{"id":11723,"date":"2018-05-09T09:53:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T23:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=11723"},"modified":"2018-05-11T17:25:28","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T07:25:28","slug":"shire-to-celebrate-idahobit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/shire-to-celebrate-idahobit\/","title":{"rendered":"Shire to celebrate IDAHOBIT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Surf Coast Shire will mark IDAHOBIT \u2013 the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia \u2013 with a celebration next week.<\/p>\n<p>The shire\u2019s event will feature guest speaker Michelle Sheppard.<\/p>\n<p>A trans woman with two daughters, Sheppard is an acclaimed presenter on JOY FM program \u201cOut, Loud, Proud\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The theme for this year\u2019s IDAHOBIT is \u201cAlliances for Solidarity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The rainbow flag \u2013 which is still flying outside the council chambers \u2013 will stay up until May 24, when it will be taken down.<\/p>\n<p>The IDAHOBIT event will be held in the council chambers in Torquay on May 17 from 5pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Surf Coast Shire will mark IDAHOBIT \u2013 the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia \u2013 with a celebration next week. 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