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Women fight in tandem with LGBT community for their rights: advocate

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 06:09 PM

Women and the LGBT community fight in tandem for their rights, Bahaghari chairperson Reyna Valmores said. Read more »

Man with rainbow flag invades pitch during World Cup match

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 29 10:48 AM

A man carrying a rainbow flag and wearing a T-shirt with the words "Respect for Iranian Woman" on the back invaded the pitch during a match at the Qatar World Cup on Monday. 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 »

'Scary to be queer': Lebanon cracks down on LGBTQ rights

Hashem Osseiran, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 11:07 AM

Lebanon's LGBTQ community, long among the most vocal and visible in the Middle East, has been targeted by a crackdown that has seen queer activists harassed and Pride gatherings cancelled. Read more »

Leody, Bello pledge 'cultural liberation' of women, LGBT

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 06:09 PM

Partido Lakas ng Masa standard-bearers Leody de Guzman and Walden Bello on Tuesday, International Women's Day, pledged “cultural liberation” of women as part of their 2022 elections campaign platform. Read more »

Vatican in 'unprecedented' challenge to Italy homophobia law

Alvise Armellini, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 07:28 AM

The Vatican confirmed Tuesday it had lodged a diplomatic protest against a draft Italian law on homophobia, in what was described as an "unprecedented" act of interference in Italy's affairs.   Read more »

Cameroonian transgender women convicted of 'attempted homosexuality'

Reuters
Posted at May 12 08:27 AM

DOUALA- A court in Cameroon sentenced two transgender women on Tuesday to five years in prison for "attempted homosexuality" and other offenses after they were arrested for the clothes they wore in a restaurant, their lawyers said. Read more »

Biden calls for expanded efforts to protect LGBTQ rights globally

Alexandra Alper and Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 12:49 PM

Biden has already issued an executive order that extends existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people.   Read more »

Singapore protesters detained at tiny LGBT rights demo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 03:13 PM

Three LGBT rights protesters have been arrested in Singapore after taking part in a tiny, rare demonstration triggered by the government's alleged mistreatment of a transgender student, police said Wednesday. Read more »

Gay US couple to be deported after calling Bali 'queer friendly'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 09:04 PM

While same-sex relationships are not illegal in most of Indonesia, its LGBT community has faced growing pressure in recent years and their rights are limited. Read more »

Dacera case ipinakitang kulang ang publiko sa kaalaman sa rape culture, gender equality

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 04:03 PM

Ayon sa mga eksperto, nailabas ng kuwento ni Christine Dacera ang malaking kakulangan sa kaalaman ng publiko hinggil sa rape culture at gender equality. Read more »

‘Alarming, insensitive’: Police officer’s ‘lalaki pa din sila’ statement angers LGBT groups

Job Manahan and Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 10:18 PM

“Not only does his statement assume that all men are rapists but it's also ignorant of SOGIE . . . A person does not rape because of one's gender or sexuality but because of the shortcoming in his upbringing,” one critic says. Read more »

Series recap: ‘Gaya sa Pelikula’ sets bar high as BL genre booms in PH

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 12:05 AM

Actor and spoken word artist Juan Miguel Severo’s “Gaya Sa Pelikula’ has set the bar high for the boys’ love (BL) genre, which is enjoying a boom in the Philippines this year. Read more »

LGBTQI+, youth groups gather in UP Diliman for equality rally

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:37 AM

Various LGBTQI+ and youth groups on Friday afternoon came together for an equality rally at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), as part of the university’s annual pride celebration.  Read more »

SOGIE bill still in Senate limbo: Hontiveros

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 11:15 AM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said a bill seeking to give the LGBT community more rights and protection under the law has yet to hurdle the committee level due to lack of signatures. Read more »

UK transgender patients turn to crowdfunding due to huge delays

Elizaveta Malykhina, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 30 01:17 PM

Jay knew he was different from a young age and when adolescence hit, his increasingly feminine body did not match the identity he was growing into. Read more »

Pemberton pardon an 'affront' to LGBTQI community: rights body

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 02:15 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's granting of absolute pardon to convicted killer US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is an "affront" to the LGBT community, the Commission on Human Rights said Wednesday. Read more »

Paaralan sa Iloilo, kinondena dahil sa expulsion ground nitong homosexuality

Cherry Palma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 11:04 AM

ILOILO CITY - Umani ng kritisismo sa social media ang isang Catholic school sa lungsod na sinabing ground for expulsion ang homosekswalidad dahil ito ay imoral.   Read more »

US top court in landmark ruling to protect LGBT workers

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 12:58 PM

The US Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory for the gay and transgender communities Monday when it ruled that employers cannot discriminate against workers because of their sexual orientation. Read more »

Metro Manila Pride 2020 to go online amid coronavirus pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 06:51 AM

Organizers of Metro Manila Pride, the biggest annual gathering of the LGBTQ community in the country, on Monday said that the event is set to go online amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »