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The 17th May is the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia<\/h2>\n

First chosen to commemorate homosexuality\u2019s declassification as a mental illness by the World Health Organisation in 1990, May 17th<\/sup> marks what has become the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia \u2013 IDAHOBIT<\/a>. This decentralised global event celebrates worldwide sexual and gender diversity, but it is more than a celebration \u2013 it is also a vital moment to highlight the persistent injustices that LGBTQIA+ people face across the world.<\/p>\n

TGEU\u2019s recently published Trans Rights Index and Map for 2025<\/a> reveals that for the first time in its 13-year history, it has measured greater setbacks than progress for the human rights of transgender people across Europe and Central Asia. Accordingly, this regressive \u2018tipping point\u2019 towards greater transphobia marks a dangerous international trend, with significant rollbacks of rights in Georgia, Hungary, and Bosnia, as well as growing institutional movements in countries like the UK and Germany, which seek to erode existing protections and foster more hostile social norms.<\/p>\n

More broadly, ILGA-Europe\u2019s Rainbow Map<\/a> indicates that Italy, the UK, Sweden, and the Netherlands scored higher for LGBTQIA+ legal and policy protections in 2015 than they do in 2025. This stagnation \u2013 and in many cases active decline \u2013 especially affects the most marginalised members of the LGBTQIA+ community: trans people, people of colour, disabled people, intersex individuals, asylum seekers, sex workers, and people living with HIV.<\/p>\n

Correspondingly, the lived reality behind these data points is stark, with significantly reduced perceptions of safety from violence. Across the EU<\/a>, 54% of LGBTQIA+ people report experiencing harassment in the past year \u2013 rising to 75% among trans people. These figures have significantly increased between 2019 and 2024, alongside rising EU-average rates of anti-LGBTQIA+ violence and bullying.<\/p>\n

The Power of Communities<\/h3>\n

Against this backdrop, IDAHOBIT is more relevant than ever \u2013 especially recognising the diverse and intersectional dangers faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, queer, intersex, and asexual individuals in varied contexts worldwide. Indeed, one of the greatest strengths of the LGBTQIA+ coalition is the ability to find unity and togetherness through diversity \u2013 solidarity across difference is both a value and a strategy for survival.<\/p>\n

So, fittingly, this year\u2019s IDAHOBIT theme is \u2018The Power of Communities\u2019<\/em>. At a time when there seems to be a global coordinated movement against LGBTQIA+ rights, IDAHOBIT is an opportunity to strengthen local and global alliances, take collective action, raise awareness, and show solidarity as allies \u2013 bringing together individuals, organisations, and governments to highlight issues faced by LGBTQIA+ people around the world. Together \u2013 as communities in community \u2013 we can use our power to fight for the safety, dignity, and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ people worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 17th May is the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia First chosen to commemorate homosexuality\u2019s declassification as a mental illness by the World Health Organisation in 1990, May 17th marks what has become the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia \u2013 IDAHOBIT. 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