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On this day in 1990, the World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. Like racism, xenophobia or anti-semitism, homophobia and transphobia are forms of discrimination. They include the negative attitudes that can lead to rejection and to direct or indirect discrimination towards gay men, lesbians, bisexual, transsexual or transgendered people, or toward anyone whose physical appearance or behaviour does not fit masculine or feminine stereotypes. (...)

The article:
http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=762&language_id=1

Sull'argomento:

http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/05/09/us-obama-statement-lgbt-rights

http://www.osservatorioiraq.it/turchia-iran-e-bahrein-ecco-cosa-accade-alla-comunit%C3%A0-lgbt

Testimonianza dall'Iran:

http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2012/05/17/news/gay_iraniani-35296902/?ref=HREC2-9

Radio3 Wikiradio - Vittorio Lingiardi racconta la Giornata Internazionale contro l'omofobia:

http://www.radio3.rai.it/dl/radio3/programmi/puntata/ContentItem-9df08967-dc53-4066-b257-f5115bdb1ec3.html

Basic information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_Against_Homophobia_and_Transphobia

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"Gay Friendly" - Europa:

http://www.mondointasca.org/articolo.php?ida=22740&pag=1

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Amnesty International - In Europa aumenta l’omofobia. In Italia ancora lacune legislative:

http://www.helpconsumatori.it/?p=47090