Two Minutes to Tackle International Homophobia

by Michael Jones · 2009-04-07 05:55:00 UTC
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International Homophobia

Got a camera?  Pround to be LGBT?  Then check it out - gays.com/idaho is coordinating a user-generated video project for LGBT people around the world to film themselves saying why they are proud to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.  The videos will be compiled by gays.com, and then released on May 17 to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO).

Watch the two-minute YouTube clip below, called the IDAHO challenge.  Then, if you want to submit your own video, head on over to gays.com/idaho, where you can find instructions on how to submit your video.

Despite the fact that more than five dozen countries signed onto a recent UN statement calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality, anti-LGBT discrimination remains a reality in all too many parts of the world, including right here in the States.  What's the best way of tackling global homophobia and transphobia?

Well, according to gays.com, the answer is visibility.  And that's exactly the goal of this user-generated video project: to show the world that LGBT people exist everywhere, and that by pulling together, we can tackle worldwide discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Michael Jones is a Change.org Editor. He has worked in the field of human rights communications for a decade, most recently for Harvard Law School.
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