http://www.homophobiaday.org Homophobiaday.org's RSS information feed http://www.homophobiaday.org/utilisateur/images/icon_logo_ho_en.jpg http://www.homophobiaday.org Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:01:00 GMT 15 http://www.fondationemergence.org/default.aspx?scheme=4096 Fondation Émergence http://www.fondationemergence.org/default.aspx?scheme=4096 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:01:00 GMT For the 12th Edition of the Semaine d'actions contre le racisme, whose theme is Breaking Down Barriers and Living Diversity, Fondation Émergence has launched today an awareness campaign geared toward Québec's ethnic communities by reaching out to, more specifically, the parents and other family members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people from these communities. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4088 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4088 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:00:50 GMT Fondation Émergence announces that it will be awarding the 2011 Fight Against Homophobia Award to Xavier Dolan, producer, actor, and scriptwriter. Xavier Dolan is a young film director hailing from Québec who has produced the films J'ai tué ma mère (I Killed My Mother) and Les Amours imaginaires (Heartbeats), films for which he has received several awards both here and abroad. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4076 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4076 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:03:29 GMT Taking advantage of Valentine's Day, Fondation Émergence has officially launched the 2011 Fight Against Homophobia Campaign, which will reach its highpoint on May 17, with the holding of the International Day Against Homophobia. The campaign is entitled "Same-sex Couple: A Story of Love." The printed promotional material for the campaign, offered for free, includes a poster and a pamphlet, available in English and in French. They can now be ordered from Fondation Émergence by using a form provided at the www.homophobiaday.org and www.homophobie.org websites. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4062 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4062 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:45:23 GMT Same-sex Couple: A Story of Love is the theme for the 2011 Fight Against Homophobia Campaign, which will reach its highpoint on May 17, for the International Day Against Homophobia. Fondation Émergence is taking the opportunity of the holiday season with its family gatherings to launch the 2011 Campaign while hoping that same-sex couples will feel welcomed within their respective families. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4057 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4057 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:07:28 GMT LGBTQ youth are nearly four times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers. Almost 90 per cent have been verbally or physically assaulted. TELUS believes that everyone deserves to be respected and treated with dignity, regardless of their sexuality. TELUS LGBTQ employees are speaking up with their own personal stories in support of It Gets Better. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4038 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4038 Mon, 12 Oct 2010 11:40:54 GMT Fondation Émergence has announced the theme for the next annual campaign to fight against homophobia, which will be: Same-sex Couple - A Story of Love. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4018 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=4018 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:57:33 GMT Fondation Émergence is pleased to join many activists, in particular those from the French-based association Les "Oublié(e)s" de la Mémoire (Memory's "Forgotten Men and Women"), who for several years now have been leading the struggle in France toward the recognition of the sad fate held for sexual minorities during World War II. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3955 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3955 Fri, 14 May 2010 10:00:01 GMT Three-quarters of people believe the sports world follows a law of silence on homosexuality. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3956 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3956 Fri, 14 May 2010 10:00:02 GMT The sports world is still reluctant to accept homosexuality. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3957 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3957 Fri, 14 May 2010 10:00:03 GMT Positive campaign results despite the sports world's refusal to participate. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3977 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3977 Mon, 17 May 2010 18:00:00 GMT International Day Against Homophobia: Michel Tremblay Receives the 2010 Fight Against Homophobia Award. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3954 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3954 Sun, 9 May 2010 15:02:36 GMT For the International Day Against Homophobia, Fondation Émergence is inviting the general population to a photo exhibition entitled Fearless at the Grande-Place of the Complexe Desjardins in Montréal from May 14 to 17. This exhibition by the American photographer Jeff Shen had already been presented during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver and for the 2009 World Outgames in Copenhagen. It proudly shows gay, lesbian, and transgender athletes who were fearless enough not to hide their sexual orientation from their team. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3939 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3939 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:22:26 GMT Montréal, April 15, 2010 – The 2010 Edition of the International Day Against Homophobia marks a first that could become a tradition for the coming years. Fondation Émergence, several LGBT groups, and other organizations will be at the Grande-Place of the Complexe Desjardins, to take advantage of the location's wide visibility and high visitor traffic for four days of awareness on homophobia. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3937 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3937 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:59:48 GMT Fondation Émergence will be giving the 2010 Fight Against Homophobia Award to Québec playwright and novelist Mr. Michel Tremblay. He will be given the award by Ms. Kathleen Weil, Justice Minister and Attorney General of Québec and Minister in charge of the Fight Against Homophobia, at a ceremony being held on Monday, May 17th. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3888 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3888 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:42:46 GMT A few days from the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Fondation Émergence is launching its annual campaign to fight against homophobia. Entitled "Speaking About Silence", this campaign is geared toward the sports world and will reach its highpoint on May 17, 2010, on the International Day Against Homophobia. The campaign aims to speak about the sports world's reigning silence on everything related to sexual diversity, and to call on all those involved. The campaign is based on images of one winter sport and one summer sport: hockey and soccer. Posters and pamphlets are available for free and on request, plus electronic versions are available in several languages. The promotional material can be ordered from Fondation Émergence via its website at www.homophobiaday.org. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3839 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3839 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:55:56 GMT In response to multiple requests, Fondation Émergence has re-issued two posters that were a huge success and which were re-edited for the fight against homophobia campaigns from 2003 and from 2007. They are "Shocking? For who?", which shows two hockey players about to kiss each other, and "Sexual Orientation is Not a Choice", which features the photo of a baby wearing a bracelet that reads "Homosex…". These two posters are being offered once more and in English and in French. http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3829 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3829 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:09:38 GMT International Day Against Homophobia, May 17: The Campaign for 2010 Teams Up With the Sports World http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3807 Fondation Émergence http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=3807 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:33:14 GMT The poster for Fondation Émergence's 2009 Fight Against Homophobia Campain entitled "Homosexuality Knows No Borders" is now being offered in Portuguese. Originally distributed in English and in French for the 2009 Edition of the International Day Against Homophobia, the poster has been translated into Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and just recently, into Portuguese. http://www.gaiecoute.org/default.aspx?scheme=3756 Fondation Émergence http://www.gaiecoute.org/default.aspx?scheme=3756 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:29:00 GMT Members of Parliament of the House of Commons in Ottawa, Members of the National Assembly of Québec, and Members of Provincial Parliament in Ontario, in addition to some Ministers, are highlighting the International Day Against Homophobia. http://www.gaiecoute.org/default.aspx?scheme=3763 Fondation Émergence http://www.gaiecoute.org/default.aspx?scheme=3763 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:15:00 GMT Photos from the 2009 Edition of the International Day Against Homophobia. http://www.gaiecoute.org/default.aspx?scheme=3751 Fondation Émergence http://www.gaiecoute.org/default.aspx?scheme=3751 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:02:00 GMT For the International Day Against Homophobia, Fondation Émergence has publicly released results from a survey conducted in Québec by Léger Marketing on cultural communities' perceptions of homosexuality. The survey shows that second-generation immigrants have a much more favourable perception of homosexuality than do their parents.