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Okay, story time: An ardently anti-gay, holier-than-thou conservative group from Massachusetts called MassResistance recently held a Teens4Truth conference, where they teach young people their interpretation of what’s holy–such as discriminating against other human beings based on gender. BUT: The seminar kicked off with an interpretive flag dance that seemed to be a performance from the […]
At last, some good news! Today Congress passed the SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression) equality bill in a landslide vote (197-Yes, 0-No, and 0-Abstain) on its third and final reading. The Anti Discrimination Bill “seeks to define, prohibit, and penalize situations and practices wherein discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and […]
Ooh baby do you know what that’s worth? Ooh heaven is a Primetime Emmy award!
The 23rd Metro Manila Pride March was held at Marikina City last Saturday, June 23, 2017. Being the longest-running LGBTQ+ festival in Asia, it continues to be a safe space for people of all genders in the country. This year’s theme is #HereTogether, which served as a call for the allies of the LGBTQ+ community-friends, […]
Fact: LGBTQ+ people have very little representation in almost everything. In most forms of mainstream media—movies, television shows, music, books—homosexuality is barely discussed and almost always shown as worn out tropes like the protagonist’s sassy gay friend or the psychotic lesbian. To be fair, though, it looks likes things are changing for the better with […]
Now on its 23rd year, Metro Manila Pride continues its tradition of opening the biggest safe space for LGBTQ+ Filipinos with HERE TOGETHER, the 2017 Metro Manila Pride March and Festival. On June 24, 2017, LGBTQ+ people and allies are all invited to convene and stand together in Marikina City for a celebration of love, […]
While many marketers attempt to associate almost anything to the LGBT+ Pride rainbow to capitalize on it, Skittles decided to change the game and ditched their rainbow colors because “only one rainbow matters.” The candy company known for its colorful lentils goes “rainbowless” to honor the LGBT+ rainbow this Pride month. “During Pride, only one […]
It’s no “Bazinga!” that Jim Parsons, best known as Sheldon Lee Cooper in the comedy series The Big Bang Theory (TBBT), is now married — not to his partner on the show Amy Farrah Fowler, but to his real-life partner Todd Spiewak. After being together for 14 years, the two recently tied the knot at […]
MANILA – Boysen Paint released a new film, “Wanda”, on broadcast and online media, promoting equality and inclusiveness in colorful, humorous style. The film features untraditional casting – two transgender personalities, in addition to the lead male character, depicted in a typical life situation. “Wanda” shows a loving couple who find their day interrupted when […]