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When did the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia first start? Origins explored!
Today,
May 17, marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, but many people may not know the history behind it. When did it start and how? Read on to find out.
The battle against homophobia has been more important than ever, with social media outcry sparking from the death of Ali Fazeli Monfared earlier on in the month.
The 20-year-old gay Iranian man was allegedly murdered by relatives for his sexual orientation.
Today is day for a call for action against discrimination and for equality for LGBTQI+ people.
Tanveer Jeewa is a legal and communications consultant at the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). She is an LLM candidate in Public Law at the University of Cape Town, was previously a law clerk at the Constitutional Court and prior to that interned at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia.
Today (17 May) is International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia – a day created to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. It is an important day, which should ideally remind us of how far we have come in ensuring the protection of the rights and lives of LGBTI people.