International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
MAY 17, 2022 -- May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. It is a day to celebrate gender and sexual diversity and to condemn the discrimination, violence and stigma that members of LGBTQ2S+ communities continue to experience in Canada and globally. This year’s theme is “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights,” a reminder that everyone should have the right to live free of homophobic, transphobic and biphobic discrimination.
May 17th is a symbolic date because on that day in 1990, the World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality from a list of mental health disorders.