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Mindanao Pride's loud message in silent protest: 'Human rights for all'
Veering away from the usual vibrant festivities, the 2019 Mindanao Pride March is a silent protest that highlighted issues involving the LGBTQ+ community
J.K. Rowling sparks outrage over anti-transgender comments
'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling tweets her support for Maya Forstater, a UK researcher who was fired over insisting that 'it is impossible to change sex'
Everyone welcome? Gay football fans prepare for FIFA World Cup
Organizers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup have travelled to Britain in recent months to meet Liverpool fan clubs, including the side's gay supporters' group
QC children's agenda will address mental health, LGBT discrimination
Other items on the agenda include bullying, teenage pregnancy, and sexual harassment, among others
#RespetoNaman movement launches campaign vs gender-based violence
The #RespetoNaman anniversary commemoration features an 18-day campaign to end violence against women by further educating Filipinos on gender-based violence issues
Majority of Filipinos believe trans women shouldn't use ladies' toilet – SWS
The Social Weather Stations holds the survey over a month after transgender woman Gretchen Diez was barred from using the ladies' toilet at a Cubao mall
Actor Alex Diaz: 'Never again will I be shackled by fear'
The actor speaks up after he is outed by someone else on social media
U.S. Supreme Court to take on gay and transgender rights in the workplace
Ria Tabacco Mar of the American Civil Liberties Union says it is up to the Supreme Court to stop the LGBTQ community from being 'relegated to second class status'
WATCH: All hail the queens of Philippine drag
Wigs snatched, mugs fully painted, corsets laced, and heels on point, these drag queens are breaking barriers and using drag not only as a platform for self-expression and art, but also for social commentary
Cambodia's first gay dance troupe upends centuries of tradition
Bare-chested men wearing crowns and traditional sarongs glide through the slow, graceful movements of the Khmer dance, arching their hands back in poses normally performed by young women in golden dresses
House bill seeks to protect husbands, same-sex partners from domestic abuse
Rizal Representative Fidel Nograles wants to expand the coverage of the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004
Man arrested, charged for killing transgender Filipina in Australia
Australian police confirm to Rappler the arrest and indictment of a man for killing transgender Filipina Mhelody Polan Bruno
Transgender Filipina killed in Australia while on vacation
Mhelody Polan Bruno was about to return to the Philippines, but she was killed just a week before her flight home
Killers of transgender woman in Pangasinan surrender to police
The two suspects in the killing of Jessa Remiendo, one of them a minor, surrender to the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office
Transgender woman hacked to death in Pangasinan
Jessa Remiendo is known as one of the kindest trans women in Pangasinan. She was found dead on Patar Beach in Bolinao.
UP Pride 2019 bolsters calls for system-wide SOGIE policy
With the call #UPTowardsEquality and #SOGIEEqualityNOW, the University of the Philippines community marches for a university system-wide SOGIESC policy
Rappler Talk: Challenges faced by SOGIE equality bill at the Senate
Rappler talks to Senator Risa Hontiveros, lead author of the SOGIE equality bill at the Senate, on how she plans to fight misinformation on the measure
Advocates urge discussions on SOGIE 'from point of love and impartiality'
Amid heated discussions on the SOGIE equality bill, a group of LGBTQ+ advocates and allies explore the power of empathy through proactive education
Is it dangerous or about love? Church groups split over SOGIE bill
Koko Alviar of the Aglipayan Church says his faith teaches him to 'exist in a community of love.' Coalition of Concerned Families of the Philippines lawyer Lyndon Caña argues that gender identity is a mere 'feeling' and not a fact.
Sotto: 'If you are a man, you will never be a woman'
Senate President Vicente Sotto III maintains that the SOGIE equality bill, in its current form, is not likely to get enough support in the Senate
Fight for same-sex marriage in PH still alive despite Supreme Court ruling
'(The ruling) did not resolve anything about same sex marriage, the opinions expressed there will not be controlling,' says Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin
WATCH: Senate hearing on the SOGIE equality bill
Watch the Senate hearing on the SOGIE equality bill live on Rappler
A look at SOGIE anti-discrimination laws around the world
Anti-discrimination laws aid in protecting members of the LGBTQ+ community as it strives towards achieving equality for all
Eddie Villanueva claims SOGIE bill 'threatens' freedoms of non-LGBTQ+
'What happens to a Christian like me...if we are to be threatened by punishment every time we share our Bible-based beliefs on matters of transgenders and homosexuals?' asks Brother Eddie Villanueva
TIMELINE: SOGIE equality in the Philippines
The fight for equality and anti-discrimination for the LGBTQ+ community is one that has known almost two decades of legal struggle
Gretchen Diez comes out
She's the new poster girl of the Philippine LGBTQ+ movement. Arrested and shamed for needing to use the toilet. This is her story.
