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International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) is celebrated May 17 . The international day against Homophobia aims to coordinate international events to call respect for lesbians and gays world-wide. Unlike the LGBT Pride Day , which is meant to emphasise proudness of one's Sexuality and refusal to be ashamed of it, IDAHO is held to highlight: "... that in reality it is homophobia that is shameful and must be deconstructed in its social logic and fought against openly." {Link without Title} May 17 was chosen as the day of the event because Homosexuality was removed from the International Classification Of Diseases of the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 17 1990 . {Link without Title} In 2003 the Canadian organization Fondation Émergence instituted a similar event, the National Day Against Homophobia , on June 1. Belgium followed suit in 2005. EXTERNAL LINKS
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