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Prank call victimizing Vice Ganda ends in heartwarming talk about ‘coming out’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 05:53 PM

A prank call tricking Vice Ganda into believing that Hashtags member Nikko Natividad is bisexual resulted in a heartwarming conversation about “coming out” — and the showbiz newcomer instantly regretting lying to his “It’s Showtime” co-host. Read more »

Malaysian women to be caned for lesbian sex

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 07:09 PM

Two Malaysian women have been sentenced to caning after they admitted having sex in contravention of strict Islamic laws, an official said Tuesday, sparking outrage from rights groups. Read more »

Dancing for equality, LGBT Pinoys make history at Gay Games

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 04:33 PM

Members of the Filipino LGBTQ+ community swept the world off their feet as they made history at this year's Gay Games. Read more »

Paris Gay Games a respite for oppressed athletes

Brice le Borgne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 06:18 AM

The Gay Games which are under way in Paris are not just a chance to celebrate sport and diversity: they offer crucial respite to gay athletes forced to hide their sexuality in their home countries. Read more »

Supreme Court issues show cause vs same-sex marriage petitioner's camp

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 09:12 PM

The Supreme Court has issued a show cause order to the camp of a lawyer pushing for the legalization of same-sex marriage. Read more »

Colorful parade opens 10th Gay Games in Paris

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 08:32 AM

A colorful parade of athletes and supporters in a Paris stadium on Saturday launched the 10th edition of the international Gay Games, a week of sporting events and cultural meetings. Read more »

Police detain some 25 gay rights activists in Russia

Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 10:27 PM

A few dozen activists gathered at Palace Square in St. Petersburg on Saturday afternoon, defying a ban to hold the rally. Read more »

Pambabastos sa kababaihan, mga LGBT, may parusa sa ilalim ng panukala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 05:11 PM

Matagal nang problema para sa marami ang catcalling o isang anyo ng pambabastos na madalas nangyayari sa mga kalsada. Read more »

WATCH: What Catriona Gray thinks of transgender restrooms

Dianne Mariano
Posted at Jul 26 04:52 PM

Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray was asked to share her thoughts about having a “third restroom” for transgenders on Boy Abunda’s “The Bottomline.” Read more »

Elton John blasts Russia, eastern Europe for bigotry against gays

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 02:35 AM

The pop-music icon warned the governments of Russia and eastern Europe that they were hampering the fight against AIDS. Read more »

Anne Curtis, other celebs appeal to Senate to pass LGBT anti-discrimination bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 07:52 PM

Local celebrities, including "It's Showtime" host Anne Curtis, appealed to senators Tuesday to pass a bill that would give members of the LGBT community protection from discrimination.  Read more »

Manila's 'Golden Gays' sing for their supper

Joshua Melvin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 06:26 PM

Al Enriquez sheds his threadbare street vendor clothes like dead skin and develops a voguish, winking air once he slips into a gauzy gown and wig of tight blond curls. Read more »

Men with same-sex partners 28 times more likely to get HIV- UN

Hugo Greenhalgh, Reuters
Posted at Jul 18 04:49 PM

Men with same-sex sexual partners are 28 times more likely to contract HIV than their heterosexual counterparts despite a radical reduction in new infections among gay men in Western countries, a UN report said on Wednesday. Read more »

Puerto Rico allowing transgender people to fix birth certificates

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 06:38 PM

Transgender people in Puerto Rico can now modify their birth certificates to match their gender identity after activists won a lawsuit against the US territory's governor. Read more »

Transwomen in Miss Universe? Bea Santiago reacts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 12:25 PM

Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago was asked to react to the idea of a transwoman competing in this year’s Miss Universe pageant. Read more »

SC admonishes same-sex marriage petitioner over improper attire

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 11:04 AM

Should he repeat the same offense, Jesus Nicardo Falcis III "shall be dealt with more severely," the court said. Read more »

Vice Ganda praises basketball player for standing up against homophobia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 15 11:29 PM

Vice Ganda has backed basketball player Arnold Van Opstal for his comment that homophobia has no place in his sport.  Read more »

India signals support for legalizing gay sex

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 08:57 PM

The Indian government Wednesday signaled it would not oppose a move to decriminalize homosexuality, as the country's top court chewed over appeals to overturn a colonial-era ban. Read more »

Wyn Marquez: Let's give Miss Universe to natural-born women

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 05:39 PM

“I’m really proud na sobrang happy, out na talaga, and everyone is respecting them, di ba? Pero Miss Universe per se, sana ibigay na lang sa natural-born women.”  Read more »

India's top court reviews homosexuality ban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 08:04 PM

India's top court began reviewing Tuesday petitions against a colonial-era ban on homosexuality, in the latest chapter of a legal tussle between social and religious conservatives and more liberal Indians. Read more »