Blog Hop Stop – Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia

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Love is loveHAHABT 2015
There is no difference
Not a medication to fix it
There is no prescription
No rehab to visit
It is not an addiction
It’s love and it’s selfless
It’s yours and everybody else’s
So don’t badger and abuse the solemnly defenseless
See us as yourself
There’s no equality in difference
Until we all get it, we’ll be drowning in the same blood
Despite orientation, we all feel the same love
We’ll be drowning in the same blood
Despite orientation, we all feel the same love.”
– Angel Haze: Same Love Remix

 

Today (May 17th) is  the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.  

 

What is IDAHOT??

1274275914_47412It was created in 2004 to draw the attention of policymakers, opinion leaders, social movements, the public and the media to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTI people internationally.

In under a decade, May 17 has established itself the single most important date for LGBTI communities to mobilise on a worldwide scale.

The Day represents an annual landmark to draw the attention of decision makers, the media, the public, opinion leaders and local authorities to the alarming situation faced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender and intersex people and all those who do not conform to majority sexual and gender norms.

If you would like more information about IDAHOT, visit their page at http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/

IDAHOT Committee Official Video

 

 

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To be entered to win an ebook from any of the participating authors, leave a comment on this post.

Two winners will be randomly selected on Sunday, May 24 and be notified by email so please leave your email address.

 

 

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21 Responses to Blog Hop Stop – Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia

  1. Serena S. says:
    May 17, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    I didn’t know about IDAHOT, thanks for the post!

  2. H.B. says:
    May 17, 2015 at 11:57 pm

    Thank you for the information on IDAHOT. I didn’t know about them.

    humhumbum AT yahoo DOT com

  3. Angela says:
    May 18, 2015 at 4:35 am

    Thanks for this post to help spread the word, but if you think about it it is kind of sad that it is still needed

  4. DebraG says:
    May 18, 2015 at 6:07 am

    Great post and very informative.
    debby236 at hotmail dot com

  5. Suze says:
    May 18, 2015 at 6:16 am

    Thanks for sharing the IDAHOT video

    [email protected]

  6. Jen says:
    May 18, 2015 at 8:18 am

    Thanks for the post! Loved the lyrics at the beginning.

    jen(dot)f(at)mac(dot)com

  7. waxapplelover says:
    May 18, 2015 at 9:09 am

    Thanks for a really informative post.

  8. Shirley Ann Speakman says:
    May 18, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    Thank you for the post I haven’t heard of “IDAHOT” either!

    ShirleyAnn(at)speakman40(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

  9. AMFass says:
    May 18, 2015 at 7:39 pm

    Thanks for the informative post and participating in the hop!

    annmarief115 at gmail dot com

  10. Alaina says:
    May 18, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    Thanks for the informative post and participating in the blog hop!
    aegger.echo(at)yahoo(dot)com

  11. Trix says:
    May 18, 2015 at 10:39 pm

    I’ve followed this hop each year, but I admit I didn’t really know about IDAHOT before now!

    vitajex(at)Aol(Dot)com

  12. Milica says:
    May 21, 2015 at 9:14 am

    Great post,informative…thanks for the participating and giveaway!

    [email protected]

  13. Denise Dechene says:
    May 22, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    Great poem. It’s a shame that days like this are needed. It’s also a shame that we have to put labels on people. Caraway Carter said “I’m a very happy individual who is attracted to the mind, the body, and the energy of people” I think the world would be a better place if everyone was like that. Get rid of labels and just enjoy a person no matter what.

    Thanks for the post

  14. Lee Todd says:
    May 23, 2015 at 3:26 am

    thanks for being part of the hop

    leetee2007(at)hotmail(dot)com

  15. Juliana says:
    May 23, 2015 at 9:53 pm

    Thanks for your post & for participating. OceanAkers @ aol.com

  16. bn100 says:
    May 23, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    Thanks for joining

    bn100candg at hotmail dot com

  17. Kassandra A. says:
    May 23, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    Thank you for the information and the thoughtful post!

    [email protected]

  18. Sherry S. says:
    May 24, 2015 at 11:34 am

    Thanks for the great post. I learned something new today.
    sstrode at scrtc dot com

  19. Sula says:
    May 24, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    Thank you for being part of this blog hop and sharing your thoughts. Love is Love – Love has no gender <3 slholland22 {at} hotmail {dot} com

  20. bfdbookblog says:
    May 28, 2015 at 9:42 am

    Winners are Milica and Kassandra A and have been notified via email! Thank you for participating!