Category: lgbt rights
commentary / LGBT issues in the Philippines / lgbt rights
No, the ‘pray the gay away’ conversion therapy never works
Earlier tonight, GMA 7 aired a Lenten special titled “It’s UnPair: Pramis, trulalong labstory itoh” which was produced by The 700 Club Asia. The story is about a gay man who eventually […]
entertainment / LGBT issues in the Philippines / lgbt rights
STOP GAY-SHAMING: “Why would you judge a child?” asks Bimby
A 23-second online video showing a conversation between Kris Aquino and her 10-year old son Bimby has gone viral this week. In the clip, Bimby was talking to his mom about persistent […]
commentary / lgbt rights / politics
#BGC11 – Time to end the stereotype of gays as drug addicts and HIV carriers
WORLD AIDS DAY 2017 SPECIAL REPORT The Philippines joined the rest of the world in observing the World AIDS Day last December 1, Friday. However, a recent development starkly illustrated just how […]
commentary / education / lgbt rights
COMMENTARY: DepEd, Catholic schools, and LGBT students
(This is the second in a two-part series. The first one can be accessed here.) Despite the noble goals of DepEd’s push for a gender-responsive basic education, this is not likely to […]
commentary / education / lgbt rights
COMMENTARY: DepEd’s push for gender-responsive education
(This is the first of a two-part series.) Late last month, the Department of Education (DepEd) rolled out its newly-developed framework for a gender-responsive basic education or GRBE. This move came a […]
commentary / education / lgbt rights
DepEd moves to strengthen protections for LGBT students
The Department of Education has released guidelines for the implementation of its newly-developed gender-responsive basic education or GRBE policy, which includes strengthened protections for students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender […]
#HeterosexualPrideDay – 13 examples of straight privilege in daily life
June is known all over the world as the Pride Month for LGBT people or lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders. For some reason, some quarters propagated the idea of having a “Heterosexual […]
commentary / entertainment / lgbt rights
LET HER BE – In defense of Jake Zyrus
Shortly after the lesbian rumors about Charice Pempengo began to surface back in 2012, The Filipino Scribe wrote that the public should stop from bullying the singer into disclosing her sexual orientation […]
commentary / lgbt rights / politics
Pinoy LGBTs must address the discrimination within their community
Earlier today, thousands of Filipino LGBTs (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders) trooped to Marikina City for the annual pride march. As always, the organizers and participants touched on familiar themes of love, […]
commentary / lgbt rights / reproductive health issues
JUST GOT TESTED! – Six reasons to take the HIV test now
The number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus or HIV has been steadily growing in the Philippines in recent years. According to the Department of Health (DOH), there were 9,200 Filipinos […]
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#WalangPasok – Schools announce class suspensions as students clamor for academic ease
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