Created in 2004 to draw the attention of policymakers, opinion leaders, social movements, the public and the media to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTI people internationally, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) has established itself the single most important date for LGBTI communities to mobilize on a worldwide scale. Today the…
Xiang Yuhan, 19, has been detained for at least twelve days in the southern Chinese city of Changsha by authorities after he organized a rally on the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, reports Voice of America. The young activist was detained shortly after police showed up at his hotel room. In China, a person…
As we reported here last week, a pro-gay rights rally to be held at Freedom Square in Tbilisi, Georgia was cut short after anti-gay demonstrators – mainly Christian Orthodox conservatives and their believers – disrupted the peaceful, state-authorized gathering with violence and intimidation. This week, however, Georgian authorities are reporting that two priests have been…
http://youtu.be/iCzatfQD9r8 Video message by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, on International Day Against Homophobia, May 17, 2013 “Today, as we commemorate International Day Against Homophobia, we rededicate ourselves to a basic but essential truth – that human rights are universal and must be protected for all. Homophobia, sadly, is…
