International Day Against Homophobia

Today is May 17th, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, which is also the anniversary of the date the Goodridge decision went into effect in Massachusetts, legalizing same-sex marriage for the first time in the United States. May 17, 1954 was the day the United States Supreme Court decision of Brown v Board of Education was released.

However, the official reason for picking May 17th by the founder and organizer ofthe day, Professor Louis-Georges Tin is that in 1992 the World Health Organization declassified homosexuality as  a mental disorder.

Today also happens to be Long Beach Pride. Happy Homophobia (and Transphobia) Day!