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{{Short description|Worldwide day of awareness}}
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The '''International
The founders of the International Day Against Homophobia, as it was originally known, established the IDAHO Committee to coordinate [[Grass-roots movement|grass-roots]] actions in different countries, to promote the day and to lobby for official recognition on May 17. That date was chosen to commemorate the decision to remove [[homosexuality]] from the [[International Classification of Diseases]] of the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/546 |title=May 17th is the Intl Day Against Homophobia |publisher=Ilga.org |access-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704014026/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/546 |archive-date=2014-07-04 }}</ref>
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[[File:Louis Georges Tin.jpg|thumb|right|Louis-Georges Tin, founder of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia<ref name="embassy">{{cite web |url=http://london.usembassy.gov/humrts072.html |title=International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia |publisher=United States Embassy of London |access-date=2015-11-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908003953/http://london.usembassy.gov/humrts072.html |archive-date=2015-09-08 }}</ref>]]
The day, as a concept, was conceived in 2004. A year-long campaign culminated in the first International Day Against Homophobia on May 17, 2005. 24,000 individuals as well as organizations such as the [[International Lesbian and Gay Association]] (ILGA), the [[International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission]] (IGLHRC), the [[World Congress of LGBT Jews]], and the [[Coalition of African Lesbians]] signed an appeal to support the "IDAHO initiative". Activities for the day took place in many countries, including the first LGBT events ever to take place in the Congo, China, and Bulgaria.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kwok |first1=Diana K. |last2=Wu |first2=Joseph |title=Chinese attitudes towards sexual minorities in Hong Kong: Implications for mental health |journal=International Review of Psychiatry |date=3 September 2015 |volume=27 |issue=5 |pages=444–454 |doi=10.3109/09540261.2015.1083950 |pmid=26569635 |s2cid=22696813 }}</ref> In the UK, the campaign was coordinated by the [[LGBT Humanists UK|
The date of May 17 was specifically chosen to [[memorialization|commemorate]] the [[World Health Organization]]
In 2009, [[transphobia]] was added to the name of the campaign, expanding the acronym from '''IDAHO''' to '''IDAHOT''', and activities that year focused primarily on transphobia ([[violence against transgender people|violence]] and discrimination against [[transgender]] people). A new petition was launched in cooperation with LGBT organizations in 2009, and it was supported by more than 300 [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]] from 75 countries, as well as three [[Nobel Prize]] winners ([[Elfriede Jelinek]], [[Françoise Barré-Sinoussi]], and [[Luc Montagnier]]). On the eve of May 17, 2009, France became the first country in the world to officially remove transgender issues from its list of mental illnesses.<ref>[http://www.france24.com/en/20090516-pain-progress-global-day-against-homophobia]{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2009/05/16/mobilisation-mondiale-contre-la-penalisation-de-l-homosexualite_1194011_3244.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090517012433/http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2009/05/16/mobilisation-mondiale-contre-la-penalisation-de-l-homosexualite_1194011_3244.html|url-status=dead|title=Mobilisation mondiale contre la pénalisation de l'homosexualité – Pla…|date=17 May 2009|archive-date=17 May 2009|website=archive.is}}</ref>
Frenchman [[
Louis-Georges Tin and two other Committee members started a hunger-strike in June 2012 to urge the French president [[François Hollande|Hollande]] to introduce a [[LGBT rights at the United Nations|UN resolution decriminalising homosexuality]].<ref>[http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/06/28/idaho-founder-begins-hunger-strike-for-un-resolution-on-decriminalising-homosexuality/ IDAHO founder begins hunger strike for UN resolution on decriminalising homosexuality] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054506/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/06/28/idaho-founder-begins-hunger-strike-for-un-resolution-on-decriminalising-homosexuality/ |date=March 4, 2016 }} retrieved 29 June 2012</ref>
[[Biphobia]] was added to the name of the campaign in 2015, expanding the acronym '''IDAHOT''' by the letters ''BI'' to its current form '''IDAHOBIT'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canadianequality.ca/may-17-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/|title=May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia|date=7 April 2024|access-date=25 May 2024|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525161423/https://canadianequality.ca/may-17-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mccchurch.org/international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia-2015/ |title=IDAHOT | Metropolitan Community Churches |publisher=Mccchurch.org |access-date=2015-05-15 |archive-date=2015-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100751/http://mccchurch.org/international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia-2015/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The [[Enforcement Act of Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 748]] that legalised same-sex marriage in [[Taiwan]] was passed on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia in 2019,<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/17/taiwan-legalises-same-sex-marriage-first-asia/|title = Taiwan legalises same-sex marriage in first for Asia|work = [[Pink News]]|date = 17 May 2019|access-date = 17 May 2019|archive-date = 17 May 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190517073044/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/17/taiwan-legalises-same-sex-marriage-first-asia/|url-status = live}}</ref> with the law coming into effect on 24 May 2019.