This Sunday is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia (IDAHOT or IDAHoBiT)

This annual worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversities 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 LGBTI people internationally.

In under a decade, May 17 has established itself the single most important date for LGBTI communities to mobilise on a worldwide scale. The date of the event is of particular significance as it marks the day in 1990 on which the World Health Organisation declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder.

If you would like to know more about IDAHOT, you can check out the website and also this information leaflet.

To celebrate and commemorate the day, a public event will be taking place in the Sheffield Peace Gardens this Sunday at 12 noon, where a one-minute ‘noise’ will join our voices with other events across the world to send a clear message that homophobia, biphobia and transphobia have no place in our society. We hope you, your friends and families can join us in making as much noise as possible!

To continue the celebration of sexual and gender diversities in our city, Museums Sheffield will be holding a range of free exhibitions, stalls and presentation activities between 1pm-4pm at the Millennium Gallery. 

You can find out more about the events happening in Sheffield here.

So, are you ready to #BeTheNoise ?!