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Remembering Nanay Gay, second mom to many Thomasians

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Mar 25 08:58 PM

Her presence and listening ear provided as much comfort as her food to batches of Thomasians in that little Sampaloc eatery Read more »

'Revolutionary': Scientists create mice with two fathers

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 05:00 AM

Just like humans, male mice have both an X and Y chromosome, while females have two X chromosomes. Read more »

50,000 join WorldPride march in Sydney

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 06:28 PM

Tens of thousands of people marched over Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday as part of the WorldPride festival advocating global LGBTQ equality. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 17, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 12:10 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Sydney Opera House lights up in pride colors

Dean Lewins, EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 17 08:09 PM

The Sydney Opera House is lit up with the Progress Pride Flag to mark the Sydney WorldPride and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival. Read more »

Biden signs same-sex marriage protections into law

Aurélia End, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 06:55 AM

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a bill granting federal protections to same-sex marriage, with a large crowd of guests gathered at the White House to celebrate the legislative milestone. Read more »

Two Indonesian soldiers get seven months' jail for gay sex

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 02:04 PM

Two Indonesian soldiers have been given a seven-month jail term for having gay sex, which is banned by the nation's military as "inappropriate behaviour". Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 29, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 12:01 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Fighting for gay rights in Venezuela

Rayner Peña R, EPA-EFE
Posted at Nov 29 11:28 PM

The LGBTIQ activist Koddy Campo is seen chained as a protest in front of the headquarters of the Ombudsman, in Caracas, Venezuela. Read more »

Russian lawmakers approve bill banning LGBTQ 'propaganda'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 08:57 PM

Russia already has a law banning so-called "gay propaganda" for minors, and the new bill would broaden it to include adults and effectively ban any public mention of gay relationships. Read more »

Gay struggle offers new window on Berlin Wall's fall

Deborah Cole, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 03:02 PM

The role of gay people in bringing down communist East Germany from within is getting fresh attention three decades on, at a time when sexual liberation is still a battleground. Read more »

Taiwan holds first LGBTQ Pride march in two years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 07:48 PM

Tens of thousands braved downpours in Taiwan on Saturday to celebrate as the island staged its first LGBTQ Pride rally since fully reopening its border. Read more »

'One More Chance' restored version available on Netflix

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 03:04 PM

The two movies are available to Netflix subscribers in the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries. Read more »

FA chief says LGBTQ fans won't face arrest for kissing at World Cup

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 22 12:16 PM

English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham says he has been told LGBTQ+ fans won't be arrested for holding hands or kissing in public at the World Cup in Qatar. Read more »

Gay family joins Peppa Pig

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 05:42 PM

'Peppa Pig' now features a lesbian couple among its much-loved cast of characters, in a development hailed by rights campaigners. Read more »

Vice Ganda at Ate Gay, nagkaayos na?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 01:03 PM

Sa kanyang post sa social media, ibinahagi ni Ate Gay ang retrato kung saan kitang nakayakap siya kay Vice Ganda. Read more »

Hong Kong court rejects gay marriage appeal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 05:25 PM

Hong Kong's Court of Appeal rejected an appeal against the city's long-held denial of same-sex marriage to those who have legally wed overseas. Read more »

LGBTQ Singaporeans welcome sex law repeal, decry marriage exclusion

Martin Abbugao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 07:13 AM

Singapore's LGBTQ community on Monday welcomed the government's plan to decriminalize gay sex but said amending the constitution to prevent legal challenges to the traditional definition of marriage would promote further inequality. Read more »

Singapore to decriminalize gay sex

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Aug 22 10:29 AM

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that his country will decriminalize sex between men. However, the city-state's legal definition of marriage, as a union between a man and a woman, won't be changed. Read more »

Being gay not a disease, Vietnam tells medical workers

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 10 08:27 AM

In an official document, the health ministry said that 'homosexuality cannot be cured, does not need to be cured and cannot be changed'. Read more »