International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
Date17 May
Next time17 May 2025 (2025-05-17)
FrequencyAnnual
First time17 May 2005

The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia[1][2] (IDAHOBIT) is observed on 17 May[1] and aims to coordinate international events that 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.[3]

The founders of the International Day Against Homophobia, as it was originally known, established the IDAHO Committee to coordinate 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.[4]

  1. ^ a b "International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia". IDAHO Committee. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. ^ "All Events, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Summary Report 2016" (PDF). IDAHO Committee. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "May 17th is the Intl Day Against Homophobia". Ilga.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2013-12-03.