International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2024

The first International Day Against Homophobia was celebrated on May 17, 2005. The date of May 17 was chosen to commemorate the UN's decision to cease considering homosexuality a mental illness. Today, this day no longer focuses on homophobia, but has been extended to include biphobia, transphobia and all LGBT-phobias.

Here are some definitions by the LGBT Resource Center at the University of California San Francisco:

• Homophobia: The irrational hatred and fear of LGBTQIA+ people. Homophobia includes prejudice, discrimination, harassment, and acts of violence brought on by fear and hatred. It occurs on personal, institutional, and societal levels.
• Biphobia: fear or hatred of people who are bisexual, pansexual, or omnisexual.
• Transphobia: The fear or hatred of transgender people or people who do not meet society’s gender role expectations.

To find out more about LGBTQIA+ identities and the hate they face, we've selected a few resources to add to our Highlight on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion.

Press articles

• Phelan, Jessica. “Fight against anti-LGBT hate goes on, in France and around the world”. RFI (May 17, 2023).
• Alfonseca, Kiara. ​“'Epidemic' of anti-transgender violence highlighted in new report”. ABC News (November 20, 2023)
• Habchi, Malik. “comment devenir une entreprise LGBT friendly.” L’Usine Nouvelle 3719, no. 3719 (June 9, 2023): 72,73.
• Landrieu, Valérie. “Les territoires manquent de role models LGBT.” Les Echos 23848, no. 23848 (December 6, 2022): 26.
• Tanneau, Lucie. “Inclusion : En 2022, la LGBTphobie existe encore en entreprise.” Entreprise et Carrières 1595, no. 1595 (October 17, 2022): 10.

ESSEC Knowledge

• Takagi, Junko. "I’m coming out! Or not: how young lgbtq professionals navigate the workforce." ESSEC Knowledge, February, 15, 2023. Accessed October 10, 2023. 
• Chevillon, Guillaume. “The algorithmic frontier for LGBTQI+ rights.” ESSEC Knowledge, February 21, 2023. Accessed October 10, 2023. 
• Conti, Raffaele. “How do antidiscrimination employment policies impact entrepreneurship?” ESSEC Knowledge, November 15, 2023. Accessed October 10, 2023. 
• Strauss, Karoline. “Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts: How Subtle Workplace Discrimination Can Undermine Our Sense of Self,” October 9, 2023. 

Comics

• Font, Élodie. Coming in. Paris: Arte Editions Payot, 2021.
• Biondi, Flavia. Les générations. Grenoble: Glénat, 2020.
• Cruse, Howard. Stuck Rubber Baby. New York: First Second, 2002.

Books

• Schadendorf, Jens. GaYme Changer : How the LGBT+ Community and Their Allies Are Changing the Global Economy. London, UK: ‎ Lid Publishing, 2021.
• Bereni, Laure. Introduction aux études sur le genre. 3e édition entièrement revue de la référence francophone sur le genre. Louvain-La-Neuve (Belgique): De Boeck supérieur, 2020.
• Alison, Mika. Vivre sa transidentité à l’école : parcours et point de vue d’une transeignante. Joinville-le-Pont (Val-de-Marne): Double ponctuation, 2022.

Podcast

• LGBTQ&A by Jeffrey Masters
• Made it out by Mal Glowenke

This article is an updated version of the one published for National Coming Out Day. More resources in French are available on the French version of this article.