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Dangerous or empowering? Signups on sugar daddy dating site rise among young women in PH amid pandemic
Tarra Quismundo Oct 30 2020 02:38 PM
For “Zarina,” it was an answer to her school tuition woes. Two years on, she’s living the life. She said she receives more than P80,000 in monthly allowances - a manager’s wage - from her sugar daddy.
For “Alexandra” who recently signed up, it’s not so much about the money, but good conversations and business mentoring from the mature men she meets.

LGBTQIA - lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual - Etc.

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Special Infomercials about AIDS and HIV in the Philippines

 Slang, Swardspeak, Jejemon, Jeproks - etc.

Remark: Most of the videos in this section are albums in the album Proud To Be LGBT in the album Sexuality, Family Planning & Pregnancy

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LGBTIQ Terminology and Definitions

What does ‘intersex’ mean?
Intersex people are born with sex characteristics (including genitals, gonads and chromosome patterns) that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies.

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Robredo tells LGBTQ+ in positions of power to ‘use your influence to change mindsets'
Mara Cepeda June 26, 2020 - with Video
'Push lang nang push, mga besh!' Vice President Leni Robredo tells the community as she asks them to continue doing small but concrete steps to promote gender equality

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has spoken out against Assumption Iloilo after the latter released a set of rules defining immorality which included “homosexuality.”
CHR Spokesperson Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia said that schools are supposed to be a safe haven for children to learn and grow regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC).

The organization seeks to generate awareness and provide support to the LGBTQ+ community by creating a safe space for its members
De La Salle University (DLSU)-Manila accredited its first lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) organization on campus on Monday, July 27.

The Video: Filipino transgender woman Mela Franco Habijan named Miss Trans Sep 14, 2020 ABS-CBN News
Mela Franco Habijan was named Miss Trans Global 2020 during a virtual coronation ceremony held September 12 night. In this interview with Teleradyo, Habijan shared the unconventional pageant experience in the middle of the pandemic and the advocacy behind the contest. She also recalled her journey of finding her identity and of clinching the crown.

'Having a support system is not as powerful as it sounds if the structure it resides in is hesitant to change'

'Hindi makatarungan': Artists, celebrities speak out vs arrest of Pride march protesters
June 26, 2020
On social media, several artists and celebrities condemn the arrests and call for the release of the protesters

GMA Pride Month Specials: The Most Heartwarming and Inspiring Stories from the LGBTQIA+ Community
GMA Public Affairs June 27, 2020
Sa pagdiriwang natin ng Pride Month ngayong Hunyo, muli nating balikan ang ilan sa mga nakaaantig at nakahahangang kuwento ng mga kapatid natin sa LGBTQIA+ Community na tampok sa ilang world-class, award-winning documentary programs ng GMA Public Affairs.

LGBTQ+ groups slam 'glaringly dangerous' comments on SOGIE bill at House hearing
Nov 7, 2020 Mina Mata
#YesToSOGIEBill also makes the rounds on social media as groups and netizens express support for the bill
Various groups stood with pride as they defended the LGBTQ+ community from what they called "glaringly dangerous" comments made against the community during an online House hearing on the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) bill. (EXPLAINER: What you need to know about SOGIE)

Duterte backs gender equality bill but still opposes same sex marriage
November 5, 2020 Genalyn Kabiling
President Duterte is supportive of the gender equality bill but is still opposed to same-sex marriage, Malacañang said Thursday

Roman berates lawyer for linking pedophilia, necrophilia to SOGIE bill
November 4, 2020 Ellson Quismorio
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman berated a lawyer Wednesday for insinuating that the pro-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) bill that she was pushing could result to the recognition of the rights of pedophiles and necrophiles.

One more hearing for SOGIE bill set
November 4, 2020 Ellson Quismorio
Deputy Speaker and CIBAC party-list Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva has managed to defer the passage of the proposed Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression equality bill on the House committee level at least for one more hearing.

When Duterte doesn't know what he's talking about
Pia Ranada September 23, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte speaks before fully understanding issues. He barks orders before analyzing the situation and considering all angles. What do we do?

Duterte won’t certify SOGIE equality bill as urgent after all
Pia Ranada September 11, 2019
Malacañang clarifies that President Duterte will certify as urgent an 'anti-discrimination bill' and not the SOGIE equality bill

Duterte says he'll certify SOGIE bill as urgent
Pia Ranada September 10, 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte says he wants LGBTQ+ persons to be 'happy'

Advocates urge discussions on SOGIE 'from point of love and impartiality'
Jaia Yap September 10, 2019
Amid heated discussions on the SOGIE equality bill, a group of LGBTQ+ advocates and allies explore the power of empathy through proactive education

FALSE: SOGIE equality bill will 'undercut' freedoms, destroy family
September 06, 2019
The bill seeks anti-discrimination on the basis of SOGIE, not infringement on religious liberties or parental authority

Is it dangerous or about love? Church groups split over SOGIE bill
Aika Rey September 04, 2019
Koko Alviar of the Aglipayan Church says his faith teaches him to 'exist in a community of love.' Coalition of Concerned Families of the Philippines lawyer Lyndon Caña argues that gender identity is a mere 'feeling' and not a fact.

