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The '''International Day forAgainst Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia'''<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dayagainsthomophobia.org/|title=International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia|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><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=19095&cHash=975c172684|title=All Events, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|publisher=UNESCO|access-date=9 October 2013|archive-date=17 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517132530/http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/all-events/?tx_browser_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=19095&cHash=975c172684|url-status=live}}</ref> ('''IDAHOBIT''') is [[list of minor secular observances#May|observed]] on [[17 May]]<ref name=":1" /> and aims to coordinate international events that [[raising awareness|raise awareness]] of [[LGBT rights]] violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide. By 2016, the commemorations had taken place in over 130 countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dayagainsthomophobia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IDAHOT-Report-2016-BD.pdf |title=Summary Report 2016 |publisher=IDAHO Committee |date=2016 |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517134608/https://dayagainsthomophobia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IDAHOT-Report-2016-BD.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
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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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:
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