TARLAC CITY –- The provincial capitol installed rainbow lights on Wednesday, June 15, in its façade in an utter show of support to the LGBTQIA+ community that’s celebrating Pride Month 2022. Photo via Liezle Inigo By installing the rainbow lights, the provincial government also recognizes the...
Pride Month commemorated through virtual art galleries, comics, queer media spotlights, and awareness campaigns Gay Writes: A Pride Week Special , an online event for Pride Month, features a series of digital artworks, comics, queer media spotlights, and informational discussions by young...
Miel Pangilinan, one of Kiko Pangilinan and Sharon Cuneta's daughters, is celebrating Pride Month making public her own gender preference. She did so via social media, posting on Instagram a photo of her draped in the rainbow flag, a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and queer...
By C. HORATIUS MOSQUERA In the month of June, especially around Independence Day, our thoughts usually turn to our history and heritage. Sadly, however, it seems not too many people nowadays appreciate the past. Maybe it is because we live in a time of rapid change, where the fast pace of...
EDITORS DESK June is Pride Month in many countries, such as the Philippines, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and the United States, where it started one year after the Stonewall riots, a spontaneous uprising of the gay community against a violent police raid of a gay club in...
Crimson Hotel Filinvest City welcomes June with artists celebrating the LGBTQIA+ spirit Since the 1990s, the Philippines has dedicated the month of June to celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Community with Pride March. This peace protest calls attention to the ongoing concerns queer folks continue to face...
Mark your calendars, hennies! Pride is here! And if you are looking for colorful ways to celebrate it, below are some events queer folks and allies shouldn’t miss this June. #PrideforthePlanet (June 1 to 30) WWF Philippines launches month-long event #PrideforthePlanet to celebrate the #LGBTQIA+...
To improve gender inclusivity in the city, the Pasig City local government has approved two ordinances upholding LGBTQ+ rights in the city. Ordinance No. 4, s. of 2022 or "The LGBTQ+ Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Ordinance of Pasig 2022" (left), and Ordinance No. 5, s. of 2022 or "Pasig City...
Because pahinga is life Out of all the lessons and realizations everyone has learned these past years, perhaps the most important one is that health is really our wealth. Tending to one’s own health must be of primary concern, especially for individuals who seek to fulfill their many passions...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Feb. 14, recognized the contributions and “color” given by the LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Allies, Nonbinary/Genderqueer+) community to her presidential campaign....
Secretary Ramon M. Lopez Department of Trade and Industry (Photo from Mark Ches Ang) As another year unfolds, we make a list of things we want to achieve and resolutions we promise to keep — from living a healthier life to spending more time with our loved ones. Why not include a commitment to...
President Duterte says it gives him "a little bit of pride" that he fulfilled "almost everything" that he promised to Filipinos when he ran for the Palace seat a few years ago. 'I TRIED MY BEST'--President Rodrigo Duterte talks about his campaign promises during his speech at the Port of Busay,...
