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As it stands as of May 17, 2021, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia has been commemorated in over 130 different countries across the globe.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-17|title=USAID Commemorates International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia {{!}} Statement by Administrator Samantha Power {{!}} U.S. Agency for International Development|url=https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/may-17-2021-usaid-commemorates-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-biphobia|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.usaid.gov|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517204543/https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/may-17-2021-usaid-commemorates-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-biphobia|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
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 thrirtheir 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: