IDAHOBIT

Geelong and the Surf Coast will be celebrating IDAHOBIT today. The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia celebrates LGBTQIA+ ...

Rainbow flags have been raised at local government areas across Victoria today, in honour of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, ...

And according to 2021 data from LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, individuals in the LGBT+ community are more likely to experience depression and other mental health issues, compared to the general population. Of all couples in Australia, either with or without children, about one in 100 are same-sex couples according to the 2016 census. - Of all couples in Australia, either with or without children, around 1 in 100 are same-sex couples according to the 2016 census

Indigo Shire Council has once again thrown its support behind IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia.

“DRAG’D OUT is a Queer, inclusive Festival of the Arts. It celebrates all people within the LGBTQI+ community and their allies. “Representation is such an important step forward for kids like me to be able to express ourselves in an open manner from an early age and without fear of judgement. It concluded with the raising of the rainbow flag and morning tea.

By Jonty Ralphsmith. To celebrate IDAHOBIT Day on Tuesday 17 May, Star News has profiled six members of the LGBTQIA+ community across Casey and Dandenong.

I am brown and I am also Asian. I am brown and I am loud. I am brown and I am also Asian. I am brown and I am loud. I am brown and I am proud. I am brown and I am queer and I am here and I will not disappear no matter what I hear. I am brown and I am proud. I am brown and I am queer and I am here and I will not disappear no matter what I hear about my brownness.

The Wonthaggi Civic Centre will be lit up tonight (Tuesday, 17 May) to acknowledge and support International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia.

“There is no place in our community for discrimination. “We know that gender inequality may be compounded by other forms of disadvantage or discrimination that a person may experience and we are committed to achieving gender equality within our organisation and community,” Cr Whelan concluded. “IDAHOBIT Day is an opportunity to raise awareness against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and to stand with the LGBTIQ+ community to show that together we can make a difference.”

'Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights': The theme for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2022 is a call for social acceptance ...

Yet over the past two decades, the global movement of LGBTI people has achieved impressive results in contesting discrimination and violence on the basis of sexual orientation. While States are obligated under international human rights law to promote and protect the human rights of all persons, many countries, still have in place discriminatory laws that criminalize, consensual same-sex relationships, leaving LGBTI people open to risk of arrest, extortion, violence, stigma and discrimination. As we commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) on 17 May, we remember that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people all over the world still face stigma and discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or intersex status.

Today marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)- a day to raise awareness for the work still needed to ...

“We’re listening to our community and taking responsibility for our role in making Bayside a better place for everybody,” Mr Cummins said. “We’re committed to supporting our LGBTQIA+ community and we stand in solidarity against discrimination of any kind,” Mr Cummins said. “Last year, we raised the rainbow flag at Council Chambers on IDAHOBIT Day to show our solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community in Bayside for the first time,” Mr Cummins said.

On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia day, protesters affirmed they would not let politicians promote bigotry.

Residents rallied outside the Cairns City early voting centre on May 17 to take a stand against federal and Queensland MPs anti-trans views. We are not pawns for political stunts," said Cairns transgender woman and advocate Wendy Ramsay. “It is cheap to whip up prejudice for political gain. “We are people.