Sotto says SOGIE bill has 'no chance' of passing Senate
Aika Rey August 21, 2019
Senate President Vicente Sotto III says that an anti-discrimination bill that includes other sectors of society might have a better chance of passing

Rappler talks to Senator Risa Hontiveros, lead author of the SOGIE equality bill at the Senate, on how she plans to fight misinformation on the measure.
The SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression) equality bill faces several challenges in and out of Congress.

There is little acceptance in places where it matters the most: in schools, in government, and among families.

Tinutulan ng isang transgender pastor sa Cagayan de Oro ang isinusulong na SOGIE Equality Bill.

The Insurance Commission says insurance companies cannot refuse the designation of non-relatives as beneficiary unless they break certain qualifications stated under the Civil Code

There are even instances when LGBTQ people are made to sign 'contracts' to ensure they did not express their sexual orientation and gender identity

Rizal Representative Fidel Nograles wants to expand the coverage of the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 - with IMPORTANT Videos.
In House Bill (HB) No. 4888, Rizal 2nd District Representative Fidel Nograles seeks to expand the coverage of Republic Act (RA) No. 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 to also cover abuse committed against same-sex partners and husbands in heterosexual relationships

I trusted that the friends I have would be accepting of me, and sure enough, they were. I wish I could say the same for my family, though.

Some people would ask me: 'Why not just identify as bisexual? That's pretty much the same thing, right?' It's not.

Being pansexual is the version of me that exists without fear. It is the version of me that wasn't threatened into heterosexuality by a family, a society, or a religion.

TIMELINE: SOGIE equality in the Philippines
Michelle Abad August 28, 2019
The fight for equality and anti-discrimination for the LGBTQ+ community is one that has known almost two decades of legal struggle

She's the new poster girl of the Philippine LGBTQ+ movement. Arrested and shamed for needing to use the toilet. This is her story.

"Failon Ngayon" tackles the discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community in the Philippines. It also takes a deep dive into the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill. Rep. Geraldine Roman and Sen. Risa Hontiveros discuss how the proposed measure would help the members of the LGBTQ+ community in the country.

Trans woman pinagbawalan na gumamit ng pambabaeng banyo sa QC
ABS-CBN News Aug 13, 2019
Kinondena ng LGBT community ang diskriminasyon sa transgender woman na pinagbawalang gumamit ng banyo ng mga babae sa mall sa Quezon City.

The Video: Bato on women sharing bathroom with transgenders: 'Will they be safe?'
ABS-CBN News Aug 20, 2019
Women might experience sexual harassment if transgender women are allowed to share their comfort rooms, Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa said Tuesday, as lawmakers tackled a proposed law prohibiting gender-based discrimination.

LGBTQ+ commission proposed during Duterte meeting with Gretchen Diez
Rambo Talabong August 20, 2019
The government is also eyeing an 'LGBTQ+ convention', says Senator Bong Go

The Video: Trans woman Gretchen Diez hits stereotypes
ABS-CBN News Aug 15, 2019
These are some of the stereotypes that gays and members of the trans community usually encounter as lamented by transgender woman, Gretchen Custodio Diez.

The arrest of transgender woman Gretchen Custodio Diez triggers public outcry and pressures lawmakers to pursue the anti-discrimination bill

Quezon City's 'most advanced' Gender-Fair Ordinance is friendly to the LGBTQ+ community. The city is said to be the first to pass anything like it.
Geraldine Roman, 1st District Representative of Bataan and the first transgender woman to be voted into the House of Representatives, called it the "most advanced" anti-LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) discrimination ordinance in the country.

The Video: Eddie Villanueva on the SOGIE Bill
CIBAC Party-list Representative Eddie Villanueva delivers a privilege speech on the SOGIE Bill in a house plenary session on Wednesday, August 28, 2019.

