Sometime in early 2009, I was asked to become a part of a screening panel of a search of an icon of some sort. Ang kapal ng mukha ko dissing some of the girls (chos! one of them actually turned out to be a cousin of one of my closest friends). But I just did [...]
August 11th, 2011
Volcanoes Make Rounds Online
You can take the Volcanoes down from the billboards along EDSA, but you can never break the spirit! Chos! It has been a while since the controversial billboards of the Philippine National Rugby Team have been taken down, but the Volcanoes remain unstoppable! They are now slowly making the rounds in international websites and blogs [...]
August 9th, 2011
Zombadings + Sayaw Ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa
“The Love Yourself Project“, will be formally launched soon, and what better way to launch than by screening two well-acclaimed films. This will be on the 23rd of August, Tuesday, with a special benefit screening of “Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa” and “Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington”. Tickets will be available via SM [...]
July 30th, 2011
Ladlad asks Congress to Certify Urgent LGBT Hate Crime Investigation
Ang Ladlad Press Release: THE partylist for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Filipinos is calling the Philippine House of Representatives to certify urgent the resolution to investigate the increasing number of hate crimes being committed against LGBTs in the country. “The rapid rise of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) Filipinos being killed is [...]
July 13th, 2011
The Love Yourself Project
The Love Yourself Project aims to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among the youth and the Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) sector in the Philippines, primarily through education and counseling. It is the first project by the VINN Advocacy group. From the Love Yourself Project website: The acronym V.I.N.N. stands for Venereal Infection [...]
July 4th, 2011
Rain
It has been raining the past few days. The rains are not continuous though – the sun takes a quick peek every now and then – allowing for the ground to dry up. But it’s already typhoon season, and as I write this, there’s one within the country’s area of responsibility. I want to bathe [...]
June 21st, 2011
Google “Gay” and Find a Rainbow
I’m not sure if you’re already aware of this, but if you type in “gay” (lesbian, bisexual, or transgender) on the Google search bar, the results page will display a rainbow at the end of the search bar (it works with “gay” + “word”, but does not quite so with “transgender” + “word” and many [...]
June 17th, 2011
US Embassy in Manila Celebrates LGBT Pride Month
In my previous post, I mentioned that US President Barrack Obama has declared June as LGBT Pride Month in the United States: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also has this to say: And to celebrate LGBT Pride Month, the US Embassy in Manila threw a reception party here in the Philippines (one which I [...]
June 1st, 2011
Third Gender
This may be a first in the world: a third gender is included in Nepal’s latest census forms. Nepal’s Central Bureau of Statistics is giving official recognition to gay and transgender people by including a third gender in their census forms. The CNN report below: Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) — When census gatherers went door-to-door visiting 5.6 [...]
June 1st, 2011
June Pride Month Calendar of Events
It’s already June and what does that mean? PRIDE! In the United States, President Barrack Obama recently proclaimed June 2011 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month Here’s a Calendar of Events in the Philippines, compiled by Task Force Pride Philippines. For more information check out the Task Force Pride Blog or theiir Facebook page.
