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🏳️🌈 IDAHOBIT 2022 – Week Long Discussion 🏳️🌈
🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈 IDAHOBIT 2022 🏳️🌈 🏳️🌈
As an organisation and community, today we’re commemorating IDAHOBIT – International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia – and celebrating what is means to be LGBTQIA+.
Whilst it’s been 32 years since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder from the Classifications of Diseases and Related Health Problems, there is still a lot of work needed to combat the ongoing discrimination the LGBTQIA+ community continues to face.
As we stand in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ forums members we hope to raise awareness and create a safe space for discussion surrounding both the highs (pride, resilience, community, identity as just a few) and the lows (discrimination, stigma, violence and battles faced within the workplace, sporting, educational and religious institutions) experienced by all sexual and gender diverse communities and intersex people.
By celebrating today we aim to not only challenge discrimination and stigma, but to also foster a sense of hope and solidarity.
With work still to be done to ensure barriers for the greater LGBTQIA+ are removed, we’re creating a week-long event to honour our community members who identify under the rainbow banner and to work towards continued equality.
How can you get involved?
Beginning today and running till Friday 20th May we will be posting a daily question
and inviting all our members to share their thoughts and support.
Be sure to:
1. Check back in each morning for a new question/topic and post your response
2. If you see a response that you resonate with, click the “support” button to show you are listening
3. Tag members who you feel might be interested to contribute to the discussion
4. Share resources you’ve found helpful for those reading along
What other events are happening for IDAHOBIT?
If you want to get involved with some of the other activities happening across the world on IDAHOBIT Day, you can also check out the IDAHOBIT website. Some examples include signing a pledge, joining in workplace or community-based events, or having conversations with the loved ones in your life. For resources on how to make the most of IDAHOBIT Day, check out the website above.
At SANE and in our Forums community we value open and honest discussions surrounding the reduction of stigma and discrimination, and we are committed to making this discussion a safe space for LGBTQIA+ people to share their experiences.
To keep this safe space and respect the experiences of our community, we ask that all members refresh their understanding of the community guidelines to ensure this discussion is an inclusive and welcoming one for all.
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Questions for Tuesday 17 May...
- Why do you believe IDAHOBIT is so important in 2022?
- What are you most proud of as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community?
And tagging a few community members who may be interested in taking part in the discussion @petrichor @eth @Adge @Former-Member @TheVorticon @NatureLover @Paperdaisy @hanami @tyme @Kittykelly1976 @greenspace @RedHorse @Clawde @Former-Member @Daisydreamer
As always, let’s keep this space safe, inclusive and kind, and if any of the topics covered here cause any distress and you’d like to chat with someone, please call the SANE help centre on 1800 187 263 (Mon-Fri 10am-10PM EST), the crisis support numbers here or Qlife on 1800 184 527 (3pm till midnight everyday).
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