Their website seeks not only to spread awareness about the problems with homophobia but also to offer solutions and methods to get people talking and make changes happen. They have a very powerful set of goals that I think we can all get behind.
From the www.homophobiaday.org website:
- promote the growth of harmonious relationships among people, regardless of their sexual orientation;
- further the inclusion of homosexual persons in society;
- encourage citizens to understand sexual diversity;
- put an end to discrimination based on sexual orientation in keeping with the charters of rights and freedoms;
- give rise to a general openmindedness towards diversity, and other related values in our society;
- show the devastating effects of homophobia;
- propose and put in place concrete means to fight homophobia;
- induce all sympathizers to organize activities aimed at fighting homophobia;
- set up a consultation process among its partners;
- converge all anti-homophobia activities on a single day;
- put together an organizational structure capable of insuring the survival and recurrence of the event.
Regardless of sexuality, this day should mean something to anyone who has ever been treated differently because of something they cannot choose. Whether it is by making a donation, posting articles and information, or simply letting people know you support this cause, I hope that we can all do our part to take down this prejudice head on. Spread the word!
M.M.
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