The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristic
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.
This
website provides background on the history and aims and activities.
It remains important at this time.
This article from the Advocate provides insight into the global situation for LGBT communities under lockdown
FRA Europe's most recent survey across Europe found that while there was more openness in some countries there had been little progress since 2012 and a climate of fear and prejudice continued.
ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map of rights in Europe The Rainbow Europe is ILGA-Europe’s annual benchmarking tool, which ranks 49 countries in Europe on their LGBTI equality laws and policies
shows that There has been no positive change in 49% of countries
For the second year in a row, countries are moving backwards on the Rainbow Index, as existing protections are disappearing
Trans rights are where most of the current movement in terms of LGBTI equality is happening, for better or worse. the map has score cards and data on a wide range of indicators ranging from employment, equality laws, hate crime. Indexes from 2009 onwards can be consulted on the website
