Celebrate and discuss the importance of diversity in the Philippines with this campaign that allows the LGBTQIA+ heroes’ voices to be heard RAINBOW LIGHTS In Munich, the Allianz Arena stadium was lit in the colors of the Pride flag January, earlier this year. (Photo by Alexandra Beier for Getty)...
The category is Filipino fierceness! The Philippines' House of Mizrahi and Haus of Manza Imagine a scene where people are dressed flamboyantly, there is endless dancing, houses battling other houses, with touches of passion, love, and art on the side. As Shakespearean as that may sound, what we are...
Food For The Gays Cafe's co-owner Nariese Giangan on queer-friendly spaces and rainbow capitalism Food For The Gays Cafe Apart from the annual colorful march and the stories media outlets have been releasing, you'll know that it is Pride season when brands are putting out their best rainbow-tinted...
David Archuleta (Facebook) "American Idol" first runner-up David Archuleta announced on Instagram June 13 that he is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. Archuleta also revealed that he came out as gay to his family in 2014. But David said that he wasn't sure if he was really gay because he had...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, June 7, joined the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) community in celebrating Pride Month, but also recognized the need to “intensify our efforts” to achieve equal protection and rights for the members of the...
Swedish fashion retail giant H&M launches Beyond the Rainbow MJ Rodriguez To encourage everyone to participate and share their individual stories during Pride month, H&M unveils its interactive campaign Beyond the Rainbow with a power cast of LGBTQIA+ heroes. Among them are American actress...
But this is not a sad LGBTQIA+ story By Francis Albert Gomez LANGUAGE OF LOVE The author and his father, who passed away before Christmas last year My Papang has never hugged me. But this isn’t that kind of story. This is not a sad one. I am excluded in the statistics of gay children who have had...
Let’s mimic a pageant Q&A and ask me ‘What is the relevance of byukons to the LGBTQIA+ community?’ This is my answer By Jontie Martinez WINNER! The author in winning form They call us konteseras or byukoneras , a play on the words beauty contest . We reigned in every nook and cranny where...
The reach of "It's Showtime" could not be disputed. A huge swathe of the populace, from the bejeweled set to the bakya crowd, watch the show, even now with ABS-CBN having already lost its franchise. It is as such that many in the LGBTQIA+ community were only too happy to see its main host, Vice...
Here’s where you can watch and support them online As queer culture continues to come out of the closet, drag queens are gaining a newfound appreciation for their craft and, well, their sheer fabulousness. There’s just so much beauty, positivity, and artistry in drag, and it is just a...
Let your BL binge-watching commence Still from Gaya sa Pelikula When the pandemic hit our country and everyone was encouraged to be indoors, a lot of people tried countless ways to keep themselves busy while staying safe. This is when online streaming platforms thrived. I remember back in March, I...
Before the world was put to fear by the global Covid-19 pandemic, there were already a number of invisible enemies that plague it. One of these has been around since the 1908s, when people in the gay community started dying due to an unknown condition. This led to outrage, discrimination, and...