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|first = Julia|last = Hollingsworth|url = https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/17/asia/taiwan-same-sex-marriage-intl/index.html|title = Taiwan passes same-sex marriage bill, becoming first in Asia to do so|work = [[CNN]]|date = 17 May 2019|access-date = 17 May 2019|archive-date = 17 May 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190517064652/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/17/asia/taiwan-same-sex-marriage-intl/index.html|url-status = live}}</ref>
As of 2022, it started being referred as '''International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The History of IDAHOBIT |url=https://www.idahobit.org.au/news/the-history-of-IDAHOBIT-may-17 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=www.idahobit.org.au |language=en}}</ref>
==Goals and activities==
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One of the stated goals of May 17 is to create an event that can be visible at a global level without needing to conform to a specific type of action.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/may-17/|title=MAY 17 2013 IN AUSTRALIA – EVENTS LISTINGS|publisher=IDAHO Committee|access-date=9 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011174214/http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/may-17/|archive-date=11 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> This decentralized approach is needed due to the [[diversity (politics)|diversity]] of social, religious, cultural, and political contexts in which rights violations occur. As such, this leads to a variety of events and approaches towards celebrating the International Day Against Homophobia.
Despite the three principal issues mentioned in the name of the celebration, this day is widely regarded as an initiative that is "working to advance the rights of people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-19|title=May 17 2021: A Day to Remember|url=https://may17.org/may-17-2021-a-day-to-remember/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=May17.org|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812064023/https://may17.org/may-17-2021-a-day-to-remember/|url-status=live}}</ref> This allows for a widespread amalgamation of different self-identified expressions coming together to share pride in oneself, happiness, and love with others as participants take charge against different rampant forms of hate in the world.
==May 17 around the world==
[[File:La Moneda se ilumina en el Día contra la Homo y Transfobia (34577746112).jpg|thumb|[[La Moneda Palace]] illuminated in [[LGBT flag]] for 2017 IDAHO]]
The day is particularly strong in Europe and Latin America, where it is commemorated with public events in almost all countries.<ref name="IDAHO Committee">{{cite web|url=http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/reports/|title=REPORTS: Idaho – English|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007233458/http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/reports/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 October 2013|work=Annual Report 2013|publisher=IDAHO Committee|access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> May 17 is also marked in multiple countries in all world regions including, in 2013, 32 of the 76 countries in the world<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Report on State Sponsored Homophobia Throughout the World|url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/mqsH5ek1ED|publisher=ILGA|access-date=9 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323102828/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/mqsH5ek1ED|archive-date=23 March 2014}}</ref> where same-sex relationships are criminalised.<ref name="IDAHO Committee"/> In Sweden, government bodies have observed the day.<ref>
Common actions include large-scale street marches, parades and festivals. In Cuba, for example, [[Mariela Castro]] has led out a huge street parade in honor of May 17 for the past three years. In Chile in 2013, 50,000 people took to the streets to mark May 17, and the VIII Santiago Equality march.<ref>{{cite web|title=More than 50,000 attend Chilean LGBT rights march|date=13 May 2013|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/05/13/more-than-50000-attend-chile-lgbt-rights-march/|publisher=Washington Blade|access-date=9 October 2013|archive-date=1 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101054915/http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/05/13/more-than-50000-attend-chile-lgbt-rights-march/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Arts and culture-based events are also common. For example, Bangladeshi activists organised the music festival "Love Music Hate Homophobia" in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bangladesh IDAHO Report 2013|url=http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/bangladesh-idaho-report-2013/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610215734/http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/bangladesh-idaho-report-2013/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 June 2015|publisher=IDAHO Committee|access-date=9 October 2013}}</ref> Albanian LGBT activists have, in 2012 and 2013 been organising an annual Bike (P) Ride for May 17 through the streets of the capital Tirana.