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'Juno' actor Page comes out as transgender, changes name to Elliot

Reuters
Posted at Dec 02 05:30 AM

LOS ANGELES - The Oscar-nominated star of "Juno" and "The Umbrella Academy," formerly known as Ellen Page, on Tuesday said he was a transgender person and had changed his first name to Elliot. Read more »

What happens to some LGBTQ teens when their parents reject them

Amanda Rosa, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 11 04:11 PM

They are more likely to report experiencing homelessness, negative interactions with the police, and feelings of depression and hopelessness. Read more »

THROWBACK: Coming out, gender transitioning in the Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 04:06 PM

Trans woman Amber Quiban shares her struggle with her conservative family's reaction to her sexual orientation, and trans man Sky Teotico opens up about post-procedure dysphoria and difficulties during his transition stage in this #NoFilter documentary. Read more »

Assaulted trans woman in viral video backs SOGIE bill

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 11:11 AM

MANILA - Trans woman Alexis Hart Garcia has filed a complaint against "Aling Susan", the elderly woman who went viral on social media last week. Read more »

Bangladesh opens first Islamic school for transgender Muslims

Shafiqul Alam, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 05:45 PM

The LGBT community faces widespread discrimination in the South Asian country, with a colonial-era law still in place that punishes gay sex by prison terms, though enforcement is rare. Read more »

First trans state legislators elected in Delaware, Vermont

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 04 01:42 PM

Democratic candidates in the US states of Delaware and Vermont made history Tuesday when they became the first openly transgender legislators in their states. Read more »

Global HIV response found to neglect gay and bisexual men, trans women

Rachel Savage, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 21 03:04 AM

LONDON - Funding to fight HIV among gay and bisexual men and transgender women is a fraction of what it should be, researchers said on Tuesday, with advocates blaming stigma for the shortfall. Read more »

Tokyo ward assemblyman under fire over remarks against LGBT rights

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 06 03:55 PM

A local politician of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has come under fire for claiming last month that his north Tokyo municipality would "cease to exist" if the rights of sexual minorities are protected by law.   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 »

Transgender woman, natagpuang patay sa ilog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 06:31 PM

Walang kaaway ang biktima ayon sa kaniyang pamilya.    Read more »

Transgender workers say Argentina jobs quota a step towards acceptance

Sonia Avalos, Magali Cervantes and Carlos Reyes, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 17 06:14 PM

A decree by President Alberto Fernandez's government published last week in the official Gazette requires that 1 percent of all public sector jobs be set aside for transgender people. Read more »

Pemberton dadaan sa court martial proceedings sa Amerika

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 07:20 PM

Hindi tuluyang lusot sa pananagutan ang Amerikanong sundalong pumatay sa Filipino transwoman kahit lumaya ito. Read more »

Filipina Mela Franco Habijan named Miss Trans Global 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 12:41 PM

Mela Franco Habijan was named Miss Trans Global 2020 during a virtual coronation ceremony held Saturday night.   Read more »

Convoy believed to be carrying Pemberton leaves Philippine military camp

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 09:34 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - A convoy believed to be carrying US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton has left Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Sunday morning ahead of his impending deportation from the country. Read more »

Duterte pardon of Pemberton raises questions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 02:44 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to pardon a convicted American soldier raises questions on how the move actually impacts the ties between the Philippines and the US. Read more »

'10 taon lang sana!': Ina ni Jennifer Laude nanggagalaiti sa paglaya ni Pemberton

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 11:30 PM

Pagtataka ng naulilang ina, 10 taon na nga lang ang parusa para sa nawalang buhay ng anak niya ay hindi pa ito pinatapos.   Read more »

Pemberton's deportation looms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 11:35 PM

Convicted US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton will just have to wait a few more days before he finally walks out of prison.    Read more »

BI to deport Pemberton after release from prison

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 10:55 PM

Immigration authorities said Thursday it would take custody of US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton as soon as he was released from prison for deportation. Read more »

Mga transpinay ipinagluluksa ang Pemberton pardon: 'Hindi talaga fair'

MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 07:32 PM

Masama ang loob ng LGBTQ community sa paggawad ng absolute pardon sa Amerikanong pumatay sa isang transpinay.  Read more »

'Nagpatawad siya': DOJ sees no need to question Duterte pardon for Pemberton

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 11:55 AM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday he did not see any reason for the public to question President Rodrigo Duterte's "personal act of mercy" to pardon a US soldier who killed a Filipina transgender woman.    Read more »