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  • Published on 12:12 GMT

    LGBT activists step up legal bid for marriage equality

    Constitutional Court asked to rule on shortcomings in Civil and Commercial Code published : 22 Nov 2019 at 18:49 Local LGBT activists submitted a legal challenge to the Constitutional Court on Friday in a bid to change laws that limit marriage to between a …

    Source: Bangkok Post
  • Published on 12:58 GMT

    'Sometimes, divorce is necessary.' Fight for LGBTQ inclusion may finally split United Methodists

    Nica Sy felt devastated as she stared at her laptop screen. How could the church that had baptized her, raised her, nurtured her and encouraged her to explore ordained ministry say she was unworthy, just because of her sexuality? Sy, 20, a Filipino …

    Source: Tennessean
  • Published on Oct 31, 2019

    Pastor under fire for marrying gay couple as Methodist schism widens

    A Methodist minister at Northern Virginia’s George Mason University, the Rev. Drew Ensz, could face punishment for officiating the same-sex marriage of two parishioners, the latest chapter in an ongoing debate within the United Methodist Church over how …

    Source: NBCNews
  • Published on Oct 31, 2019

    Supreme Court: Same-sex marriage an issue better resolved by Congress

    MARRIAGE EQUALITY. LGBTQ+ members light candles as they gather outside the Supreme Court in Manila on June 19, 2018 for the oral arguments regarding the petition seeking to legalize same sex marriage. Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler MANILA, Philippines – …

    Source: Rappler
  • Published on Oct 30, 2019

    Majority of Filipinos believe trans women shouldn't use ladies' toilet – SWS

    PRIDE. The Philippines holds an annual Pride March, calling on the government to protect LGBT rights. File photo by Buena Bernal/Rappler MANILA, Philippines – For a majority of Filipinos, transgender women should not be allowed to use ladies' …

    Source: Rappler
  • Published on Oct 29, 2019

    WORLD Pride events, UK hate crime stats, lesbian Colombian politician

    Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Taipei for the 17th annual pride parade, with organizers expecting a record turnout after the Taiwan government became the first in Asia to pass same-sex marriage legislation in May, South China …

    Source: Windy City Times
  • Published on Sep 17, 2019

    WORLD Gay leaders, Mexican trans women, Czech marriage bill

    In a notable meeting between two out heads of government, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg hosted his counterpart from Serbia, Ana Brnabic, and discussed the possibility of Serbia joining the European Union, along with other matters, Advocate.com …

    Source: Windy City Times
  • Published on Oct 15, 2019

    Major Filipino basketball league in Taiwan to launch Sunday - FocusTaiwan Mobile English News

    Taipei, Sept. 21 (CNA) One of Taiwan's largest Filipino migrant worker basketball tournaments, with close to 40 teams and 900 players, will be launched at an opening ceremony in Taoyuan Sunday, according to the organizers. The opening ceremony of the …

    Source: Taipei News
  • Published on Oct 6, 2019

    WATCH- All hail the queens of Philippine drag

    Wigs snatched, mugs fully painted, corsets laced, and heels on point, these drag queens are breaking barriers and using drag not only as a platform for self-expression and art, but also for social commentary Published 7:45 PM, October 06, 2019 Updated 7:46 …

    Source: Philippines News
  • Published on Oct 5, 2019

    House bill seeks to protect husbands, same-sex partners from domestic abuse

    Rizal Representative Fidel Nograles wants to expand the coverage of the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 Published 8:00 AM, October 05, 2019 Updated 8:27 AM, October 05, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – A lawmaker has filed a bill that …

    Source: Rappler
  • Published on Sep 27, 2019

    Only 1 out of 10 sexually active Filipinos uses protection–survey

    Only 1 in 10 sexually active Filipinos consistently uses contraceptives to avoid contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or prevent pregnancy, according to a recent survey by a health care company. Results of the 2nd PhilCare Wellness Index showed …

    Source: INQUIRER.net
  • Published on Sep 20, 2019

    Trump tries (again) to confirm gay federal appeals judge

    President Trump has nominated Patrick Bumatay to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) In an unexpected role reversal, President Trump is trying — for a second time — to confirm a gay U.S. prosecutor to a federal …

    Source: Washington Blade
  • Published on Jun 29, 2019

    Gay bar was a civil rights landmark

    People pose in front of the Stonewall Inn as people gather for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York, June 28, 2019. - The June 1969 riots, sparked by repeated police raids on the Stonewall Inn -- a well-known gay bar in New York's …

    Source: Albany Times Union
  • Published on Sep 7, 2019

    Philippine Bishops Praise Supreme Court Rejection of Same-Sex Marriage

    In a unanimous September 3 decision, the Supreme Court of the Philippines dismissed a landmark petition to legalize same-sex marriage in the majority Catholic country. “With the decision not to legalize same-sex marriage, our judges have ruled rightly, …

    Source: Breitbart
  • Published on Sep 6, 2019

    ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops: the dismissal of same-sex marriage "strengthens the sanctity and stability of marriage

    Manila - "With the decision not to legalize same-sex marriage, our judges affirmed what is right, reaffirming the natural and ethical form of marriage. The dismissal of same-sex marriage strengthens the sanctity and stability of marriage in the …

    Source: Fides
  • Published on Aug 30, 2019

    SOGIE bill won’t spoil rights of non-LGBTQ, says former DSWD chief

    Former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo INQUIRER/LYN RILLON MANILA, Philippines — Rights are not rice cakes that should be divided. This was the case posed by former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo on Friday, as she took up the cudgels …

    Source: INQUIRER.net
  • Published on Aug 23, 2019

    Florida executes killer who preyed on gay men

    Death-row inmate Gary Bowles is shown in Raiford, Florida, US, in this photo provided August 21, 2019. (Florida Dept. of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS) A man convicted of targeting three gay men who had befriended him before he bludgeoned and …

    Source: Tempo
  • Published on Sep 5, 2019

    Gay conversion therapist comes out: ‘I was a religious zealot that hurt people’

    Image: Facebook/McKrae Game A gay conversion therapist came out last June and is now seeking to end the practice which he says is “harmful.” McKrae Game, 51, opened up about how he became involved for two decades in a faith-based conversion therapy …

    Source: INQUIRER.net
  • Published on Sep 4, 2019

    Sotto says Sogie bill ‘against women’s rights’

    MANILA, Philippines — They may go under the knife for cosmetic surgery and take hormones and similar drugs all they want, but gay men will never turn into women, Senate President Vicente Sotto III maintained on Wednesday, in reaction to the sexual …

    Source: INQUIRER.net
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