National Day Against Homophobia
The National Day Against Homophobia is an event in Canada. It was started in 2003 by Fondation Émergence, an LGBTQ rights group based in Quebec.[1]
On June 1, 2005, the event celebrated its third anniversary. A posthumous award was given to the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who, as Minister of Justice, passed laws removing anti-gay rules from the Criminal Code. Trudeau is also known for saying, "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation."(a sentence taken from an editorial in The Globe and Mail)
In 2006, Fondation Émergence changed the day of observance to May 17, to align with the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).[1]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "L'Histoire du 17 mai : Origines et Évolution de la Journée internationale contre l'homophobie et la transphobie" [History of May 17: The origins and evolution of the International day against Homophobia and Transphobia]. Fondation Émergence (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-14.