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...
My boyfriend is a girl, my girlfriend is a boy Images courtesy of COS LOVE IS LOVE LGBT-themed photos by Coco Capitán Coco Capitán collaborates with London-based fashion brand COS on an LGBT-themed campaign and I don’t know why it makes me feel rather nostalgic. What comes to mind as I find out...
"I was never not out. I never denied who I was. I just never shared my story publicly until now," Raymond Gutierrez posted a few hours after he shared his latest cover story with Mega Entertainment about him "coming out." He reveals more in his recent post, sharing that he had his fair share of...
Other than Asexual, A in the acronym stands for Ally, and that you should be, whether at home, in the community, or in the workplace PRIDE PARADE TIP employees who are member of the LGBTQIA+ community joins the pride March pre-pandemic You’ve may have heard or read of the term LGBTQIA+ or...
