Marikina mayor signs anti-discrimination ordinance

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:29:53 +0000

Marikina mayor signs anti-discrimination ordinance

A new ordinance in Marikina now ensures equal opportunities for members of the lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, queers, and other sectors (LGBTQ+).

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Senator, Jesus Is Lord heir, blamed for LGBT rights bill delay

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:18:53 +0000

Sen. Joel Villanueva, son of a born again Christian group leader, is the obstacle that stands in the way of the passage by the Senate of a bill

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Tarlac university slammed over LGBT graduates’ attire rule

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 03:22:19 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Detained opposition senator Leila de Lima lambasted on Monday a state university that barred six transgender students from wearing dresses during their graduation rites.

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Vatican rejects gender change to alarm of LGBT Catholics

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 02:05:39 +0000

Vatican rejects gender change to alarm of LGBT Catholics

VATICAN CITY  — The Vatican issued an official document Monday rejecting the idea that people can choose or change their genders and insisting on the sexual “complementarity” of men and women to make babies.

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Taiwanese same-sex couples wed at vibrant banquet

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 06:04:12 +0000

Taiwanese same-sex couples walk the red carpet at their wedding party in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, May 25, 2019. Taiwan became the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage last week. Hundreds of same-sex couples in Taiwan rushed to get married Friday, the first day a landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage took effect. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — More than 1,000 people attended a mass wedding banquet in Taiwan’s capital to celebrate the marriage of same-sex couples after a landmark decision legalizing the unions. Taiwan became the first place in Asia to recognize same-sex marriage last week following a vote by the island’s legislature. LGBT couples clad in flowing white […]

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Gay couples plan mass weddings after Taiwan legalizes unions

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 01:48:16 +0000

Gay couples plan mass weddings after Taiwan legalizes unions

Gay couples in Taiwan plan a mass wedding registration after lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost for LGBT rights activists who had championed the cause for two decades.

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Plan with LGBT bans OK’d by United Methodist judicial panel

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 23:53:30 +0000

Plan with LGBT bans OK'd by United Methodist judicial panel

The United Methodist Church’s judicial council on Friday upheld major portions of a new plan that strengthens bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT pastors.

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