Sheffield Hallam & SAYiT
Sheffield Hallam are teaming up with SAYiT to hold an IDAHoBIT event in the Sheffield Peace Gardens on May 17th. This event is open to the public. To find out more please visit & like the Facebook event http://bit.do/IDAHoBIT18
Come along and make a noise!
IDAHoBIT Event by Sheffield Hallam University & SAYiT
Thursday 17th May
5.30pm-6.15pm
Sheffield Peace Gardens
Speakers, OutAloud performance, ensemble sing – a – long and 1 minute of noise.
International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia & Transphobia was created in 2004 to draw the attention of policymakers, opinion leaders, social movements, the public and the media to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBT+ people internationally.
In under a decade, May 17 has established itself the single most important date for LGBT+ communities to mobilise on a worldwide scale.
The Day represents an annual landmark to draw the attention of decision makers, the media, the public, opinion leaders and local authorities to the alarming situation faced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender and intersex people and all those who do not conform to majority sexual and gender norms.
May 17 is now celebrated in more than 130 countries, including 37 where same-sex acts are illegal, with 1600 events reported from 1280 organizations in 2014. These mobilisations unite millions of people in support of the recognition of human rights for all, irrespective of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
The date of May 17th was specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder.
To find out more http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/
2018 Theme
Worldwide LGBT organisations elect “Alliances for Solidarity” as 2018 global theme
Indeed, no battle can be won in isolation. We all need to keep strengthening alliances, especially when we need to ensure safety, fight violence, lobby for legal change, and/or campaign to change hearts and minds.
This focus should also be a welcome reminder of the need for solidarity within the communities of sexual and gender minorities, as the rights of one specific group cannot be solidly secured if the rights of other groups are left unchallenged.
The focus on alliances should also highlight the necessity for sexual and gender minorities to be allies to other vulnerable groups (e.g. migrants, people living in poverty, vulnerable children, etc.).