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IDAHOBIT 2025
Saturday May 17
On 17 May 1990, the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases. Since 2005, this date has been observed annually as the International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination, serving both to acknowledge progress in reducing discrimination and to highlight the ongoing challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ people.
The inaugural IDAHOBIT in 2005 has since evolved to include various identities within the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Initially known as IDAHO (International Day Against Homophobia), the observance expanded in 2011 to include transphobia (IDAHOT), and by 2018, it further encompassed biphobia and intersex discrimination, adopting the acronym IDAHOBIT. In 2022, the day grew to be referenced as the Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination to specifically include those who are lesbian, queer, and asexual.
While 17 May is a day to reflect on progress, discrimination remains a pressing issue.
- LGBTQIA+ employees are now less likely to be open about their identities at work than they were in 2022[1]
- 2 in 3 LGBTQIA+ young people will still experience abuse for their identity[2]
IDAHOBIT presents an opportunity to foster an inclusive environment for students and staff at UniSA. Show your support by:
- Going rainbow – put up a poster or wear a rainbow pin
- Hosting an activity – organise a morning tea or classroom discussion
- Fundraising – Money raised supports Minus18’s youth events and programs
Library resources:
- Jessica Kingsley Gender Diversity and Sexuality Collection – contains 69 eBooks that bring authoritative and lived experience insight into topics including gender diversity, gender trauma, sexual diversity, and coming out journeys
- Browse the Gender and Sexuality collection of journals the Library subscribes to
- Sexual Identity and Gender Diversity – this book explores a range of issues across the sexual identity and gender diversity spectrum, including coming out and disclosure, being an ally to LGBTQIA+ people, and addressing the human rights of the LGBTQIA+ members of our community
Other resources:
[1] Australian Workplace Equality Index. (2024). 2024 AWEI Employee Survey: “Out” At Work. http://www.pid-awei.com.au/content/uploads/2024/10/2024-AWEI-Employee-Survey-Edition-2_Out-at-work.pdf
[2] Hill, A. O., Lyons, A., Jones, J., McGowan, I., Carman, M., Parsons, M., Power, J., & Bourne, A. (2021). Writing Themselves in 4. La Trobe University. https://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/work/writing-themselves-in-4
