There are 77 countries in the world today where it is a criminal offence to be gay. These countries punish women, men and children because of their sexuality and in seven countries the punishment is death.
The reason today is the day against homophobia is because today was the day in 1990 that the WHO removed homosexuality from it's list of mental disorders. (Yes, I did mean to write 1990)
Dr Seuss said it best: "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
