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IDAHOBIT Day
A day against LGBTQIA+ discrimination
Every year on May 17, we celebrate IDAHOBIT. It's a day for
the whole community to stand against LGBTQIA+ discrimination, an International
Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia. IDAHOBIT is a
day to activate, educate and change the world.
The catechism of the Catholic Church instructs Catholics that gay men and women “must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God’s will in their lives.”
Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin cautioned Catholics against homophobia in a series of interviews warning that such behavior is an insult to God. “God never created anybody that he doesn’t love,” Martin told The Independent. Read full text here
An Italian Catholic Bishop calls for change
What lies behind religious homophobia?
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