{"id":64013,"date":"2023-05-17T08:32:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T12:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/?p=64013"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:52:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:52:22","slug":"international-day-against-homophobia-and-transphobia-may-17-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/en\/international-day-against-homophobia-and-transphobia-may-17-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"May 17: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On May 17, 2023, the Town of Sutton is once again marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia by raising the LGBTQ2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Two-Spirited) inclusive flag.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-drapeau-LGTBQ-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-drapeau-LGTBQ-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-drapeau-LGTBQ-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-drapeau-LGTBQ-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-drapeau-LGTBQ-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-drapeau-LGTBQ.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The celebration of this day originated in Quebec: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.fondationemergence.org\/a-propos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fondation \u00c9mergence<\/a> created the first national day against homophobia in 2003. Since then, it has organized an annual awareness campaign and other organizations have taken up this day which is now celebrated in many countries. May 17 is a symbolic date for homosexuals, as it was on May 17, 1990 that homosexuality was removed from the World Health Organization (WHO) list of mental illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Drapeau-LGBTQ2S.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64047\" width=\"597\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Drapeau-LGBTQ2S.jpg 576w, https:\/\/sutton.ca\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Drapeau-LGBTQ2S-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meaning of the colors of the LGBTQ2S+ flag<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The six rainbow stripes symbolize life for red, comfort for orange, sunshine for yellow, nature for green, art for blue and spirituality for purple. The triangle, added in 2018 in response to changes in the LGBTQ community, features the pastels of the transgender flag and brown and black, the symbol of visible minorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i> For more information, go to the website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.may17mai.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 17, 2023, the Town of Sutton is once again marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia by raising the LGBTQ2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Two-Spirited) inclusive flag. The celebration of this day originated in Quebec: Fondation \u00c9mergence created the first national day against homophobia in 2003. 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