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Sotto: SOGIE bill ‘no chance’ passing in Senate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 03:17 AM

The bill seeks to protect members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community from discrimination. Read more »

Duterte backs passage of SOGIE bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 07:18 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—President Rodrigo Duterte supports the passage of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill, which seeks to protect members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community from discrimination, according to Sen. Bong Go. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Keen on corruption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 04:00 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has made his war on graft a hallmark of his administration. How far have we gone in fighting corruption? Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Trans woman pinagbawalan na gumamit ng pambabaeng banyo sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 07:12 AM

Kinondena ng LGBT community ang diskriminasyon sa transgender woman na pinagbawalang gumamit ng banyo ng mga babae sa mall sa Quezon City. Read more »

#SOGIEEqualityNow tops local Twitter list, renews call for passage of LGBT rights bill

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 05:24 AM

MANILA—Twitter users are standing with 28-year-old Gretchen Custodio Diez after she was harassed and detained for using the women's comfort room of a shopping mall in Quezon City. Read more »

Trans woman detained after being harassed for using ladies' toilet in QC mall

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 05:17 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—A transgender woman was detained by police in Quezon City Tuesday afternoon after a scuffle with a mall personnel for using the female comfort room. Read more »

Madrid high heels run defies gravity, homophobia

Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 06:37 AM

MADRID, Spain—Dozens of men and a few women in stiletto heels raced through the center of the Spanish capital on Thursday, defying gravity, the heat and attempts by the far-right party Vox to curtail their Gay Pride celebrations this year. Read more »

Hundreds march in Ilocos Norte's first Pride parade

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 03:35 AM

BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte—More than 1,000 people took part in the first Pride parade in Ilocos Norte on Sunday. Read more »

5 ways we can be better allies to the LGBTQIA+ community

Apa Agbayani
Posted at Jun 29 02:39 PM

At a time when Pride has become commercialized and conversations around it can grow muddled, how can allies make sure what they’re doing is in service to the community? Apa Agbayani lists some informed suggestions. Read more »

Can't make it to PH Pride march? Here's how you can join online

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 06:02 AM

MANILA—Thousands of Filipinos are expected to turn up in Marikina City's streets on Saturday to take part in the annual Pride parade. Read more »

Pride at 50: what the LGBTQ community continues to fight for

Victor John Platon
Posted at Jun 28 04:59 PM

Half a century since Stonewall, a lot of people continue to be confused about the supposed “gay agenda.” Here’s a simple explanation.  Read more »

Britain's Prince William: 'Fine by me' if children gay

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 05:55 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Britain's Prince William said Wednesday it would be "fine by me" if his children came out as gay, but worried about the pressures it could place on them. Read more »

US psychoanalysts apologize for labeling homosexuality an illness

Daniel Trotta, Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 06:54 AM

The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) apologized on Friday for previously treating homosexuality as a mental illness, saying its past errors contributed to discrimination and trauma for LGBTQ people. Read more »

Ang love story ng dating tomboy at dating bakla

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 09:47 PM

Tunghayan ang kuwento ng isang tomboy at isang bakla na pinagtagpo ng tadhana at nagka-ibigan.  Read more »

Miyembro ng LGBT community nanguna sa 2018 Bar exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 07:37 PM

Inamin ng 2018 bar exam topnotcher na si Sean James Borja na miyembro siya ng lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community at nais niyang maging boses nito ngayong abogado na. Read more »

Billionaire Branson urges business to back LGBT+ rights

Hugo Greenhalgh, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 03 05:47 AM

LONDON - British billionaire Richard Branson urged fellow business leaders on Thursday to use their clout and put pressure on countries such as Brunei that persecute citizens for their sexuality. Read more »

Multinationals see benefits in Taiwan same-sex marriage

Hugo Greenhalgh, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Apr 25 06:18 AM

LONDON - Some of the world's largest companies said on Wednesday that plans to grant equal marriage to LGBT+ couples in Taiwan - the first Asian nation to do so - would boost the country's economy. Read more »

Rising number of businesses cut ties with Brunei over gay sex death penalty

Rachel Savage, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Apr 06 05:28 AM

LONDON - Travel agents, London's transport network, and finance houses were among a rising number of companies on Friday to cut ties with businesses owned by Brunei to protest over the Sultanate's introduction of the death penalty for gay sex and adultery. Read more »

Mormons allow baptism for children of same-sex couples

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 10:41 AM

LOS ANGELES - The Mormon Church on Thursday announced it would now allow the children of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parents to be baptized, regardless of whether the parents are members. Read more »

Beyonce, Jay-Z dedicate GLAAD award to family members

Reuters
Posted at Mar 30 04:17 AM

LOS ANGELES - Music superstars Beyonce and Jay-Z were honored by advocacy group GLAAD as allies of gay and transgender people and the couple dedicated the award to gay family members. Read more »