[ANALYSIS] SOGIEnomics: Why fighting for LGBTQ+ rights makes economic sense
Most Philippine companies cannot be said to be LGBTQ+-friendly
Philippine Ports Authority to set up 'all gender' restrooms in seaport terminals
Philippine Ports Authority General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago says the facilities will be completed and usable by the end of August
Who is the Filipino? The ABCs of LGTBQ+ and SOGIE
We talk to Mela Habijan about terms, definitions, and why recognition matters
Duterte wants '3rd restrooms' for LGBTQ+
But not all LGBTQ+ rights advocates, including Gretchen Diez, think 3rd restrooms are the solution to discrimination
LGBTQ+ commission proposed during Duterte meeting with Gretchen Diez
The government is also eyeing an 'LGBTQ+ convention', says Senator Bong Go
Gretchen Diez meets Duterte, teases 'surprise' for LGBTQ+ community
'We are now finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel,' says transgender woman Gretchen Custodio Diez, who earlier urged the President to certify the SOGIE equality bill as urgent
Vice Ganda urges government to create LGBTQ+ bathrooms
'Kung hindi kami matatanggap, bigyan kami ng CR. Gusto lang po naming umihi at dumumi. Yun lang yun,' says the TV host
Coming out? Gretchen Diez gives some advice
Transgender woman Gretchen Diez says she is lucky to have parents who immediately accepted her for who she is. Acceptance by society is another story.
SPARK! Philippines to hold mental health talk series on women, LGBTQ+
PRESS RELEASE: The series is specifically targeted towards women and the LGBTQ+ community who have suffered from mental health issues due to social factors
Gretchen Diez files discrimination complaint vs Araneta Center
Gretchen Diez asks the Quezon City Pride Council to conduct a formal investigation into the incident
Gretchen Diez urges Duterte: Certify SOGIE equality bill as urgent
‘Mister President, naumpisahan na natin. Sana ipagpatuloy na natin ang pagpapasa sa SOGIE equality bill,’ says Gretchen Diez
Gretchen Diez: 'God is love. Love does not hate, love accepts.'
'You cannot limit the power of God's creation to only men and women,' says transgender woman Gretchen Custodio Diez
Why not use Homo sapiens? 'We have discrimination,' says Gretchen Diez
'Discrimination is supposed to be a beautiful word, having the ability to identify right easily recognize people. But instead of recognizing people, recognizing differences, we tend to use it against each other,' says Gretchen Custodio Diez
Malacañang: We have to respect LGBTQ+ rights
But the Palace is vague on whether it would certify as urgent the SOGIE bill pending in Congress
Catriona Gray rallies behind Gretchen Diez: LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
'The whole argument of shifting the blame to the victim for reasons of being trans to justify abuse is still victim blaming and is not right,' says Catriona
Rappler Talk: Gretchen Diez on living her truth
For Gretchen Custodio Diez, the fight for equality is far from over. Watch the interview live on Rappler.
#SOGIEEqualityNow: Transgender restroom issue sparks call for passage of SOGIE bill
The arrest of transgender woman Gretchen Custodio Diez triggers public outcry and pressures lawmakers to pursue the anti-discrimination bill
Fire janitress? LGBTQ+ party calls for SOGIE awareness instead
LGBTQ+ Partylist points out how the incident shows a need to improve training and education about sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression in the Philippines
What is QC's ordinance against LGBTQ+ discrimination all about?
Quezon City's 'most advanced' Gender-Fair Ordinance is friendly to the LGBTQ+ community. The city is said to be the first to pass anything like it.
‘Why not just Homo sapiens?’: Senators confused by LGBTQ+, SOGIE
'Why not just Homo sapiens? We’re all the same,' remarks Senate President Vicente Sotto III
Roman to LGBTQ+: 'Demand from gov't what is due us as human beings'
Bataan 1st District Representative Geraldine Roman and the Makabayan bloc formally file a resolution seeking a probe into the harassment of trans woman Gretchen Custodio Diez
Farmers Plaza apologizes to Gretchen Diez, distances from errant employee
'We hope this isolated incident, clearly a mistake committed by an agency worker not organic to our company, does not define our lasting good relations with all our customers,' Farmers Plaza management says in a statement
Vice Ganda, Ice Seguerra defend Gretchen Diez: 'Kailan pa kaya lalawak ang pang unawa sa LGBTQ+?'
'This is a real concern – na hangga't hindi mo pa nararanasan, isasawalang bahala mo lang,' says Ice
Groups to QC gov't: Enforce anti-discrimination ordinance
An incident of discrimination against a transgender woman in Quezon City triggers calls for change from politicians and businesses alike