<ref>{{cite web|title=An Unofficial View of Tirana|url=http://continentcontinent.cc/blog/2013/05/the-unofficial-view-of-tirana-63/|publisher=Continent Blog|access-date=9 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019174412/http://continentcontinent.cc/blog/2013/05/the-unofficial-view-of-tirana-63/|archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> In 2013, the day's Committee called for international actions for a Global Rainbow Flashmob<ref>{{cite web|title=Homepage|url=http://www.rainbowflash.org/|publisher=Global Rainbow Flashmob – Official Site|access-date=9 October 2013|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403150426/http://www.rainbowflash.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> to mark May 17. Activists in 100 cities, in 50 countries participated with diverse public events spanning coloured [[balloon release]]s, dance flashmobs, musical events, and performance and street art.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Annual Report|url=http://www.dayagainsthomophobia.org/|publisher=IDAHO Committee|access-date=9 October 2013|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202071921/http://www.dayagainsthomophobia.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On May 17, 2019, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legally recognize same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taiwan Becomes First Country in Asia to Legalise Same-Sex Marriage|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/17/taiwan-becomes-first-asian-county-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage|access-date=13 June 2021|date=17 May 2019|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225161027/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/17/taiwan-becomes-first-asian-county-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage|url-status=live}}</ref>
In Nepal, this day is celebrated as '''International Day Against Queer / MOGAI -phobia'''' as well as IDAHOT.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://may17.org/nepal-country-page-2019/ | title=Nepal Country Page | date=13 May 2019 | publisher=May 17 org | access-date=17 May 2019 | archive-date=11 February 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211214106/https://may17.org/nepal-country-page-2019/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://medium.com/@mogainepal/idaqumob-international-day-against-queer-mogai-phobia-abe23e55d1f2 | title=#IDaQuMob : International Day Against Queer / MOGAI -phobia | publisher=Medium | access-date=2019-05-17 | archive-date=2020-01-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122021301/https://medium.com/@mogainepal/idaqumob-international-day-against-queer-mogai-phobia-abe23e55d1f2 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://allevents.in/kathmandu/international-day-against-queer-mogai-phobia-idaqumob/200017308975824 | title=International Day Against Queer / MOGAI -phobia #IDaQuMoB | publisher=All events / Queer Youth Group | access-date=2019-05-17 | archive-date=2020-02-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211172534/https://allevents.in/kathmandu/international-day-against-queer-mogai-phobia-idaqumob/200017308975824 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://allevents.in/events/online-idaqumob/200017308985523 | title=Online #IDaQuMoB | publisher=All events / Queer Youth Group | access-date=2019-05-17 | archive-date=2020-02-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215015301/https://allevents.in/events/online-idaqumob/200017308985523 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Some countries and organizations have misinterpreted the letters behind the acronym '''IDAHOBIT''' with different meanings beyond those of the official expansions, sometimes mistakenly taking the "I" of "BI" to be standing for [[Intersexphobia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://useu.usmission.gov/idahobit/|title=70 AMBASSADORS JOIN DECLARATION ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA|date=17 May 2024|access-date=25 May 2024|archive-date=25 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525161445/https://useu.usmission.gov/idahobit/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apsc.gov.au/working-aps/diversity-and-inclusion/diversity-inclusion-news/idahobit-what-it-and-why-it-important|title=IDAHOBIT – What is it? And why is it important?|date=27 April 2022|access-date=25 May 2024|archive-date=14 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514231636/https://www.apsc.gov.au/working-aps/diversity-and-inclusion/diversity-inclusion-news/idahobit-what-it-and-why-it-important|url-status=live}}</ref>, however the IDAHO committee and ILGA, after consulting with [[Intersex]] organizations and the community put out a clarifying note on their website in 2024 that there is no consensus by the Intersex community for the inclusion in ''IDAHOBIT'':
{{quote|Important note: Events around 17 May go by different names and acronyms, and that’s okay. The Committee who started working around the date back in 2004 currently uses IDAHOBIT, and will therefore use the hashtags #IDAHOBIT and #IDAHOBIT2024.
