HOMOSEXUALITY KNOWS NO BORDERS…YET IT EXISTS IN EVERY COUNTRY. HENCE THIS YEAR’S GOAL: TO MAKE THE GENERAL POPULATION & MORE SPECIFICALLY, ETHNO-CULTURAL COMMUNITIES OF ALL BACKGROUNDS MORE AWARE OF GAY & LESBIAN ISSUES & SEXUAL DIVERSITY.
Since its first edition in 2003, the International Day Against Homophobia has grown larger year by year. With this, May 17 has become the prime moment to remember that homophobia still exists and that we must combat it.
The proposed goal for the 2009 Campaign is to make the general population and, more specifically, ethno-cultural communities of all backgrounds more aware of gay and lesbian issues, and sexual diversity. Ethno-cultural communities occupy an increasingly significant place in our societies. What’s more, contributions by these communities are invaluable to our country.
Not all of the world’s citizens are able to enjoy the privilege of living in an egalitarian society. In several countries, rights, such as the right to love a person of the same sex and have sexual relations with that person, are limited or violated.
In other countries, sexual orientation is recognised, for the same reasons as practising a religion, as a basic freedom, and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal.
People from countries in which homosexuality is legally banned may have some of their own values challenged: what was prohibited in their country is allowed and legally protected in their host country.
Keeping in mind how homosexuality is a universal fact and that borders cannot be forced on it; the 2009 Campaign is aimed towards helping these people to become integrated within their host society and to make ethno-cultural communities aware of sexual diversity issues. In addition, LGBT people and their communities will benefit from their own community’s improved openness toward their issues.
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