International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex and Transphobia IDAHOBIT
May 17 marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). This is due to May 17, 1992, when homosexuality was officially removed as a disease from the classification system by the World Health Organization (WHO). As of early 2022, trans identity is also no longer listed under mental disorders by the WHO. The pathologization of intersex people is still ongoing.
As a sign of acceptance and solidarity, rainbow flags are hoisted worldwide - since 2022 also at the University of Bern.
IDAHOBIT 2023
The Living Library on everyday discrimination against queer people took place on 17 May 2023.
Silvia Schroer, Vizerektorin Universität Bern (german)
Sandro Niederer, queerstudents (german)
Fabienne Amlinger, Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies (german)
Crispin Thurlow, Professor of Language and Communication, Department of English
IDAHOBIT 2022
The University of Bern started the first walk-through of IDAHOBIT with very well attended exchange events and video statements: