It is the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, celebrated on May 17, which exists to commemorate the elimination of homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses by the WHO on May 17, 1990. About the origin Silvia Di Segni, psychiatrist, member of the Association of Argentine Psychiatrists (APSA) and author of “Sexualities. Tensions between psychiatry and militant groups,” commented on these phobias.
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