IDAHOBIT – 17 May 2023

17/05/2023

The Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination, also known as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Discrimination and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is held annually on May 17. It aims to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ rights violations worldwide.

The date was chosen to commemorate the decision to remove homosexuality from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organization in 1990.

In 2018, 68% of LGBTQI employees in Australia were not out to everyone at work, and 35% of LGBTQI Australians had experienced verbal abuse in the past 12 months.

The Bar Association is committed to supporting a Bar that reflects and is inclusive of the diverse composition of Australia’s society, which includes people from the LGBTQI communities.

The Bar Association’s LGBTQI Principles on Inclusiveness are available here, and Practical Tips for Being an LGBTIQ Ally are available here.