Happy International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

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Happy International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Transgriot
By Monica Roberts
17 May, 2010


http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2010/05/happy-international-day-against.html


Today was the observance of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

No thanks to haters using the world's great religions to twist religious doctrine into a billy club to attack TBLG people, it is a day that is sorely needed.

IDAHOT is different from pride events because it is focused on pointing out '..that in reality it is homophobia that is shameful and must be deconstructed in its social logic and fought against openly.'

The IDAHOT got its start thanks to our Canadian friends in Quebec. An organization called Fondation Emergence created a National Day Against Homophobia that was celebrated on June 1, 2003.