By early 2010, IDAHO had been officially recognised by :
The EU Parliament, thanks to an initiative from the EUP Intergroup, on LGBT Rights ;
Belgium, thanks to the Association Européenne des Droits de l’Homme
The UK, thanks to the efforts of Derek Lennard from Galha
Mexico, upon an initiative from MP David Sanchez Camacho.
Costa Rica, thanks to the efforts of the organisation CIPAC
The Netherlands, following action by COC
ACT-UP and the IDAHO Committee teamed up to get France to recognise the Day
In Luxemburg an alliance between the Green Party and the LGBT organisation Rosa Letzebuerg achieved to get the Day on the country’s agenda.
In Spain, the mobilisation of national coalitions brought recognition of the Day from the Parliament
In Brazil, relentless efforts of the umbrella organisation ABGLT have lead to President Lula announcing the recognition at national level on IDAHO 2010
In many countries like Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Italy, ... the Day has been recognised by cities, local councils, regional governments,...
Argentina, Bolivia, Australia, Croatia, etc…, national authorities have been called upon by their civil societies to have the Day recognised and active lobbying is on its way to success.
In Latin America, a network of organisation was formed to capitalise best practice around the objective of the official recognition of the Day.
SEXUAL MINORITIES UGANDA [SMUG] OUTRAGED BY THE CLOSURE OF LGBTI CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP BY THE STATE MINISTER OF ETHICS AND INTEGRITY REV. FR. SIMON LOKODO
SEXUAL MINORITIES UGANDA [SMUG] OUTRAGED BY THE CLOSURE OF LGBTI CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP BY THE STATE MINISTER OF ETHICS AND INTEGRITY REV. FR. SIMON LOKODO
KAMPALA- February 15, 2012
Exactly one week after the re-tabling of the Anti Homosexuality Bill (2009) by MP David Bahati, a workshop organized by lesbian, gay, (...) 
The COALITION OF AFRICAN LESBIANS (CAL), a pan African network of lesbian, bisexual and gender non-conforming people, organizations and individuals, calls upon every person who believes in the dignity, equality and freedom of every human being, to take note of and act urgently to halt the Anti-Homosexuality Bill which has just been re - tabled in Uganda.
ALL AFRICANS TO RESIST, REJECT, OPPOSE THE ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL CURRENTLY TABLED IN THE UGANDA PARLIAMENT
The COALITION OF AFRICAN (...) 
The Russian city’s Legislative Assembly has adopted today a law that makes any reference to homosexuality a legal offense.
The Russian city’s Legislative Assembly has adopted today a law that makes any public reference to homosexuality a legal offense.
The law prohibits the so-called propaganda of "sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism" to minors, equating it with pedophilia
Similar laws have already been adopted and implemented in other Russia’s cities and regions: 2006 in (...) 
California courts ruled on February 7 that ’Prop 8’, which took away the right to marriage previously granted to Californian citizens, is unconstitutional
In November 2008, the constitutional amendment known as "Prop 8" struck down the right that Californian citizens previously enjoyed.
After married gay couples challenged Prop8, the Californian Supreme Court upheld Prop 8 in 2009 in a first ruling but ruled that marriages made before November 2008 remained valid.
In August 2010, United (...) 
