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'Pride one of 7 deadly sins': Sotto frowns at LGBT Pride Month in school celebrations

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 01:41 AM

The senator said "pride is still one of the 7 deadly sins."  Read more »

Ex-beauty queen Cindy Miranda stars in daring lesbian film 'Adan'

Leah C. Salterio
Posted at Nov 18 04:10 PM

Director Roman Perez, Jr.’s erotic drama, “Adan,” is a daring lesbian story starting beauty queen Cindy Miranda and young actress Rhen Escano. Read more »

Most Filipinos frown at trans women in female toilets: survey

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 10:34 PM

Majority of Filipinos rejected the idea of allowing transgender women in female toilets, but agreed there should be a law specifically protecting members of the LGBT community, a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Wednesday showed. Read more »

After coming out, Alex Diaz leaves PH to ‘reassess’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 03:29 PM

After being involved in a controversy and making a revelation about his sexuality, actor-singer Alex Diaz has left the Philippines to “reassess.”  Read more »

Taiwan revels in first pride parade since legalizing gay marriage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 12:43 AM

The island has long hosted the region's largest pride marches but this year Taiwan's LGBT community and their supporters had an extra reason to celebrate. Read more »

16 Ugandan LGBT activists given forced anal exams: rights group

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 12:41 AM

Sixteen Ugandan LGBT activists were subjected to forced anal examinations after being arrested, the country's leading gay rights organization said Thursday. Read more »

Manila shows LGBT community love with rainbow pedestrian lane

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 09:29 AM

The Manila government painted a rainbow pedestrian lane near its city hall before dawn on Monday to show the LGBT community that they would be considered in the city's policies, Mayor Isko Moreno said.    Read more »

Amid controversy, ex-MYX VJ Alex Diaz comes out as bisexual

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 06:12 PM

“Never again will I be shackled by the fear of what might be said about who I am for fear of losing my career.”  Read more »

Scotland pardons gay men convicted under homophobic laws

Sonia Elks, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 15 02:38 PM

LONDON - Gay and bisexual men in Scotland prosecuted for consensual same-sex activity will receive an automatic pardon under a law which came into effect on Tuesday aiming to correct a "historic wrong". Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 11, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 01:07 AM

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

Remembering Jennifer

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 05:05 AM

Members of UP Babaylan commemorate the fifth death anniversary of Jennifer Laude on National Coming-Out Day on Friday in Quezon City.  Read more »

Uganda plans bill imposing death penalty for gay sex

Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Oct 10 08:37 PM

Uganda announced plans on Thursday for a bill that would impose the death penalty on homosexuals, saying the legislation would curb a rise in unnatural sex in the east African nation. Read more »

‘I will love my son no matter what’: Georgina Wilson responds to follower’s ‘gay’ comment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 08:04 PM

"There is nothing wrong with being gay." Read more »

Japanese MP makes waves by linking same-sex marriage to revising constitution

Linda Sieg, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 06:51 PM

A conservative ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for discussion on revising Japan's constitution to allow same-sex marriage, annoying colleagues in the ruling party who are against it and also opposition parliamentarians who say enacting a simple law would clear the way. Read more »

Russian court blocks major LGBT online groups

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 07:33 AM

MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian court has ruled that two popular LGBT networking sites be blocked for disseminating "anti-family values", including a major online group with nearly 200,000 members. Read more »

Bill eyes protection for husbands, LGBT members in abusive relationships

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 01:04 PM

A lawmaker wants to penalize violence against husbands and members of the LGBT community in abusive relationships. Read more »

Gay marriage legal in 28 countries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 11:01 AM

The first-ever gay civil unions in Denmark 30 years ago paved the way for full same-sex marriages that are today allowed in 28 countries, even though homosexuality remains illegal in some parts of the world. Read more »

Pope meets US priest attacked by conservatives for ministering to gays

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 08:33 AM

Pope Francis on Monday gave a high-profile private audience to a prominent American Jesuit priest who has been attacked repeatedly by conservative Catholics and media outlets for ministering to homosexuals. Read more »

Sotto: No transgender, trans woman, trans man in dictionary

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 08:43 PM

MANILA - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill advocate Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday said her proposed measure has enough supporters in the upper chamber, but Senate President Vicente Sotto III believes otherwise. Read more »

Masked men and murder: vigilantes terrorize LGBT+ Russians

Daria Litvinova, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 25 07:59 AM

MOSCOW - Receiving photos of mutilated bodies with the warning "you're next" rattled gay rights activist Nikita Tomilov but when he saw surveillance men outside his home, he fled Russia for good.   Read more »