EXPLAINER: What you need to know about SOGIE Part 1
July 25, 2019 - with Video
Gender is often confusing for a lot of people. In this video we explore the concept of SOGIE. Look also Part 2 - with Video

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines and Sentro make the call after the arrest of transgender woman Gretchen Custodio Diez at a Quezon City mall

Gretchen Diez urges Duterte: Certify SOGIE equality bill as urgent
Rambo Talabong August 16, 2019
‘Mister President, naumpisahan na natin. Sana ipagpatuloy na natin ang pagpapasa sa SOGIE equality bill,’ says Gretchen Diez

Why not use Homo sapiens? 'We have discrimination,' says Gretchen Diez
Rambo Talabong August 15, 2019 - with Video
'Discrimination is supposed to be a beautiful word, having the ability to identify right easily recognize people. But instead of recognizing people, recognizing differences, we tend to use it against each other,' says Gretchen Custodio Diez

Who is Father Richard Mickley, one of the founders of the Pride Movement in the Philippines?

Organizers say that the Pride parade in Bacolod City serves as a mourning, a protest, and a celebration

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The video features the coming out stories of trans woman Amber Quiban and trans man Sky Teotico.

An open letter to parents: Your LGBTQ+ kids are alright
Ronald del Castillo June 11, 2019
Your child might suffer not because of who they are but because of other people. Don't be one of those people.

The statements are far worse than raining on Pride's parade

'It's clearly transphobia. I have been wearing [clothes] appropriately to the best of my understanding. And I have been doing my job well,' says 21-year-old trans woman Aeron Jade Parena

#LabanHermie: U.P. community stands in solidarity with transwoman professor
Bonz Magsambol June 21, 2019
Using #LabanHermie, #NoToDiscriminationInUP, and #SolidarityWithHermie, the University of the Philippines community rallies support for transwoman professor Hermie Monterde

These day and night destinations from all across the spectrum welcome everyone, no matter who they are and love

Pope Francis reaches out to gays
Nick Squires 29 Jul 2013 - with video

Pope voices support for same-sex civil unions
Oct 21, 2020
'What we have to create is a civil union law. That way [homosexual people] are legally covered,' Pope Francis says in a new documentary

Same-sex marriage sa Pilipinas, napapanahon na ba?
ABS-CBN News May 21, 2019
Nagsama-sama ang ilang millennials para pag-usapan ang mahahalagang issue ng bayan. Sang-ayon ba silang payagang magpakasal ang may parehong kasarian?

Local celebrities – including one who happens to be married to a sitting senator – called on Senate President Tito Sotto and Senators Manny Pacquiao and Joel Villanueva to pass the SOGIE (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression) Equality Bill, legislation that would protect all persons from discrimination based on gender identity or expression.

I make this appeal for the sake of science, for the sake of morality and for the sake of the nation’s well-being
The only objection my friends have against Senate Bill No.1271, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or SOGIE is that the term is not understandable

This is for the thousands of children who were taught that they are nothing but abominations, for the kids who are disowned by their parents, for the students kicked out of schools, for young people harassed in the streets

The Gender Diversity Clinic in Manila Medical Center aims to help those in the LGBTQ community come terms with their gender identity.

A transwoman broke LGBT barriers by competing in an international beauty pageant. So why are some gay men so upset?

How do we #RiseUpTogether and become better advocates?

Both Amanda T. Lago June 30 and July 01, 2018

The extra struggles of the LGBTQ+ community in Mindanao
Hamilcar Chanjueco and Hans Madanguit June 28, 2018
'We cannot achieve peace and genuine development if gender equality is not upheld especially in Mindanao'

‘Mistakes’ of young lawyer overshadow historic marriage equality hearing - with Video
Jesus Falcis III makes an impassioned plea at the end and tells the Court, ‘I made mistakes, but LGBT couples will be harmed if their rights are not recognized’

Biology does play a part in being gay, science shows

Gender-fluid persons can go through the entire spectrum of gender identity and present themselves as masculine, feminine, neither, or both

I am living as if I have come out, therefore I do not see the point of sitting down with my family and telling them that I am gay.

Students across the Philippines experience bullying and discrimination in school because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. While Philippine law provides protections against discrimination and exclusion in schools, lawmakers and school administrators need to take steps to ensure they are fully implemented.

You cannot kill LGBTQ pride
Shakira Sison June 16, 2016

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Civil union for same-sex couples, ugly, rich people – Speaker Alvarez
Bea Cupin January 03, 2018
The Speaker says, 'Ngayon kasi kapag absolute community of property…karamihan ngayon, kung hindi babae or lalaki, kahit na medyo pangit, kapag maraming pera pakakasalan mo'

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Is the Philippines really gay-friendly?
Buena Bernal June 14, 2013
'The moment that we (LGBTs) step out and demand rights that heterosexuals enjoy, we become a threat because we no longer fit the stereotype'

President Rodrigo Duterte says he has nothing against gays, but marriage is only for man and woman under the law.

The purpose of the list is for registration, profiling, and inclusion in the city government's LGBT association.

