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[2] [3] Despite this, some discrimination still persist and LGBT people have limited LGBT-specific rights, leading some activists to characterize LGBT culture in the Philippines as "tolerated, but not accepted." [2] [4] Homosexuals in the Philippines are known as "bakla", though there are other terms to describe them. [5]
Based on a report made by USAID, in partnership with UNDP, entitled "Being LGBT in Asia: The Philippines Country Report", the LGBT community during the early 90s wrote several books that raised awareness, such as Ladlad, a 1993 anthology of Philippine gay writing edited by Danton Remoto and J. Neil Garcia, and Margarita Go-Singco Holmes's A ...
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.
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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
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Bahaghari (literally, "Rainbow") is the national democratic organization of LGBT+ Filipinos advocating for LGBT+ rights in the country.. Bahaghari is a nationwide coalition of various LGBT+ affiliates, member organizations, and advocates that take a stand on issues such as discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, violence, militarization, imperialism, poverty, homelessness ...
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