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Date(s) - 05/17/25
All Day
May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. Over the past decades, protection of LGBTQI+ people and all people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions or sex characteristics has greatly expanded. This progress is well worth celebrating, and this is why May 17th is also, and maybe foremost, a day for celebration.
But in many places around the world, LGBTQI+ people still face injustice and live in fear and danger.
It’s still illegal to be LGBTQ in 64 UN member States. In Brunei, Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, the death penalty is imposed across the county.
There are a further five where there is no legal certainty, and the death penalty is a possibility. This is the case in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, Somalia and the United Arab Emirates. Authoritarian and fascist regimes are on the rise and threaten Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and we witness a worrying rise in attempts to whip up moral panics and to scapegoat LGBTQI+ people. And people with diverse gender identities or expressions are still the main targets of social violence and injustice.
On May 17th, individuals, organisations, institutions, corporations, etc. will speak out against LGBTIQI+phobias, continuing our collective journey towards societies that ensure justice and protection for all. In a fair and just world, no one shall be left behind.
- Find out more at: dayagainsthomophobia.org
- Learn more about Global LGBTQ+ Issues at davidmariner.com/global
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