17 minutes agoToday, International Day Versus Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biophobic
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(4 years ago)The International Day Against Homophobic, Biophobic and Transphobia is celebrated on May 17th and aims to co-ordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide. International Day founders Against Homophobia created the IDAHO Committee to coordinate basic operations in countries [...]
The International Day Against Homophobic, Biophobic and Transphobia is celebrated on May 17th and aims to co-ordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide.
International Day founders Against Homophobia created the IDAHO Committee to coordinate basic actions in different countries, promote the day and lobby for official recognition on May 17th. This date was chosen to commemorate the decision to remove homosexuality from the World Health Organisation's International Disease Classification (OBSH) in 1990.
This day, as a concept, was conceived in 2004. A year-long campaign culminated in the first International Day Against Homophobia on May 17, 2005. 24 thousand individuals, as well as organisations such as the International Association of Lesbians and Homophobia (ILGA), the International Human Rights Commission for Homosexuals and Lesbes (IGLHRC), the World Congress of LGBT and the Coalition of African Lesbians, signed an appeal to support “the IDAHO<3> initiative. The events for this day took place in many countries, including the first LGBT events ever to take place in Congo, China and Bulgaria.
In 2009, the campaign name was added to transphobia and that year's activities focused mainly on transphobic (violence and discrimination against transgenerators). A new petition was launched in co-operation with LGBT organisations in 2009 and was supported by more than 300 NGOs from 75 countries. On the eve of May 17th 2009, France became the first country in the world to officially remove transnational issues from its list of mental illness.
French Louis-Georges Tin was the founder of the day and acted as chairman of his committee until his resignation in September 2013. He was succeeded by internationally recognised activist Venezuela for Trans Rights, Lawyer and Law Professor Tamara Adrián, who became one of the first transistent lawmakers in Latin America in 2015.
