As this site is bound to grow in the days and months ahead, you are cordially invited to consult it often for regular updates. It will give you information on International Day Against homophobia, and on homophobia in general. A lot of data already exist on homophobia but never has it been garnered in one place on the internet; www.homophobiaday.com aims at reaching this important goal.

Whatever your sexual orientation may be, I urge you to get involved in your community since the fight against homophobia concerns all of us. I thus invite you to support our efforts, notably by planning activities to meet the spirits and objectives of the International Day against Homophobia. We would also appreciate receiving real-life testimonies of first or second-hand encounters with homophobia.

“From tolerance to acceptance”; this slogan was chosen in 2003 to underline the necessity to go beyond tolerance, as it is too often associated with indifference. To fight homophobia, each and every one of us will have to work together.

In closing, we would like to thank all the partners which has made all this possible. Thank you for putting your trust in us.

The President of the Fondation Émergence
Laurent McCutcheon

Other headings in this section:

• About the International Day Against Homophobia
• Fondation’s Goals
• Background - Behind the Day
• May 17th
• Fondation's Role
• Annual Campaigns
• Five-Year Plan
• Souvenir Album