Although we have seen the translation of the “I” as “intersexism,” this is a term considered to be vague and misleading. After consulting with Intersex organisations, we ask everyone to please refrain from using this term and use the term “intersexphobia” instead. Also note that the name of the Day does not currently include “intersexphobia,” as there is no global consensus among Intersex communities that this should be included in the remit of 17 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://may17.org/about/idahobit-2024/|title=IDAHOBIT 2024|access-date=25 May 2024|website=may17.org|archive-date=22 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522055810/https://may17.org/about/idahobit-2024/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
==Official recognition==
[[File:Congresso Iluminado - Dia Internacional de Combate à LGBTIfobia.jpg|thumb|217x217px|[[National Congress of Brazil]] illuminated with rainbow colors in 2022 IDAHOTIB<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=Congresso tem projeção em homenagem à bandeira LGBTQIA+ |url=https://www.poder360.com.br/brasil/congresso-tem-projecao-em-homenagem-a-bandeira-lgbtqia/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Poder360 |language=pt-br |archive-date=2022-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518055856/https://www.poder360.com.br/brasil/congresso-tem-projecao-em-homenagem-a-bandeira-lgbtqia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
In 2003 the Canadian organization [[Fondation Émergence]] instituted a similar event, the [[National Day Against Homophobia]], which was held on June 1 in [[Québec]]. In 2006, they changed the date to May 17, in order to join the international movement.<ref name="AFP">{{cite news|url=https://windsorstar.com/life/Anti+homophobia+marked+Windsor/3036535/story.html |title=Anti-Homophobia Day Marked In Windsor |date=2010-05-17 |work=The Windsor Star |access-date=2010-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627072541/http://www.windsorstar.com/life/Anti%20homophobia%20marked%20Windsor/3036535/story.html |archive-date=June 27, 2010 }}</ref>
In 2006, The [[Declaration of Montreal]] was created and adopted by the [[2006 World Outgames]]. The Declaration demanded that the [[United Nations]] and all states recognize May 17 as the International Day Against Homophobia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.declarationofmontreal.org/DeclarationofMontreal.pdf |title=Declaration of Montreal |publisher=International Conference on LGBT Human Rights |date=2006-07-29 |access-date=2018-05-15 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=2019-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602210542/http://www.declarationofmontreal.org/DeclarationofMontreal.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2007, in [[Aosta Valley]] (Italy), the government approved the support for the IDAHOT.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regione.vda.it/notizieansa/details_i.asp?id%3D46653 |title=Sito ufficiale della Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta |access-date=2016-04-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508004313/http://www.regione.vda.it/notizieansa/details_i.asp?id=46653 |archive-date=2016-05-08 }}</ref>
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In 2010, [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva|Lula]], then president of [[Brazil]], signed an act that instituted May 17 as the National Day Against Homophobia in his country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irnweb.org/en/blog/post/view/it-is-official-may-17th-is-the-national-day-against-homophobia-in-brazil |title=It is Official! May 17th is the National Day Against Homophobia in Brazil |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707124440/http://www.irnweb.org/en/blog/post/view/it-is-official-may-17th-is-the-national-day-against-homophobia-in-brazil |archive-date=July 7, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dayagainsthomophobia.org/spip.php?article280 |title=Brazil's President Lula decrees National Day Against Homophobia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725223248/http://www.dayagainsthomophobia.org/Brazil-s-President-Lula-decrees,280 |archive-date=July 25, 2011 }}</ref>
The day is also officially recognized by the EU Parliament, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the UK, Mexico, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Netherlands, France (where May 17 was the chosen date for the promulgation of the law allowing same-sex marriage in 2013), Luxembourg and Venezuela. It is also recognized by numerous local authorities, such as the province of Quebec or the city of Buenos Aires.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/official-recognition/|title=OFFICIAL RECOGNITION|publisher=IDAHO Committee|access-date=9 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131010053950/http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/official-recognition/|archive-date=10 October 2013}}</ref>
In 2012, the city of [[LGBT culture in Liverpool|Liverpool]], [[England]], created a pioneering programme of events in association with the organisation Homotopia, called IDAHO 50. The event was supported by 50 leading organisations based in Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web |author=Alan Weston |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/in-the-mix/2012/05/15/liverpool-supports-idaho-the-international-day-of-action-against-homophobia-100252-30969262 |title=Liverpool supports IDAHO – the international day of action against homophobia |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=2012-05-31 |archive-date=2024-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525152254/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-supports-idaho---international-3344775 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lldpartnership.co.uk/whats-going-on/past-events/past-events-2012/past-events-may-2012/17th-may-2012-the-inaugural-launch-of-idaho-50 |title=17th May 2012 – The Inaugural Launch of Idaho 50 |publisher=Liverpool Learning Disability |year=2012 |access-date=2012-05-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804075040/http://www.lldpartnership.co.uk/whats-going-on/past-events/past-events-2012/past-events-may-2012/17th-may-2012-the-inaugural-launch-of-idaho-50 |archive-date=2012-08-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Alan Weston |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Flying+the+flag+for+gay+rights%3B+Liverpool+is+the+first+city+in+the...