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Same-sex marriage now legal in 30 countries

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 08 07:16 AM

While the right to marry has been legalized in 30 countries, homosexuality remains banned in many parts of the world. Read more »

Chile Congress approves same-sex marriage bill

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 06:07 AM

Chile's Congress on Tuesday approved a long-awaited bill to legalize same-sex marriage, joining just a handful of countries in majority Catholic Latin America with similar laws. Read more »

2022 senatoriables approve same-sex unions

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 12:35 AM

Five senatorial candidates for the 2022 Elections support same-sex marriage for Filipinos. But some of them want certain details tackled first. Read more »

LGBTQ+ community distributes goodies for Halloween

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 08:14 PM

Members of the LGBTQ+ community wear costumes while distributing snacks to children in their homes at Barangay 628, Manila on Sunday, as part of their Halloween celebration. Read more »

Pinay transgender, nagpapasalamat sa oportunidad para sa LGBTQ community sa Taiwan  

Marie Yang | TFC News Taiwan
Posted at Oct 29 06:12 PM

Malaki ang pasasalamat ng Pinay transgender na isang English instructor sa Taiwan sa oportunidad at proteksiyon na ibinibigay ng bansa sa LGBTQ community.  Read more »

Protesters blast Netflix over Chappelle transgender row

Dawn Chmielewski, Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 07:14 AM

About 100 people protested near Netflix Inc's headquarters Wednesday against the company's release of comedian Dave Chappelle’s new special. Read more »

Trans Netflix staff plan walkout over Chappelle special

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 07:09 AM

Transgender Netflix employees are planning a walkout to protest a Dave Chappelle comedy special they say is transphobic. Read more »

Netflix defends Dave Chappelle amid transgender row

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 12 05:00 AM

In "The Closer," Chappelle asserts that "gender is a fact," and criticizes what he says is the thin skin of the trans community. Read more »

South Korea court backs transgender soldier

ABS-CBN NewsAgence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 06:00 PM

South Korea remains deeply conservative about matters of sexual identity and is less tolerant of LGBT rights. Read more »

Sino si 2021 Miss Universe PH Beatrice Gomez?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 08:38 PM

Mainit din ang naging pagsuporta sa kaniya bilang proud member ng LGBTQ+ community. Read more »

LGBTQ Afghans fear for lives amid Taliban return

James Edgar and Marine Pennetier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 07:00 PM

As the Taliban appeared on every corner of Kabul, Marwa and her friend -- both gay Afghans -- took the drastic decision to become husband and wife. Read more »

Aboitiz adds LGBTQ+, partners as healthcare dependents

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 04:34 PM

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc said Tuesday common-law partners would be included in its team members' healthcare dependents in a bid to support diversity, equality and the LGBTQ+ community. Read more »

DaBaby loses more gigs despite new apology for anti-gay remarks

Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 07:20 AM

LOS ANGELES, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Rapper DaBaby was dropped from the line-up of two more music festivals on Tuesday despite a third apology for homophobic remarks he made last month Read more »

Raymond Gutierrez comes out as gay in magazine interview

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 08:11 AM

MANILA - For the first time, Raymond Gutierrez talked about his sexuality as he came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in an interview with a magazine. Read more »

Chile senators approve gay marriage bill; one step left

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 22 08:49 AM

SANTIAGO - Senators in Chile passed a long-awaited bill Wednesday authorizing same-sex marriage, in what LGBT campaigners hope will be the penultimate step to its final approval. Read more »

Israel's Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex couple surrogacy rights

Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 11:21 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday ruled that current legal restrictions barring same-sex couples from becoming parents through surrogacy were unlawful and must be lifted within six months. Read more »

Hungarian firm fined over 'rainbow family' book amid LGBTQ storm

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 07:39 AM

BUDAPEST, Hungary - A Hungarian firm has been fined for not providing a parental guidance warning on a children's book about same-sex parents, hours before a controversial anti-LGBT law comes into force, a government official said Tuesday. Read more »

LGBTQ rights groups blocked on China's biggest social media app

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 02:33 PM

Multiple social media accounts belonging to major university LGBTQ rights groups in China have been blocked from the popular WeChat app, prompting fears of targeted censorship and calls Wednesday for an online protest. Read more »

Detention, misgendering, sexual violence: The case of Pride 20

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 06:52 PM

The police came and a violent dispersal ensued.  Read more »

Pope thanks US priest for LGBTQ outreach in timely image lift

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 09:01 AM

Father James Martin on Monday tweeted the handwritten letter sent after he organized an online conference on the theme of support for the LGBTQ community.  Read more »