CIBAC Party-List Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva (MANILA BULLETIN) An evangelist-turned-congessman is up in arms over what he called the "inclusion and promotion" of LGBTQ-related topics such as gender fluidity, same-sex union and same-sex marriage in the Department of Education's (DepEd) draft...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian lawmakers unanimously approved a bill banning all forms of LGBTQ "propaganda" in a final reading Thursday, as Moscow presses ahead with its conservative drive at home while its troops fight in Ukraine. Activists said the new legislation ramps up the crackdown on...
Senate Minority Leader Senator Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III does not agree with Senator Robinhood 'Robin' Padilla’s bill legalizing same-sex civil union. Senator Aquilino Martin “Koko” Pimentel III Pimentel bared this in reaction to Senate Bill (SB) 449 filed by Padilla. SB 449 seeks to...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera is giving the proposed Civil Partnership Act--which will benefit members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community--another shot in the 19th Congress. (Jason Leung/ Unsplash) Herrera, who won a fresh mandate during the...
Holland, the first openly gay K-pop idol, has been assaulted in Seoul, South Korea in what he described as “obviously a hate crime.” The 26-year-old singer debuted in Korea in January 2018 with the single “Neverland.” Holland posted photos of himself with cuts on his face on Instagram and...
Current economic empowerment interventions for Filipino lesbian, gay, transgender, and queer (LGBT) are not enough to overcome all obstacles facing queer entrepreneurs. In a study conducted by APCOM, many LGBT (LGBT) participants answered that the range of economic opportunities available for LGBT...
More than ever before, queer people have a media presence. We now see lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT) on television and in mainstream films. However, many challenges still remain. While representation in entertainment media is gradually improving, progress is sometimes sluggish....
Presidential candidate and survey frontrunner Bongbong Marcos doesn't believe that the lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community pose a polarizing issue vis-a-vis religious groups in the country. (Jason Leung/ Unsplash) According to the UniTeam member, the Philippines is "much cooler" in...
"The LGBTQI community is not a costume for political campaigning." This was what the University of the Philippines Babaylan, the longest-existing LGBTQI student organization in the Philippines and in Asia, said to vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte after she claimed that she is part of the...
The LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Pilipinas group has declared its support to the UniTeam tandem of presidential bet Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. Sara Duterte (left) and Dindi Tan (right) (LAKAS-CMD MEDIA) Duterte met with...
Anakalusugan Party-list Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor has taken up the cudgels for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Filipinos who want to adopt a child, saying that it's perfectly legal for them to do so. (Jiroe/ Unsplash) “We must stress that under the law, the right to adopt a...
The Pasay City government will celebrate its 158th founding anniversary on Dec. 2 with the theme of “PASAYahin 2021”. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city government prepared various activities which started on Nov. 22 including distributing essential medicines in the city’s 201 barangays...