-a0289694297 |title=Flying the flag for gay rights; Liverpool is the first city in the world to mark day of action, as Alan Weston discovers |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=2012-05-31 |archive-date=2021-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814143759/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Flying+the+flag+for+gay+rights%3B+Liverpool+is+the+first+city+in+the...-a0289694297 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lldpartnership.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/17th-May-IDOA50-proof-email.pdf |title= Link |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131102060331/http://www.lldpartnership.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/17th-May-IDOA50-proof-email.pdf |archive-date= 2013-11-02 }}</ref>
On March 21, 2014, [[Mexico]] declared, by Presidential Decree, May 17 as the National Day Against Homophobia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/decreto-por-el-que-se-declara-17-de-mayo-dia-nacional-de-la-lucha-contra-la-homofobia/|publisher=Presidencia de México|title=Presidency of the Republic – Government|access-date=14 May 2014|archive-date=14 May 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140514161027/http://www.presidencia.gob.mx/decreto-por-el-que-se-declara-17-de-mayo-dia-nacional-de-la-lucha-contra-la-homofobia/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Venezuela]]'s [[National Assembly (Venezuela)|National Assembly]] (AN) officially recognized May 17 as the Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on May 12, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntn24.com/noticia/parlamento-propone-conmemorar-el-17-de-mayo-en-venezuela-como-dia-contra-la-homofobia-transfobia-y-100688|title=Parlamento aprueba conmemorar el 17 de mayo en Venezuela como Día contra la homofobia, transfobia y bifobia|work=[[NTN24]]|language=es|date=12 May 2016|access-date=13 May 2016|archive-date=11 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611051001/http://www.ntn24.com/noticia/parlamento-propone-conmemorar-el-17-de-mayo-en-venezuela-como-dia-contra-la-homofobia-transfobia-y-100688|url-status=dead}}</ref> AN Deputy [[Tamara Adrian]], also international Chairwoman of the IDAHO Committee, hailed the legislative act as a "sign of change" in a Venezuela where "everyone has equal rights and opportunities".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/internacionales/392520-parlamento-venezolano-acuerda-17-mayo-dia-homofobi/|title=Parlamento venezolano acuerda el 17 de mayo como Día Contra la Homofobia|work=El Nuevo Diario|date=12 May 2016|access-date=13 May 2016|language=es|archive-date=14 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814143807/https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/internacionales/392520-parlamento-venezolano-acuerda-17-mayo-dia-homofobi/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In several other countries (e.g. Argentina, [[Bolivia]], Australia, and Croatia), national civil society coalitions have called upon their authorities to have May 17 officially recognized.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Embassy in Sweden {{!}} INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA AND BIPHOBIA|url=https://esuec.cancilleria.gob.ar/en/international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia|access-date=2021-10-19|website=esuec.cancilleria.gob.ar|archive-date=2021-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026204630/https://esuec.cancilleria.gob.ar/en/international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Encarnación |first1=Omar G. |title=International Influence, Domestic Activism, and Gay Rights in Argentina |journal=Political Science Quarterly |date=1 December 2013 |volume=128 |issue=4 |pages=687–716 |doi=10.1002/polq.12138 |jstor=43828398 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Donovan |first1=Waine |title=Help end homophobia in the workplace |journal=Education |volume=93 |issue=4 |year=2012 |pages=14 |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/9d08802834d7bca64bad3be53451e749/1/advanced |access-date=2021-10-19 |archive-date=2023-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729195626/https://www.proquest.com/openview/9d08802834d7bca64bad3be53451e749/1/advanced |url-status=live }}</ref>
As it stands as of May 17, 2021, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia has been
In 2024, [[United States]] President, Joe Biden, renewed his support for IDAHOBIT in a [[White House]] proclamation, noting his support for the LGBTQI+ community and their rights, noting that "This is a matter of human rights, plain and simple."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/17/statement-from-president-joe-biden-marking-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/|title=Statement from President Joe Biden Marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia|date=17 May 2024|access-date=25 May 2024|website=[[whitehouse.gov]]|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524094652/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/17/statement-from-president-joe-biden-marking-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Ahead of IDAHOBIT in 2024, a group of United Nations and regional human rights experts voiced concerns over persistent discrimination and violence due to sexual orientation as well as gender identity, and called on States to increase their efforts in ending it. The experts stated:
