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UP Babaylan: Established in 1992, UP Babaylan is the first LGBT student organization in the Philippines and is the only LGBT support and advocacy student group at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Metro Manila. Bahaghari: The national alliance of LGBTQIA+ advocates, organizations, and formations in the Philippines.
LGBTQ Filipinos also have a higher rate of either developing suicidal ideation or attempting suicide. [5] [6] Many equality bills for LGBTQ rights in the Philippines have been proposed since the 2000s, including the anti-discriminatory Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill. [7]
The Family Code of the Philippines enacted into law in 1987 by President Corazon Aquino defines marriage as "a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman" [23] Republic Act No. 386 of 1949 or the Civil Code of the Philippines, also includes mentions of marriage as being between a man and a woman.
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) rights, culture, people and organizations in the Philippines The main article for this category is LGBTQ in the Philippines . Subcategories
The first Metro Manila Pride was held in 1996. This edition is often regarded as the first ever pride parade in the Philippines, with the 1994 Stonewall Manila parade by the MCC and Progay and the Lesbian March of 1993 as contenders for this recognition. The 1996 march banks on having relatively more larger amount of attendees.
Pages in category "LGBTQ rights in the Philippines" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. R.
The 1994 pride march was organized by the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) and the Progressive Organization of Gays in the Philippines (Progay) on June 26 and was dubbed as Stonewall Manila as a 20th anniversary commemoration of the 1969 riots in Stonewall Inn in the United States. [1]
Ladlad (Tagalog for "coming out," lit. "The Unfurled", from the swardspeak pagladlad ng kapa lit. unfurling one's cape), [3] formerly Ang Ladlad LGBT Party Inc. [4] [5] and sometimes colloquially known as "the LGBT party", is a Filipino lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender political party.