The
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (marked on May 17) was
created in 2004 to draw the attention of policy makers, opinion leaders, social
movements, the media, and the public in general to these issues, and to promote
a world of tolerance, respect, and freedom regardless of people's sexual
orientations or gender identities.
As
much as May 17 is a day against violence and oppression, it is also a day to
promote freedom, diversity, and acceptance. The date of May 17 was chosen to
commemorate the decision taken by the World Health organization in 1990 to take
homosexuality out of the list of mental disorders.
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