About the week
Pride Week brings our community together to share stories, learn, teach and to celebrate our LGBTIQA+ community.
Pride Week coincides with the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). Acknowledged worldwide since 2004, this day of global awareness takes place each year on 17 May, a significant date in the ongoing fight for equality: On this day in 1990, the World Health Organisation declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder. Over 130 countries now celebrate IDAHOBIT.
At Monash, we honour IDAHOBIT within Pride Week.
Pride Flag raising ceremony
Monday 16 May, 10am
Caulfield, Clayton, Parkville and Peninsula
Join us at each of our Victorian campuses as we raise the Pride Flag to mark the start of Pride Week 2022. Hear how Monash is fostering a culture of inclusion and respect, and join your campus community and allies for morning tea.
The Pride Flag will fly at each of our campuses across the week, and is an important symbol of our solidarity with the LGBTIQA+ community.
Events
Other ways to get involved
There are so many ways you can get involved in this year's celebration. Here are just a few:
- Take the Queer 101 online module.
- Register for LGBTIQA+ Ally Training and join the Ally Network.
- Get your colleagues and friends involved by hosting a virtual morning tea or trivia.
- Use social media to share why Pride Week and IDAHOBIT are important to you: #MonashPride #RespectAtMonash #IDAHOBIT.
- Keep up to date on the latest by reading articles, books and supporting LGBTIQA+ media, including JOY 94.9, Star Observer, Midsumma Festival and Melbourne Queer Film Festival.
- Donate money to an LGBTIQA+ organisation, keeping in mind smaller community organisations such as Black Rainbow, Transgender Victoria, Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council, Intersex Human Rights Australia and Switchboard.
Zoom backgrounds
Download a Zoom background to use across the week.
Contact us
If you’d like to know more about IDAHOBIT and how you can get involved, contact Respectful Communities.
Email: respectful-communities@monash.edu
Call: +61 3 9905 9499