The word "LGBTphobia" is supposed to allow the inclusion at the same time of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Trans people. Unfortunately, what is gained in inclusiveness is lost in readability. The word "homophobia" is today known and recognized in a large number of countries. The word "LGBTphobia" is relatively almost unknown to the majority of countries in the world. Moreover, some people suggest "LGBTQphobia" in order to include "queer" people. And why not ?
In our opinion, everything depends upon context. An "International LGBTphobia Awareness Day" would obviously have little chance at being understood by the public at large, and even less of being recognized by national and international authorities. We wouldn’t get very far.
As for the matter of people living outside of the expected gender identities and the transphobia they suffer, it opens different debates that cannot be absorbed easily under the « homophobia » issue. In 2009, we chose to explicitly extend the appelation of the Day to « International Day against homophobia and transphobia », to give the issue of Transphobia a specific dimension, and fight against the invisibility of the trans issue, including within the LGB community.
We also have the concern of constantly reminding the public that our fight does not just concern masculine homosexuality, but it is just as much about Lesbians, Bisexuals, and other sexual orientations.
At the end of the day, we refuse any terms that exclude. We talk about an "International Homophobia Awareness Day" , but we also insist upon reminding the greater public that we are fighting for the rights of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Trans, that is to say for LGBT persons, and against all forms of discrimination in general.
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.
News getting in about global mobilization worldwide.
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 (...) 
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.
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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
Manas Bangla is a network of 13 community-based organisations engaged in the distribution of medical and social support to approximately 10,000 homosexual men, transgenders and Hijras in West Bengal
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"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
Kaleidoscope Trust’s President and Speaker of the UK House of Commons gave a speech on IDAHO, which was attended by the UK Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone, and other MPs and Members of the House of Lords
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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.
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