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IDAHO  [message #62412] Mon, 17 May 2010 15:53 Go to next message
NW is currently offline  NW

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International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) is marked every May 17th around the world to call for respect for lesbians, gay, bisexual and trans people worldwide; it marks the date that homosexuality was removed from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organisation on May 17th 1992.

There are local events throughout the UK and the rest of the world - worth doing a web search to see if anything is on near you that you feel like supporting. Unfortunately, I have to give the London (UK) events this year a miss, as I'm ill with some kind of unpleasant viral infection at the moment - but I've been in the past and enjoyed myself.

NW



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Re: IDAHO  [message #62414 is a reply to message #62412] Mon, 17 May 2010 20:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well, well, NW, I learn something new every day (unless I knew and forgot it).

I really don't think I had heard of IDAHO before, except the one with Boise as capital.

Thanks for telling me - but it's too late for me to join in now! Maybe next year.
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Anthony
Re: IDAHO  [message #62416 is a reply to message #62412] Mon, 17 May 2010 22:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks, NW. I had forgotten about this completely. So, I searched a bit about it and found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_Against_Homophobia_and_Transphobia .

And it is the 20th anniversary of this event today. Too bad I didn't remembered earlier. Then again, the only activity I could find was a march to commemmorate it and join the students participating of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_University_of_Puerto_Rico_Strike . So maybe, it was not meant to be.

I hope you get better soon. That viral infection sounds like a nasty thing to have.



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Re: IDAHO  [message #62418 is a reply to message #62416] Tue, 18 May 2010 04:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I've heard of a few Gay Pride events in San Diego, Los Angeles and elsewhere. Funny, that there was no mention of IDAHO. Could be that it's not too much of a squeaky wheel, so it doesn't get much greasy attention.



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A Message To All Homophobes  [message #62421 is a reply to message #62412] Tue, 18 May 2010 05:27 Go to previous message
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