Since homophobia manifests itself differently in different social and geographic climates, the appropriate responses to it also differ.
In many southern countries, the problem lies in forced (heterosexual) marriages, mostly for women ; in many northern countries, it is the right to (homosexual) marriage that is at the heart of the debate.
In certain societies, homosexual men may find themselves either excluded or lynched in public; whereas homosexual women are locked up inside their homes or otherwise condemned to a life of isolation. In certain cases, homophobia is practiced in the name of God, in others, in the name of Science. Sometimes homosexuality is condemned but transsexuals are ‘tolerated’, and sometimes it is the other way around. Depending on the context, bisexuality may be regarded as a minor fault or as the worst vice.
In short, there are many different possible strategies, and the work of general coordination will only reveal the wealth of specific initiatives that are implemented in different places.
To see example of the diversity of approaches and actions that organisations engage in, consult our annual reports
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.
Photos of the event can be accessed on the Facebook page of (...) 
