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IDAHO Action 2012
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2012 - Close to 100 countries participating
New countries joining International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia celebrations for the first time, including countries among those which keep 1,5 BILLION people under laws that criminalize same sex relationships.
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica : organisations ask for IDAHO to feature in official school program
The main national Costa Rican movements for diversity joined public institutions to demand equal rights on May 17, celebrated in Costa Rica as the National Day Against Homophobia, lesbophobia and Transphobia.
With a march in downtown Guadalupe, dozens of people paralyzed traffic to demand an end to homophobia and unite for equality, confronting President Laura Chinchillan who declared that human rights are not a priority of her administration.
The Ombudsman for the People, Ofelia (...)
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India
Organisations in India’s West Bengal region stage street protest on IDAHO
Faced with total and unjustified suspension of their subsidies from the State, activists used the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia as the stage to set a massive protest public action, which attracted extensive media coverage
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United Kingdom
Speaker of UK House of Commons speaks up on IDAHO
"Through education, through campaigning and through the sheer force of moral suasion, we must strive to deliver equality for LGBT people that others have so long enjoyed and they have too long been denied."
John Bercow
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South Africa
South African Youth celebrate IDAHO
As part of their youth development work, the Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA), a NGO based at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, has been mentoring young LGBT people in campaign building around issues that affect them.
As a result, students put together an exciting campaign for IDAHO, which included a silent protest at University Avenue, a flash mob and a panel discussion about campaign building.
Photos of the event can be accessed on the Facebook page of (...)
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Trinidad & Tobago
Head of Caribbean UNAIDS issues message for IDAHO
UNAIDS Caribbean Director Dr Ernest Massiah released a special message to mark this year’s International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.
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United Arab Emirates
Message of hope on IDAHO in the United Arab Emirates
Members of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender groupcommemorated the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) with a message of hope and appeal for dialogue and change.
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Algeria
Algerian LGBT organisation marks IDAHO by publishing series of comics to raise awareness on LGBT issues
The Algerian organisation Alouen has developed graphic material to raise awareness of the wider public. See the works in this section
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Russia
Activists successfully defied ’gay gag’ law in Saint Petersburg today, despite attacks
On May 17 LGBT activists of St. Petersburg, the city where the notorious "propaganda of homosexuality" law was recently adopted, held an officially authorized peaceful manifestation dedicated to the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.
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Vietnam
Vietnam reports on stunning media coverage for IDAHO events
From CCIHP, the main organiser of IDAHO events in Vietnam :
The IDAHO campaign in Vietnam this year was very successful.
The results from online survey with more than 500 LGBT people about homo/transphobia in schools and rapid assessment in 7 secondary and high schools on student attitude toward homo/transphobia got high attention of public. Data on level of bullying and consequences, IDAHO information and important speeches were covered in about 20 national newspapers (online and print) (...)
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International initiatives
Social network GRINDR sends IDAHO message to 3,5 million users in 192 countries
 Today, the application will send a message to all users stating "Today is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, celebrated in 90+ countries. GLBT people across the globe face extreme forms of discrimination daily. The Day promotes a world of tolerance, respect and freedom. Support the cause by adding the word IDAHO to your profile for a day"
Grindr, which first launched in 2009, has exploded into the largest and most popular all-male location-based social network out (...)
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United Nations
UN Secretary General appeals for States to decriminalise same-sex relationships
 In connection with the Day, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on States to tackle violence against LGBT people, decriminalize consensual same-sex relationships, ban discrimination and educate the public
From UN press-room
In connection with the Day, a UN spokesperson said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on States to tackle violence against LGBT people, decriminalize consensual same-sex relationships, ban discrimination and educate the public – and he “supports the High (...)
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United Nations
UNDP director marks IDAHO
 INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA
MESSAGE BY UNDP ADMINISTRATOR, HELEN CLARK
17 MAY 2012
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). It commemorates the World Health Organisation’s decision in 1990 to remove homosexuality from the list of mental disorders. That was indeed a milestone, and since then there has been much progress. Last year, the Human Rights Council passed their first resolution ever on “Human rights, sexual orientation (...)
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International initiatives
ILGA reports : 78 countries out of 193 still have legislation criminalising same-sex consensual acts between adults.
 2012 ILGA STATE-SPONSORED HOMOPHOBIA REPORT: 40% of UN Members still criminalize same-sex sexual acts
17 May 2012 - 78 countries out of 193 still have legislation criminalising same-sex consensual acts between adults. Punishments range from a number of lashes (e.g. Iran), two months of prison (e.g. Algeria) to life sentence (e.g. Bangladesh) or even death (Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen). Among the 113 countries where homosexuality is legal, 55 have legislation against (...)
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European Institutions
European Leaders mark IDAHO by releasing "It Gets Better" video
 In Europe, growing up lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender can be challenging: difference often leads to bullying, self-harm, and sometimes suicide attempts. Studies consistently point to higher physical and mental health risks for LGBT young people.
For the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2012, over 50 European politicians and leaders from all EU institutions join forces telling LGBT teenagers they are working to make things better, and put an end to homophobia and (...)
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International initiatives
Amnesty International’s message for IDAHO - focus on Africa
 Discrimination and persecution of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in South Africa and Cameroon must be halted, Amnesty International said as activists around the world mark the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.
Instances of harassment, discrimination, persecution, violence and murders committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity are increasing across sub-Saharan Africa.
Political leaders in some (...)
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International initiatives
Red Cross-Red Crescent Society marks IDAHO with special message
 On the occasion of the International Day against Transphobia and Homophobia (17 May), the Red Cross Red Crescent reminds stakeholders all over the world that the value of equality must prevail to combat all discrimination based on sexual orientation.
By Bekele Geleta, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The realization of equality based on sexual orientation and gender identity remains a significant challenge, considering the obstacles (...)
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United Nations
Media Release : World Health Organisation releases groundbreaking report condemning ’conversion’ therapies
 From Pan American Health Organisation
Washington, D.C., 17 May 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — Services that purport to "cure" people with non-heterosexual sexual orientation lack medical justification and represent a serious threat to the health and well-being of affected people, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said in a position statement launched on 17 May, the International Day against Homophobia. The statement calls on governments, academic institutions, professional associations and the (...)
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United Nations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay issues video ahead of IDAHO
The two-minute video features High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay talking about the human cost of homophobia and transphobia and the struggle for equal rights.
Calling for the repeal of discriminatory laws and banning of discriminatory practices, the High Commissioner calls on States to “punish violence and hatred, not love.”
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Education
Paris celebrates IDAHO with a focus on education
 During the IDAHO week, the Paris LGBT Center will hold a series of events. Some are traditional IDAHO actions, like the giant Madison danse in front of the Museum of Modern Art. But a special emphasis has been put on actions around this year’s international IDAHO focus on fighting education IN and THROUGH education, with a special outreach program towards teachers to raise their awareness of the issue and develop their potential to take action.
The LGBT center in Paris, France will mark (...)
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