{{quote|"This day is now celebrated in more than 130 countries and is officially recognised by several States, and international institutions. Reflecting on progress over the past two decades is indeed cause for celebration. We call on States to uphold the inherent dignity of all persons, without distinction, by addressing the root causes of discrimination and violence. Measured against the benchmark of 'No one left behind: equality, freedom, and justice for all', it is also a reminder of just how much work still needs to be done, by all stakeholders, including business enterprises, to ensure an end to violence and discrimination directed against all individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity."<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/05/international-day-against-homophobia-biphobia-and-transphobia |website=[[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]]}}</ref>}}
==Impact==
[[File:President biden remarks white house.jpg|thumb|Joe Biden expressing his support of the International day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
{{As of|2019}}, 69 countries criminalize same-sex relationships.<ref name="UNDP">{{Cite web|title=International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia|url=https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/speeches/2020/international-day-against-homophobia--biphobia-and-transphobia.html|website=UNDP|language=en|access-date=2020-05-17|archive-date=2020-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530193205/http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/speeches/2020/international-day-against-homophobia--biphobia-and-transphobia.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Also, in 26 countries,<ref name="UNDP"/> transgender individuals are subjected to punishments, and they are disproportionately at risk of violence across the globe. IDAHOBIT is frequently used as a platform for organizing initiatives to advance the fight for the rights of LGBT+ groups in many countries, even in those (like [[Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill|Uganda]]) in which homosexuality is criminalized.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Global Report Card on LGBTQ+ Rights for IDAHOBIT|url=https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/5/17/global-report-card-lgbtq-rights-idahobit|date=2020-05-17|website=www.advocate.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-17|archive-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225053325/https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/5/17/global-report-card-lgbtq-rights-idahobit|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2021, United States president [[Joe Biden]] used IDAHOBIT to highlight efforts to alleviate LGBTQIA+ discrimination and to call on Congress to pass the [[Equality Act (United States)|Equality Act]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-17|title=Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/17/statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-on-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The White House|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517151800/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/17/statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-on-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/|url-status=live}}</ref> The same day, Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]]
In 2024, [[Achim Steiner]], [[United Nations Development Programme]] administrator noted that despite international human rights law requiring all countries to support the rights of LGBTIQ+ people, there are still many countries of the world, including 62 criminalizing same-sex relations, with 12 of them imposing the death-penalty for it. He also noted that "there has also been a recent global pushback on the freedoms of LGBTIQ+ people including new legislation that expands the criminalization of LGBTIQ+ people, including for human rights advocacy in this sphere."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.undp.org/speeches/statement-undp-administrator-achim-steiner-2024-international-day-against-homophobia-biphobia-intersexphobia-and-transphobia-idahobit-17-may|title=Statement by UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner for the 2024 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), 17 May 2024|date=9 May 2024|access-date=25 May 2024|website=[[UNDP]]|archive-date=24 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524053055/https://www.undp.org/speeches/statement-undp-administrator-achim-steiner-2024-international-day-against-homophobia-biphobia-intersexphobia-and-transphobia-idahobit-17-may|url-status=live}}</ref>
▲In 2021, United States president [[Joe Biden]] used IDAHOBIT to highlight efforts to alleviate LGBTQIA+ discrimination and to call on Congress to pass the [[Equality Act (United States)|Equality Act]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-17|title=Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/05/17/statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-on-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The White House|language=en-US}}</ref> The same day, Canadian prime minister [[Justin Trudeau]], spoke of creating the first federal LGBTQ2 Action Plan and passing "legislation to fully protect gender identity and [[gender expression|expression]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-16|title=Statement by the Prime Minister on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia|url=https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2021/05/17/statement-prime-minister-international-day-against-homophobia|access-date=2021-10-19|website=Prime Minister of Canada|language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
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* [[Biphobia]]
* [[Declaration of Montreal]]▼
* [[Heteronormativity]]
* [[Heterosexism]]
* [[Homophobia]]
* [[Human sexuality]] ▼
* [[LGBT rights by country or territory]]
* [[LGBT social movements]]
* [[List of LGBT awareness periods|List of LGBTIQ+ awareness periods]]
* [[List of LGBT events|List of LGBTIQ+ events]]
* [[National Coming Out Day]]
* [[National Day Against Homophobia]] (Canada)
* [[
* [[Societal attitudes toward homosexuality]]▼
* [[Transgender Day of Remembrance]]
* [[Transphobia]]
▲* [[Declaration of Montreal]]
▲*[[Human sexuality]]
▲*[[Societal attitudes toward homosexuality]]
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