ASEAN SOGIE Caucus
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
ASEAN SOGIE Caucus
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
QUEZON CITY – Around 25,000 people were estimated to have attended this year’s Pride event in Quezon City.
Themed “Alab for Love”, said to emphasize “diversity, inclusion and gender equality”, the event was organized by Pride PH, a new network of select LGBTQIA organizations, with the Quezon City local government.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has witnessed a string of human rights abuses in the time of Duterte – from the war on drugs, attacks against critics and even the media, to the mismanaged pandemic response.
It was also during Duterte’s time when the feared anti-terror law was passed and implemented. Days before the celebration of human rights day this year, the Supreme Court voided anti-terror law’s Section 4, which would have made dissent or protest a crime if it had an intent to cause harm. The decision of the Supreme Court has garnered mixed reactions from lawmakers and other civic groups.
Groups and advocates are welcome to join the multi-sectoral human rights coalition focused on identifying opportunities for collective action
The human rights situation in the Philippines is dire, with the number of extrajudicial killings, illegal arrests, and attacks against activists and critics unparalleled since the fall of the Marcos dictatorship in 1986.
Grindr, one of the world's most popular gay dating apps, has been banned in countries including Indonesia, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the UAE
When Russian cities started banning Pride marches, LGBTQ+ rights activist Mikhail Tumasov took to the internet to make sure his organization kept its voice. But state authorities were quick to catch up.
The #CourageON: No Lockdown on Rights coalition calls for a stop to the drug war killings, saying 'justice was the first casualty'
The International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor recently announced that it has sought permission to probe into President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. Just days after that, the Philippines witnessed reports of cops killing a 16-year-old boy and a companion in an anti-illegal drug operation in Laguna, as well as reports of three people from the Lumad-Manobo tribe being killed by the military in Surigao del Sur, among others.
One group that has it particularly hard during typhoons is the LGBTQ+ community, whose voices are often drowned out – with or without storms
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'[W]e can hold space by recognizing that power and privilege exist even within queer movements, and these consequently affect one’s access to participating within the activist space'
“Holding spaces” is increasingly being used in activist conversations. I first heard about this concept during a meeting between LGBTQ+ activists and one donor organization. One activist boldly suggested that perhaps donors need to “hold space” for local LGBTQ+ organizations.
LGBTQIA organizations from all over the Philippines released a unified statement condemning the “unjust treatment” of LGBTQIA people, following the allegation of a transgender woman – Shannon Remotigue Gonzaga – who claimed to have experienced discrimination during a May 8 visit to Isla Reta Beach Resort in Samal.
There is no place for discrimination and harassment in all public places. We vehemently condemn Isla Reta’s unjust treatment of our trans sibling, Shannon Gonzaga, and their discriminatory policy of outright banning transgender people from their beach resort.
Inclusive and diverse ASEAN
Legally Registered in the Philippines as Southeast Asia Sexual Orientation,
Gender Identity and Expression Caucus (ASC), Inc. The organization is in
Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC since 2021.
Quezon City, Philippines
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