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Dec 3, 2023 · Great news! Homosexuality is legal in the Philippines. However, the legal landscape for LGBTQ+ individuals in the country still lacks certain protections. As of now, gay marriage remains unrecognized, and changing one’s gender is illegal.
Jun 6, 2022 · The Philippines is known to be one of the most LGBT-friendly countries in Asia, despite its deeply entrenched Catholic culture. LGBT people have carved out their own space in the country’s...
Mar 6, 2024 · The passage of a national anti-LGBT + (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, plus) Discrimination Bill (now referred to as the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression or SOGIE Equality Bill) in the Philippines has been a hotly contested debate for the past two decades.
Jul 30, 2022 · How ‘Bakla’ Explains the Struggle for Queer Identity in the Philippines. The Tagalog word eludes Western concepts of gender and sexuality—and offers a window into LGBTQ+ Filipinos’ quest ...
Aug 28, 2023 · Despite the Philippines’ progress in gender equality, contemporary evidence suggests that Filipinos continue to possess negative attitudes toward lesbian and gay individuals. Likewise, discrimination and violence toward bisexual, transgender, and queer Filipinos have been documented.
Jun 30, 2023 · Neal Igan Roxas looks back on his childhood, and at the daily challenge for LGBTQIA+ people of “braving spaces” in the face of hostility, to explain why it is so vital the landmark SOGIE equality bill passes into law, after a two-decade battle for anti-discrimination protection.
May 16, 2014 · When asked whether homosexuality was morally acceptable, nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of Filipinos surveyed said homosexuality was immoral, while only a quarter found it morally acceptable and the remaining 10 percent said it had nothing to do with morals.