2017 Metro Manila Pride March
June 25, 2017 - with video
Check out the highlights of this year's march to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride and diversity

As anti-discrimination legislation languishes in Congress, removing uniform and hair length restrictions is an easy place for schools to start protecting their students from discrimination

Representatives Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, Kaka Bag-ao, and Geraldine Roman sponsor the proposed SOGIE Equality Act for 2nd reading in the House.

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Our ambassador’s position simply refuses to give due recognition to our domestic realities, and trivializes the efforts of government and civil society to ensure that LGBTIQ Filipinos live with dignity.

Certainly the child bullied because of gender expressions that run afoul of community norms wishes only to be ordinary, not to stand out.

Let us be part of the community as Filipino citizens with laws that support and protect Filipino transgender people and the rest of the LGBTIQ, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning community.

Jake Zyrus, formerly known as Charice, opens up about choosing his name, coming out, and his experience as a transgender man in the Philippines.

this article CBCP on gay marriage ruling: Church cares for all
While sticking to Church doctrine, Catholic bishops vow to 'revisit our concepts and presuppositions' after the US Supreme Court favored same-sex marriage. June 28, 2015

Advocates celebrate IDAHO or the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, and the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial. Since 2004, over 120 countries have been celebrating May 17 as IDAHO or the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.
The message has always been clear: LGBT rights are not special or additional rights, these are human rights.

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In celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender LGBT Pride Month, the U.S. Embassy in Manila features two Filipino families to show love in all forms. Happy Pride! Jun 24, 2015
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Advocates: Now is the time to legalize gay marriage in PH
Filipino gay rights advocates are hopeful that the historic United States Supreme Court decision on marriage equality will spark similar moves in the Philippines. Jun 27, 2015
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ALL about the T in LGBT
Dr. Margie Holmes talks about transwomen, transexuals, and transvestites and how our community deals with them.

We are tired of being asked what is wrong with us that we can't find a partner or a spouse. We're not picky, afraid of commitment, or unable to keep a relationship. Believe it or not, we are actually loved.

Misrepresentation and marginalization are the main reasons why gay women are underrepresented, not just in the media, but in general.
Heterosexuality is not normal. It’s just common. - Dorothy Parker

Amid the pandemic and economic recession that are hurting the livelihood of thousands of Filipinos, the live events sector is among the hardest-hit industries. Many relying on this sector had shifted to online platforms and not to be left behind are the ever-innovative and resilient drag queens.
Love, Sex, Drags (LSD) is an online talk show concocted by MC Black and Mrs. Tan, two of the country’s premier drag queens. During an Instagram Live session, MC proposed the idea of a talk show where the two of them can discuss “anything under the sun.”

The violence against the LGBT community is aggravated in the Philippines as long as the number of hate crimes against the community increases.

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Killers of transgender woman in Pangasinan surrender to police
Rambo Talabong September 25, 2019
The two suspects in the killing of Jessa Remiendo, one of them a minor, surrender to the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office

The Video: Why Jennifer Laude’s killing is a hate crime against Filipinos
Sep 10 2020
Rappler's Rambo Talabong speaks with University of the Philippines - Diliman Assistant Professor of Sociology John Andrew "Andoy" Evangelista to discuss how the victim-blaming mentality is transphobic, and how it also undermines the rights of all Filipinos. Look also the article

‘Duterte may have pardoned Pemberton for a greater national interest’
September 10, 2020 Argyll Cyrus Geducos
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said he harbors no hard feelings over President Duterte’s grant of absolute pardon to US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, saying the Chief Executive may have a reason for doing it.

Council of churches says pardon on Pemberton an injustice to all Filipinos
September 10, 2020 Leslie Ann Aquino
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) said the granting of absolute pardon to US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is an “injustice” not only to Jennifer Laude and her family but to all Filipinos.

IN PHOTOS: Same-sex couples wed under LGBTs Christian Church
June 24, 2018
The LGBTs Christian Church, a religious organization, hopes that the State will eventually legalize same-sex marriage

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Tucked away in some congested neighborhoods are chapels for the brave.
Condemned by traditional religious leaders, many members of LGBT communities continue to go to mass, struggling to reconcile their faith with the often cruel words from fellow faithful.
Not a few have chosen to join one of the small churches that have mushroomed to cater to the spiritual needs of the LGBT community.
An even smaller number choose to get married in these tiny chapels, even without a law in the Philippines recognizing same-sex marriages. Look the FULL description in English and Filipino languages

in the album Cemeteries and Memorials, Etc.

Some of them might have suffered stress and discrimination in life, but in death, members of the gay community in Rosario, Cavite province, can literally rest in peace, as they are assured a special place in a private cemetery aptly named “Pink Pantheon with Rainbow Connection.”