ADDED ON: 06/30/2020
Philippines Police Crack Down on LGBT Protest
On June 26, police in Manila arrested at least 20 people at an LGBT Pride event protesting an anti-terrorism bill that threatens rule of law in the Philippines. The police did not…
Philippines
ADDED ON: 05/31/2020
Davao City Mayor recruits LGBT+ for COVID food distribution
Faced with corrupt officials giving away emergency rice supplies, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte called on the local LGBT+ community to help. Davao City is on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.…
ADDED ON: 05/26/2020
University of the Philippines’ COVID-19 chatbot operates with ‘gay speak’ function
You can tell today’s technology is improving when it’s taking on uniquely human nuances. Case in point: the University of the Philippines (UP) today announced that its Facebook messenger pandemic response chatbot…
ADDED ON: 05/09/2020
LGBT sector tapped to lead rice distribution to barangays
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has assigned the city’s LGBT sector to manage the city’s next round of rice distribution after receiving complaints from residents that barangay officials have failed to provide…
ADDED ON: 04/09/2020
Rights monitor blasts humiliation of 3 LGBT curfew violators
Authorities north of the Philippine capital "publicly humiliated" 3 members of the LGBT community who violated a curfew aimed at halting the coronavirus pandemic, a researcher for the international watchdog Human Rights…
ADDED ON: 03/18/2020
Transgender pastor defies court to conduct same-sex marriages in Hong Kong
A transgender pastor has vowed to officiate same-sex marriages in Hong Kong despite a legal challenge failing to provide assurances that he will not face arrest. Marrz Balaoro was arrested in 2017…
ADDED ON: 02/17/2020
Gay Filipinos Coin the Coolest Kind of Slang with ‘Beki’ Talk
Andre Santos is a copywriter for a major advertising agency in Manila. An out and proud gay man, he’s the first to admit that Philippine society still has a long way to…
ADDED ON: 01/06/2020
Philippines SC junks same-sex marriage petition ‘with finality’
The Supreme Court on Monday denied with finality a motion for reconsideration filed by Jesus Falcis and other LGBT advocates seeking recognition of same-sex marriage in the Philippines. The SC had junked…
ADDED ON: 12/18/2019
Duterte hosts LGBT party in Malacañang
President Rodrigo Duterte hosted a thanksgiving party for members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community in Malacañang on Tuesday. Duterte welcomed members of the LGBT Pilipinas, Inc., and administered the oath…
ADDED ON: 09/08/2019
Defeated in court, Philippine lawyer to enter politics to pursue LGBT+ rights
A gay lawyer from the Philippines said on Thursday he would pursue a career in politics to push for LGBT+ rights after losing a legal battle to introduce same-sex marriage in the…
ADDED ON: 08/30/2019
SOGIE bill won’t spoil rights of non-LGBTQ, says former DSWD chief
Rights are not rice cakes that should be divided. This was the case posed by former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo on Friday, as she took up the cudgels for proponents of…
ADDED ON: 08/22/2019
Duterte expressed full support for LGBTQ community in Palace meet Monday
President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his full support to the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) community, neophyte Senator Christopher Lawrence ‘’Bong’’ T. Go said on Tuesday. Go, a former Special…
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