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Miss South Africa has first transgender contestant

Nqobile Dludla and Sisipho Skweyiya, Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 12:14 PM

The first transgender contestant in South Africa hopes she will inspire greater acceptance of the LGBTQI community. Read more »

Israel's Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex couple surrogacy rights

Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 11:21 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday ruled that current legal restrictions barring same-sex couples from becoming parents through surrogacy were unlawful and must be lifted within six months. Read more »

Hungarian firm fined over 'rainbow family' book amid LGBTQ storm

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 07:39 AM

BUDAPEST, Hungary - A Hungarian firm has been fined for not providing a parental guidance warning on a children's book about same-sex parents, hours before a controversial anti-LGBT law comes into force, a government official said Tuesday. Read more »

When fathers care

Randee Cabaces
Updated as of Jul 01 02:21 PM

We can create a better future if we have more men who will challenge traditional thinking and recognize their equal share of care and domestic work responsibilities at home.  Read more »

Countries that allow transgender people easy status change

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 03:39 AM

A roundup of the situation worldwide on the status of transgender people, who identify as a different gender to the one they were given at birth. Read more »

Bulk of care tasks still fall on women amid pandemic, survey finds

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 01:00 AM

The result of the survey, released on Saturday, said women still took on the bulk of unpaid care work, even though the pandemic has forced families to spend more time at home.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 14, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:17 PM

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

'Male-dominated politics'

Peter Nicholls, Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 07:34 PM

Activists wearing masks depicting G7 leaders highlight male-dominated G7 leadership, during the G7 summit. Read more »

Desiree del Valle, Boom Labrusca expecting baby boy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 11:17 AM

Desiree del Valle and her husband Boom Labrusca are expecting a baby boy, the Kapamilya actress revealed on social media Wednesday. Read more »

Hungary seeks to ban 'promotion' of homosexuality in schools

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 07:30 AM

BUDAPEST - The Hungarian ruling party of right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday introduced legislative amendments seeking to ban the "promotion" of homosexuality and sex changes. Read more »

Hiddleston pleased that Marvel's 'Loki' addresses gender fluidity

Sarah Mills, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 07:03 AM

"Loki" actor Tom Hiddleston said he welcomed Marvel Studios' decision to address the popular villain's gender fluidity in a new Disney+ streaming series that debuts on Wednesday. Read more »

Florida bans transgender women from school sports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 07:36 AM

MIAMI - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in girls and women's sports at public schools in his southern US state. Read more »

Instagram lets users pick preferred gender pronouns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 04:55 AM

Pronoun options included "them" and "theirs" along with nonbinary "co," "ze" and others shared at a resource center page at the University of California Davis website.   Read more »

German priests defy Vatican ban by blessing same-sex unions

Enrique Anarte, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 12 12:07 AM

Priests and dioceses all over Germany have joined the "Liebe Gewinnt" or "Love Wins" initiative, with blessings taking place this week in cities like Berlin, Munich and Cologne, home to Germany's largest archdiocese, as well as rural areas.   Read more »

House panel drops intersex from definition of sex in proposed anti-discrimination law

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 06:32 PM

Members of a House panel on Tuesday argued whether to include "intersex" from its definition of sex in the proposed comprehensive anti-discrimination bill, but a conservative solon rejected and insisted to keep the terminology "simple."   Read more »

'Woke' CIA recruitment video infuriates US conservatives

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 07:36 PM

The backlash was sparked after the Central Intelligence Agency posted the slick promotional video on its YouTube channel as part of a series called "Humans of CIA." Read more »

It's a boy! Juancho Triviño, Joyce Pring look forward to welcome baby boy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 11:15 AM

Joyce Pring and Juancho Triviño are going to have a baby boy.   Read more »

‘Whatever you are, I’ll accept,’ Kris tells son Bimby on gender orientation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 07:36 PM

“You know, Bimb, whatever you choose to be, it’s none of their business.” Read more »

UN report says millions of women face restrictions on their body

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 02:12 PM

Nearly half the women in 57 countries around the world face restrictions on what they can do with their bodies, such as have sex, use contraception or seek health care, the UN said in a report Wednesday. Read more »

Kaye Abad, Paul Jake Castillo expecting another baby boy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 10:57 AM

Celebrity couple Kaye Abad and Paul Jake Castillo are expecting another baby boy, the actress announced on Instagram on Wednesday night. Read more »