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| − | The '''International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia''' ('''IDAHO''') is held every year on the 17th of May, commemorating the day in 1990 when homosexuality was removed from the World Health Organisation's ''International Classification of Diseases''.<ref>http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/546 ILGA: "May 17th is the Intl Day Against Homophobia"</ref> | + | [[IDAHO.gif|thumb|IDAHO logo]]The '''International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia''' ('''IDAHO''') is held every year on the 17th of May, commemorating the day in 1990 when homosexuality was removed from the World Health Organisation's ''International Classification of Diseases''.<ref>http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/546 ILGA: "May 17th is the Intl Day Against Homophobia"</ref> |
The "International Day Against Homophobia" was first celebrated in 2005. In 2009 the name was expanded to include "Transphobia". | The "International Day Against Homophobia" was first celebrated in 2005. In 2009 the name was expanded to include "Transphobia". | ||
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thumb|IDAHO logoThe International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) is held every year on the 17th of May, commemorating the day in 1990 when homosexuality was removed from the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases.[1]
The "International Day Against Homophobia" was first celebrated in 2005. In 2009 the name was expanded to include "Transphobia".
External links
http://www.dayagainsthomophobia.org/-IDAHO-english,41- International IDAHO site
http://www.idaho.org.uk/ UK site
References
- ↑ http://ilga.org/ilga/en/article/546 ILGA: "May 17th is the Intl Day Against Homophobia"
