Philippines
-
Philippines president jokes ‘I might turn gay’ from all his selfies with men
Monday, May 15, 2017The ever-so-macho Rodrigo Duterte blames selfies, but this is the same guy who claimed in 2015 that he "used to be gay." -
HIV infections in the Philippines have gone up 100%
Thursday, December 8, 2016For the first 10 months of this year, 7,756 new HIV cases were recorded out of a population of less than 100 million. -
Philippines President calls American ambassador ‘gay son of a whore’
Thursday, August 11, 2016Someone's not mincing words. -
Man comes out to father via Facebook in emotional ad
Monday, July 11, 2016A cellphone company commercial that shows a father's acceptance of his gay son has gone viral. -
Philippines elects first transgender politician to Congress
Wednesday, May 11, 2016She hopes her win shows that people like her can contribute to nation-building in a country where LGBT people are still publicly ridiculed. -
Nike fires boxing champ Manny Pacquaio over ‘abhorrent’ comment about gays
Wednesday, February 17, 2016"Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind." -
Boxer Manny Pacquiao: Gay couples are ‘worse than animals’
Wednesday, February 17, 2016He's now apologizing. -
U.S. Marine convicted of killing transgender Filipino files appeal
Saturday, January 9, 2016In December a judge convicted Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton of homicide, not the more serious charge of murder as prosecutors sought. -
US Marine found guilty of killing transgender Filipino
Tuesday, December 1, 2015A Philippine court on Tuesday convicted a U.S. Marine of killing a Filipino last year after he discovered she was a transgender woman. -
Philippine court to issue verdict in US Marine’s murder case
Monday, November 30, 2015A Philippine court is expected to deliver its verdict Tuesday in the case of a U.S. Marine accused of murdering a transgender Filipino.
Further Reading
Pakistan issues its first third-gender passport
Toronto puts up ads to combat transphobia
What the words 'cis' & 'cisgender' really mean
Oregon now allows a third gender option on state IDs, but what does that mean?
Trans man sues employer for years of constant harassmentFollow Us
New York is getting an LGBT monument & it looks like someone destroyed Stonehenge
Protests from within the LGBTQ community block Pride events across the country
Check out photos from Pride parades this weekend
A Trump hotel was lit up in rainbow colors for pride (but not for long)
