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MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker on Friday said discrimination against those suspected to be positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) should be “strongly discouraged.” Former Health Secretary and now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin said it is…
NEW YORK, United States – Harvard University went on trial Monday over an opaque admissions selection process that critics say discriminates against Asian students. A lawsuit has challenged the use of race as a factor in Harvard…
Cebu’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community isn’t pushing for the passage of same-sex marriage in the country as of now. Their response came in the wake of the recent Social Weather Station (SWS) survey result…
Members of the LGBT community in Barangay Quiot Pardo has asked the Cebu City Council to craft an anti-discrimination ordinance to give them an equal chance at work and other services. Although they feel respected, they want…
WHILE at least 100 members from the lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community celebrated Pride Month yesterday through a march from Fuente Osmeña Circle to Plaza Sugbo in Cebu City, they also shared their concerns about…
MANDAUE CITY’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE Mandaue City has seen its first transwoman march on graduation day looking as how her heart feels — a woman. Hezekiah Diaz, 21, using the city’s anti-discrimination law, is the first ever graduate…
PAGEANTS are not just about beauty, it’s also a platform to advance an advocacy, of bringing together different voices calling for love, mutual respect and equality. For Queen Philippines, it’s about fighting for transgender acceptance, continuing the struggle…
On its second year, Cebu Pride March is not only calling for acceptance of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community but also for the enactment of the Anti-Discrimination Bill. Around 100 LGBTQ members, advocates,…
I am looking forward to our studying nationalist movements because I am eager to share with my grade 7 students in Our Lady of Joy Learning Center the very interesting life of Jose Rizal. Although he lived…
CEBU CITY–An American is now behind bars in Cordova town on Mactan Island after he was arrested on Tuesday afternoon to face charges of child abuse. Maurice Bass, 54, didn’t resist arrest when policemen went to his…
TIME Magazine has listed Geraldine Roman, Bataan First District representative, as one of the most inspiring women of 2016. Rep. Roman was included for being the first transgender to join the Philippine Congress. The magazine has also…
Filipino-American James Beni Wilson spent most of his 25 years wondering about his real parents. As an adopted child growing up in Michigan, USA, he was teased by playmates about his brown skin. “I always thought that…
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