Mondelez Philippines is now a member of Philippine Financial and Inter-Industry Pride Empowering LGBTQIA+ workers For many years, the LGBTQIA+ community has faced a lot of mistreatment from many businesses and corporations, whether it is about not offering them services or banning them from...
Before the celebration of Pride month ends this June, a network of education advocates once again pushed for the passage of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill in the Philippines. (Unsplash / MANILA BULLETIN) “Educational institutions should be a safe...
We stan a true badass Filipino queen! Bretman Rock Nothing can stop a queen on a mission. And that is true in the case of Bretman Rock. This Pride Month, the Fil-Am social media superstar is on a roll as he advocates for LGBTQIA+ rights and visibility. After dedicating his MTV Award to his brothers...
We asked Filipino advocates and action leaders from the LGBTQIA+ Community on what they are marching for this Pride Month #SulongVAKLASH! June 26, 1994 was a historic day for the LGBTQIA+ community in the Philippines. It was the time when members of the community came out of the shadows of...
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...
