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SM malls to begin installing 'all-gender' restrooms in November

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 08:27 PM

All-gender restrooms will be installed in select SM Supermalls in the capital starting November, its operator said Thursday.  Read more »

Ex-US vice president wants foreign aid withheld from LGBTQ-discriminating countries

Joseph Ax, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 11:07 AM

Joe Biden said on Thursday he would withhold foreign aid from countries that persecute lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as he joined eight other Democratic presidential candidates at a televised forum on LGBTQ issues. Read more »

2 suspek sa pagpatay sa transgender woman, sumuko

Elaine Fulgencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 11:17 AM

BOLINAO, Pangasinan – Sumuko na sa awtoridad ang 2 lalaking suspek sa pagpatay sa isang 28-anyos na transgender woman. Read more »

SOGIE: Hard questions over bill vs gender-based discrimination

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 11:10 AM

Senators have begun committee debates on the proposal to penalize discrimination based on one’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE), a divisive issue in a predominantly Catholic country where a birth control law was passed just 6 years ago. Read more »

Sotto: SOGIE bill, malabong pumasa sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 07:16 AM

Tingin ni Senate President Tito Sotto, labag sa Saligang Batas kaya hindi lulusot ang Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill.  Read more »

No 'gay gene', but study finds genetic links to sexual behavior

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 06:12 AM

Sexual rights campaigners welcomed the study, saying it “provides even more evidence that being gay or lesbian is a natural part of human life”. Read more »

SOGIE bill gives 'special rights' to LGBTQ community, Bro. Eddie says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 12:01 AM

MANILA—Several lawmakers linked to religious groups on Wednesday opposed a measure that seeks to protect members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community from discrimination.   Read more »

LOOK: Gender-neutral restrooms at CAAP airports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 01:42 PM

The gender-neutral restrooms are located in the airports of Iloilo, Bacolod, Roxas, Laoag, Legazpi, Naga, Virac, Busuanga, Laguindingan, Dipolog, Butuan, San Jose, Basco, Marinduque, and Tandag, CAAP said in a statement. Read more »

TINGNAN: 'Gender neutral' na mga banyo sa Quezon City Hall

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 01:44 PM

Nagpaskil na ng "All Gender" signs ang pamahalaang lungsod ng Quezon sa mga banyo sa loob ng city hall compound na aangkop sa paggamit ng lahat ng kasarian. Read more »

Fate of SOGIE Equality bill up to lawmakers: Panelo

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 04:52 PM

MANILA - The passage of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill will still be up to the decision of lawmakers, even as President Duterte has expressed his support for the landmark measure, Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said. Read more »

Trans woman Gretchen Diez positive about passage of SOGIE Bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 05:56 PM

Transgender woman Gretchen Diez is positive about the chances of the passage of the SOGIE Equality Bill following her meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte recently. Read more »

Sex shouldn't be assigned at birth, says SOGIE bill advocate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 04:45 PM

An advocate of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill on Tuesday said the gender of a child should not be assigned at birth. Read more »

'Pinagsuot ng kurtina': Why SOGIE Bill goes beyond bathrooms

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 04:30 PM

The youth are the most vulnerable to gender discrimination, advocates of the SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression) Equality Bill said Tuesday. Read more »

SOGIE bill respects religious freedom, Hontiveros says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 11:50 AM

The anti-discriminatory measure for members of the LGBTQ+ community respects the constitutional right to freedom of religion, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte backs passage of SOGIE bill

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 07:18 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—President Rodrigo Duterte supports the passage of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill, which seeks to protect members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community from discrimination, according to Sen. Bong Go. Read more »

'May pila sa ladies' room': Sotto blasts 'deception' in trans woman's viral video

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 05:37 PM

Senate President Tito Sotto on Monday decried the "deception" behind the viral video of trans woman Gretchen Custodio Diez after she was reportedly detained for trying to use the women's restroom inside a Quezon City mall.  Read more »

Malls should provide gender-neutral bathrooms, says lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 11:00 AM

MANILA - A gender-neutral bathroom would help prevent members of the LGBTQ community from running into "unnecessary risks", a lawmaker said on Friday. Read more »

TINGNAN: Gender-sensitive restroom sa opisina ng PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 12:54 PM

Nagtayo ng gender-sensitive restroom ang Human Rights Affairs Office ng Philippine National Police sa Camp Crame nang i-renovate ito nitong taon. Read more »

'Babagsak ba ang langit?' Transgender solon blasts discrimination vs trans woman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 11:31 AM

MANILA - Lawmakers and local officials have denounced a Quezon City mall's apparent discrimination against a transgender woman for using the women's comfort room. Read more »

QC mayor condemns mall's discrimination of trans woman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 08:35 AM

MANILA - Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte condemned Wednesday the detention of a transgender woman for using the female comfort room inside a mall.  Read more »