# May 17, 2023 - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia

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**Created:** [May 17, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-17-2023-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/984161 "2023-05-17T13:05:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-17-2023-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/984161/1 "2023-05-17T13:05:46Z")

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Today is May 17, 2023 - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia

Looking forward to the day when everyone can simply be who they are - in the meantime, we’ve got a lot of work to do!!

And the most worrisome part of this year’s celebration is the incredible backlash against trans people, not just on the fringe, but with dangerous and hateful rhetoric being parroted in mainstream media outlets like the New York Times, CNN, Canada’s National Post, and the list goes on…

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-17-2023-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/984161/2 "2023-05-17T22:49:53Z")

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If I had known earlier, I’d have mentioned it to my students.