 2015: Slovenia

IDAHO — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:45:59 +0000

In Ljubljana, Slovenia, IDAHOT celebrated with a joint event together with the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2015. Additionally, Ljubljana Pride hosted an event that took place a few days before IDAHOT.

We are still busy collecting information on this year’s IDAHOT activities and are waiting to hear back from activists and event organisers. If you have information to share with us, please write us at contact@dayagainsthomophobia.org

Additional Information: The organisation Legebitra has decided to join IDAHOT and Aids Candlelight memorial into one event on the 17th of May. It will happen at their cultural and information centre Legebitra.

The short programme included: a speech, poetry reading, a short acoustic concert and the lighting candles in memory of persons who died of HIV. The event was rounded up with some snacks and a social gathering where the visitors got the chance to chat and exchange opinions.

On the IDAHOT Slovenia Facebook page, the organisers have published special messages that have been sent by supporters and members of the community.

Also in Ljubljana and in the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, Ljubljana Pride Association with support of the Foreign Embassy to Slovenia, hosted a public discussion that drew attention to IDAHOT. The discussion titled “Growing up in a safe environment?” was held on Thursday 14th May in Pritličje (Mestni trg 2).

Discussion focus: Growing up in a safe environment?

The role of IDAHOT and Pride Parades in building open societies and in the advancement of Human Rights of LGBTQI+ people

Guests:

Martina Vuk, State Secretary at the Ministry of labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.

Pieter J. Langenberg, Pieter J. Langenberg Netherlands ambassador to Slovenia

Pekka Metso, Ambassador to Slovenia and BiH at Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Jamie Hilton, deputy head of mission at the British Embassy

You can watch the entire panel discussion on Youtube.

Follow the organisers on Facebook and the event here.

Statement by the Government of Slovenia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 17:

Press statement on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia

Ljubljana, 17 May 2015 – Today is the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. This day serves as a reminder of the universality of human rights, which every individual is entitled to enjoy, regardless of his/her personal circumstances.

Cultural, traditional, and religious values should not be grounds to justify any form of discrimination, including discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Despite efforts by numerous countries and some progress in this field, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and intersexual persons (LGTBI) still face hatred, prejudice, discrimination, harassment, and even violence in many parts of the world. They encounter discrimination at home, at school, and in society. It is for this reason that human rights education plays an important role.

In 2013, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights launched a global education campaign against homophobia and transphobia entitled the “Free and Equal”. In September 2014, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a second resolution addressing discrimination and violence against individuals on the grounds of their sexual orientation and gender identity. Slovenia has always supported this resolution.

Slovenia follows the EU guidelines on promoting and protecting the enjoyment of all human rights by LGTBI persons that were adopted by the EU Foreign Affairs Council in June 2013. We will continue to strive to keep this subject on the agenda of international and regional organisations such as the UN, the Council of Europe, and the EU. Slovenia also aims to eliminate discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity on the national level.

IDAHOT Report 2014: Slovenia

IDAHO — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:34:34 +0000

Slovenia

In commemoration of the IDAHOT 2014, the US Embassy in the capital, Ljubljana, invited members of local LGBTI communities to a flag unfurling ceremony.

Activists and officials flying the rainbow flag at the US embassy in Slovenia for IDAHOT 2014.

A statement from the Embassy read: “To mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) and demonstrate support for LGBT rights as human rights, Ambassador Mussomeli invited several representatives from the LGBT NGO community to unfurl a rainbow flag from the Embassy’s balcony on May 16. IDAHO is celebrated every May 17 to mark the day in 1990 when the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its International Classification of Diseases.”

How do Activists invest the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia ? The IDAHO Committee and partners release an analysis

IDAHO — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:47 +0000

The IDAHO Committee, ILGA Europe, Transgender Europe and IGLYO release a publication which gives insights on how activists in the region are using the Day as a strategic moment for action, communication and advocacy.
The publication offers a summary of key recommendations and interviews from 30 activists from 23 countries.
Activists share their stories and experience on how the Day acts as a catalyst for alliance building, addressing the media, calling decision makers’ attention, connecting to other activists around the world, and much more.
The publication consists mainly of interviews, in order to make it reader-friendly and accessible.
Discover how Spanish activists got a unanimous recognition of the Day from the Parliament, including the most conservative MPs, and how the Day became one of the biggest annual landmarks for LGBT mobilisation in the UK.
Learn why Turkish organisations made the Day the backbone of their annual strategy and how Albanian activists use the international dimension of the Day to develop their campaigns.
Read how the Dutch government made the Day a focus moment for their International strategies and how Russian activists use it to build a positive and friendly image of the movement.
This and much more in this collection of lively testimonies from the field !