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Acting-Premier’s message for IDAHO

VicAVP Admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:03:17 +0000

Acting-Premier of Victoria, Rob Hulls knows how to challenge homophobia in our community.

IDAHO radio and net programming on JOY.9

VicAVP Admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:42:18 +0000

Check out the IDAHO broadcasting on JOY 94.9 for “Speaking about Silence – Homophobia in Sport and Community”, the state-wide campaign challenging homophobia in Victoria.

Click here to check it out!

Challenging homophobia from inside!

VicAVP Admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:00:19 +0000

International Day Against Homophobia is coming

VicAVP Admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:45:41 +0000

Today around 80 countries in the world still criminalise homosexuality and condemn consensual same-sex acts with imprisonment. Of these, nine (Afghanistan, Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates and Yemen) still have the death penalty. Discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation and gender identity is still not recognised formally by the member states of the United Nations (even though human rights mechanisms such as the Human Rights Committee have repeatedly condemned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity). This video comes care of ILGA.

How Hate Crime targets people.

VicAVP Admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:11:53 +0000

Hate Crime is not just a random even - its the deliberate targeting of an individual or a group of people because of who they are. Documenting this fact is this report of a New Year's Day hate crime attack against a lesbian in Buffalo, USA. Action against Hate Crime unites the GLBT community with other communities of multicultural origin or various faiths who also experience crime rooted in a hatred for their sexuality, religious beliefs or multicultural backgrounds.

World AIDS Day 2009 – Universal Access

VicAVP Admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:47:30 +0000

Millions of people across the world are vulnerable to HIV infection through lack of effective prevention and millions of people living with HIV do not have access to treatment and care. Watch AVERTuk's new video explaining why universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care is the key to ending the global AIDS epidemic.

Homophobia is Backward Thinking

VicAVP Admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:53:25 +0000

Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC) produced this great Anti-Homophobia TV commercial in partnership with Griffith Film School in support of the International Day Against Homophobia, 17th May, 2009 and we share it with you here.

“Don’t look away”

VicAVP Admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:50:12 +0000

A stark reminder to all of us: “Don’t look away”. Whether its violence against us, or whether we witness violence against others, no matter if they’re gay or straight and regardless of gender or ethnicity.

Another great commercial with an important message about Respect from their MANEO’s Campaign for the Tolerance.

Take Up the Idaho Challenge! launched

VicAVP Admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:00:50 +0000

Gays.com has launched their community and public awareness project to mark the sixth annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) on May 17th.

Created completely from user submissions, this video acts as a public service announcement communicating the message that LGBT individuals are present in every country, in every society and in every corner of the world.

Take Up the Idaho Challenge! marks a collaboration between Gays.com and the Committee for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). Founded in France by activist Louis-Georges Tin, the IDAHO Committee has been instrumental in the drafting of the new United Nations statement urging the decriminalization of homosexuality, now signed by 67 countries around the world.

“In our battle to tear down the walls of homophobia and transphobia, it is of vital importance that we have people who are willing to put their face to what we are fighting for. This is a clarion call to members of our community to come out from wherever you are and let your voice be heard,” says Louis-Georges Tin, Founder of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. “When each of us takes that step of courage in coming out, we empower and give courage to those around us to do the same. The change that we are all longing to see starts with each of us.”

Kenneth Tan from Gays.com added “we are all about fighting the culture of anonymity that is so pervasive on the gay internet landscape. With this project, we want to challenge members of our community to step out of their virtual closets,”

“It is vital that those of us who reside in places of relative peace and freedom step out in solidarity with our brothers and sisters who, based upon where they live, risk abuse, jail, torture and the death sentence if they do come out. It is our hope that every country can be represented in this video.”

The Committee for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) is a network of activists, present in over 50 countries, who seek to promote the idea of an international day against homophobia and transphobia. This day has been recognised officially by a number of governments around the world and provides an opportunity for the LGBT movement across the world to unite in a powerful demonstration of collective visibility.