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Fans petition to make Wonder Woman bisexual in next movie

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 28 05:02 PM

Thousands of fans have petitioned the movie studio Warner Bros to "Make Wonder Woman Bisexual" in a 2019 sequel to this year's hit movie and create the first major lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) superhero. Read more »

House approves LGBT rights bill on final reading

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 09:07 PM

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on third and final reading a bill that aims to protect the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.  Read more »

Women work just as hard, sacrifice as much as men: Murray

Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 04:27 PM

Britain's world number three Andy Murray has stressed the importance of gender equality in tennis, saying the work ethic required to succeed is the same for both men and women. Read more »

Lawsuit accuses Google of bias against women in pay, promotions

Daniel Wiessner, Reuters
Posted at Sep 15 08:02 AM

Three female former employees of Alphabet Inc's Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the tech company of discriminating against women in pay and promotions. Read more »

House approves LGBT rights bill on 2nd reading

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 07:29 PM

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure that aims to protect the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.  Read more »

In this country, gay treated 'worse than dogs and pigs'

Jeffrey Moyo, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 08:15 AM

At 24, Amina has already been chased from his family home, forced to marry - twice - and fathered three children who ask him tough questions about sex and sexuality. Read more »

Kasarian ng baby, nakadepende sa sex position?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 05:05 PM

Ayon sa isang doctor, maaaring lumaki ang tiyansa ng pagkakaroon ng baby girl o kaya'y baby boy kung susundin ang inirerekomendang araw at posisyon ng pakikipagtalik para rito. Read more »

Education key to more women in SE Asia workforce

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 04:35 PM

Education is key to growing the participation of Southeast Asian women in the labor force, an Indonesian business leader said Tuesday. Read more »

ASEAN women work to put empowerment on mainstream

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 10:21 AM

Southeast Asian businesswomen meeting in the Philippines this week will release a statement calling on their leaders to put women's empowerment on the mainstream, one of their organizers said Tuesday. Read more »

Coming to Canada: Gender-neutral passports

Agence France Presse
Posted at Aug 25 08:28 AM

MONTREAL - Canadian citizens who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to mark "X" on their passports and other identity documents, the government said Thursday. Read more »

ASEAN businesswomen to seek empowerment agenda in summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 04:54 PM

The Philippines is set to host the ASEAN Women's Business Conference from August 31 to September 4, which aims to promote gender equality and inclusivity. Read more »

Australian PM slams gay slurs as marriage vote looms

Agence France Presse
Posted at Aug 22 12:13 PM

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday called for respectful debate on an upcoming same-sex marriage vote, saying he "deplores" the homophobic slurs aired by anonymous opponents of the reform. Read more »

LGBT member accepted in fastfood company but barred from office work

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 01:43 AM

MANILA - A gender queer applying for an outsourced job position in Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) got accepted but was allegedly barred from working in the office because of their sexual orientation. Read more »

Jollibee apologizes after LGBT member cries discrimination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 03:15 PM

Jollibee Foods Corp on Thursday apologized to a member of the lesbian gay, bisexual and transgender community who complained of alleged discrimination in one of its offices. Read more »

Fired Google memo writer draws scorn, cheers and a job offer

Reuters
Posted at Aug 09 09:06 AM

The male Google engineer fired for circulating a memo decrying the company's diversity hiring program became the center of a heated debate on sexism, drawing scorn, cheers and even a job offer on Tuesday from WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Read more »

Google employee's anti-diversity memo prompts company rebuke

Sam Forgione, Reuters
Posted at Aug 07 07:25 AM

Two Google executives criticized a memo that circulated late last week at the company from an unnamed engineer suggesting that there were "biological causes" for underrepresentation of women in technology and leadership. Read more »

Asia's youngest nation offers glimmer of hope for LGBT rights

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jul 20 08:56 AM

Marching through the streets of East Timor's capital Dili with a rainbow flag in his hand, Natalino Guterres was overwhelmed with emotion, reminding him of how he felt 15 years ago when he saw the Timorese flag raised for the first time. Read more »

Albright broke 'glass ceiling' for women in diplomacy: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 19 09:55 AM

Former US Secretary Madeleine Albright, who is in the Philippines for a lecture on global governance on Wednesday, helped blaze the trail for female diplomats, a Filipino envoy said. Read more »

Singapore voids marriage after husband's sex change: report

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jul 18 03:08 PM

Singapore has voided the marriage of a couple after the husband underwent a sex change, making their partnership a same-sex union that contravened the city-state's laws, a report said Tuesday. Read more »

The intricacies of transitioning: How to safely make the change

Purple Romero
Posted at Jul 15 07:09 PM

When Charice Pempengco– the girl whose singing prowess brought her to popular American programs such as “Ellen” and “Oprah”–decided to transition to embrace his identity as transman Jake Zyrus, one of the biggest questions from the public who grew up watching him was, “What will happen to his voice?”  Read more »