Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ communities and allies make a lot of noise for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ communities and allies made a lot of noise for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Saturday, 17 May.

This year’s event took place at the stairs of the Brighton Unitarian Church from 12-1pm and featured music from Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and Rainbow Chorus, with speakers (TBC) including TNBI and intersectional activists from Queery and other key local charities.

Meg, Chair of Rainbow Chorus, said before the event: “IDAHOBIT is more than a day of recognition, it’s a rallying point for communities to unite in the face of the rising hostility and roll back of hard-won rights.

“In times like these solidarity is essential. We need our allies to stand shoulder to shoulder with the trans and non binary and LGBTQ+ people to push back against the erosions of equality protections and to reaffirm that dignity, safety and justice are non negotiable.”

Celebrated annually on May 17, the day marks the anniversary of the World Health Organisation‘s (WHO) decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder.

Since its inception in 2004, the IDAHOBIT has served as a vital platform to raise awareness about the discrimination and violence faced by LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide.