The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth and Student Organisation
On the 21st of May, Brussels decorated its rainbow flags and held the 5th edition of IDAHOT Forum. The conference brought together ministers, policy makers, experts, academics, and civil society actors to represent the Forum, where they met, exchanged experiences and came out in support of a strong European policy for LGBTI persons. This year’s […]
IGLYO, with support from UNESCO, and the governments of Norway and the Netherlands, has created a film and photo exhibition to highlight the difficult and often traumatic experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) young people in education settings. No More Hiding presents a global snapshot of homophobia ad transphobia, which remains […]
IDAHOT 2015: IGLYO launches resources for school stakeholders to foster inclusive educational environments With a focus on youth during this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, IGLYO is proud to launch two resources to support students, activists, teachers and other school stakeholders. The resources are aimed at supporting and promoting the creation of […]
Today, Saturday 17th May, 2014 is International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). On this day, IGLYO joins with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) activists across the globe in standing against discrimination and advocating for a world where we, young people in all our diversity, are able to express and define our own […]
Follow the live stream from the IDAHOT seminar “Young People’s responses to Homophobic and Transphobic Hate Speech” taking place at European Youth Center in Budapest. The seminar takes place from the 15th to the 17th and will happen in the framework of the No Hate Speech Movement, as it is organising an European Action Day […]
LGBTQI inclusion within education is still lacking in most European countries, with particular focus needed on: mandatory teacher training on LGBTQI awareness, compulsory curricula which is inclusive of LGBTQI people, and national bullying data segregated by grounds of discrimination (sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and variations in sex characteristics). Today (Monday 14 […]
“My school days were basically me hiding, hating myself and never really knowing why” – Mia, Sweden Today (23 January), Members of the European Parliament, representatives from European Institutions, Member State governments, and civil society organisations are meeting at the European Parliament for the launch of the first LGBTQI Inclusive Education Index and Report, created […]
For the third year in a row, the Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride March was banned and protestors attacked by police, in fact being prevented from exercising their human rights by the Turkish government. Over the last 25 years, the Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week has been celebrated during the last week of June and the Pride March […]
May 17, 2017 marked the 12th annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, drawing the attention on the situation of sexual and gender minorities. In the light of IDAHOT, IGLYO is launching the LGBTQI Inclusive Education Index to support national governments and civil society organisations in ensuring the right to education for everyone. (For […]
IGLYO is really excited to announce the first edition of the Activist Academy – a five-day intensive skills-based training programme happening in Berlin this summer. It’s organised by IGLYO for young people in Europe who have a strong interest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex rights. The programme will involve a menu of […]
To mark IDAHOT 2016 and UNESCO’s international ministerial conference, IGLYO asked LGBTQI young people from around the world to share their experiences of homophobia and transphobia in education. Each day from 11 – 16 May we will be releasing one of our photo exhibition entries and on 17 May we will launch our brand new film, No […]
PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania is a non-profit organization which works for the protection and advancement of the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, intersex and queer people in Albania. Since 2014 PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro has been working to host the first LGBT Pride in Albania, on May 17th as well as […]
The Roundtable will take place before the IDAHO Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark, and we are working to secure participation for all Roundtable participants to the Forum. Roundtable Dates 8 – 10 May 2016 (Arrivals 7th, departure if no Forum participation 10th) IDAHOT Forum Dates 10 – 13 May 2016 (Departures 13th) […]
IGLYO has some exciting news- we’ve had a #changeofheart. Before we can feel comfortable telling everyone, though, we are looking some reassurance. You can help us to unlock our heart and reveal the secret by taking part in our social media campaign and encouraging others to do so too.
From 15 – 17 May at the European Youth Centre Budapest, IGLYO hosted a seminar with the Council of Europe’s Youth Department and the SOGI Unit from the Council of Europe Equality Division. The seminar was orientated around the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) and was titled “Young People’s responses to Homophobic and […]
Friday 17th May, 2013 is International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). On this day, IGLYO joins with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) activists across the globe in standing against discrimination and advocating for a world where we, young people in all our diversity, are able to express and define our own sexual […]
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