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For the Society of Trans Women of the Philippines (STRAP), rigid dress codes and gendered regulations are routinely weaponized against trans youth.
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Films written by women make studios the most money, but budget goes to male filmmakers
Transpinay org stresses weaponization of dress codes, gendered regulations against trans youth; calls for end of institutionalized transphobia
Supreme Court adopts ‘victim-survivor’ term in sexual violence cases, said to affirm agency, resiliency, continuing dignity of survivors
Study challenges assumption that women have more emotional intelligence than men
Anti-transgender legislation causes psychological distress even in places with trans-friendly laws, according to research
- Lifestyle
Cuba simplifies registration procedures for transgender people
How To Obtain Anne Therese Bonita Springs Contact Info For Aesthetic Consultations
Legacy Healing Center review: Addiction care for trades and public service workers
Manhattan Mental Health Counseling review: Insurance-matched therapy in New York
Hungary to amend anti-LGBTQIA+ law to align with EU standards
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- Living History
Right to care ordinance passed in Northern Samar, allows LGBTQIA+ people to make medical decisions for partners
PhilHealth to allow health proxies by end of September; will allow LGBTQIA+ people to designate partners as health proxies
Polytechnic University of the Philippines admin approves use of lived names for students graduating in 2026
Congressional probe on attacks vs transgender Filipinos sought
La Union fast-tracks ‘Right to Care’ ordinance for LGBTQIA+ people in relationships, long-term partners
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Features
The Northern Samar provincial board passed a Right to Care ordinance to allow adults to legally designate any person who is not related to...
Features
PhilHealth will start allowing its members to declare health proxies for emergencies this September.
Living History
The Makabayan bloc filed House Resolution No. 1369 to call on the House committee on women and gender equality to conduct a probe in...
NEWSMAKERS
Films with a woman screenwriter but no woman director had 34% higher median profits than films with only men in those roles, despite similar...
Health & Wellness
NEWSMAKERS
The Supreme Court of the Philippines adopted the term victim-survivor when referring to persons who have experienced sexual violence. This is to acknowledge both...
Lifestyle & Culture
NEWSMAKERS
There is a need to reconsider the way emotional intelligence is seen because it is not just one quality, but is split it into...
NEWSMAKERS
Individuals with those identities experienced psychological distress from anti-transgender laws even if they lived in a place with legislation that is friendly toward transgender...
NEWSMAKERS
Fear-based education is failing to reflect how teenagers actually encounter sexual media.
NEWSMAKERS
Bahaghari joined the 54th Martial Law Commemoration in Liwasang Bonifacio in the City of Manila with a demand for "greater accountability from those in...
Op-Ed
For us not to be haters, and not help promote discrimination of our rainbow siblings, we need to first slap some sense into ourselves....
Op-Ed
"People keep expecting aging to be about slowing down and getting wise. Well, I wouldn't run with the bulls again, or rock climb without...
Op-Ed
Pride Month na naman. Panahon ng confetti, glitter, at biglang pag-appear ng mga taong allergic sa “SOGIE,” pero very comfortable sa rainbow pag may...
Op-Ed
For people living under dire conditions, Pride is not a party. Pride is an act of courage. It is the demand to be recognized...
Travel
Where do the #LGBT people in Cebu #party? There’s no queer center to speak of, and venues are scattered. But then you come across...
Travel
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Travel
In Cuba, the National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) announced that it established a procedure that now allows individuals to request the rectification of...
Lifestyle & Culture
Whether you are seeking microblading, chemical peel concentration selection, or skin rejuvenation protocol advice, knowing how to contact the right expert is crucial.
Lifestyle & Culture
For a lot of people in physically demanding or high-stress jobs, the thing that quietly takes over is a drink after work that stops...
Lifestyle & Culture
Manhattan Mental Health Counseling solves a specific, well-documented headache: finding a therapist who actually takes your insurance and actually has room for you.
Health & Wellness
70% of uterus transplant recipients achieved at least one live birth (or were still pregnant beyond 20 weeks when the study closed), demonstrating that...
Health & Wellness
People with a minority sexual orientation had a higher average impact of endometriosis.
Health & Wellness
Breathing-based interventions appear promising for improving substance use-related outcomes, with the strongest evidence showing small but statistically significant reductions in craving.
Health & Wellness
Up to two-thirds of the correlation between non-heterosexual orientation and mental health disappears once family members discordant for sexual orientation but sharing familial causes...
#KaraniwangLGBT
Meet Cebu-based Jasper, a transgender woman who entered the sex industry when she was around 16 years old. Just continue, she says, since this...
#KaraniwangLGBT
Ivan Alvarez from #Batangas City was ridiculed for being #LGBT, forced to constantly prove himself just to be tolerated. In the end, he wants...
#KaraniwangLGBT
#Bisexual-identifying Lester Patinga, 19 from Las Piñas City, knows many people doubt the existence of #bisexuality. Now he says: “Don’t pre-empt the sexuality of...
#KaraniwangLGBT
Mac Buhat, 20 from #Batangas, initially identified as #gay, then #bisexual, and then as #nonbinary. Awareness of #SOGIESC helped him find himself. He wants...
Love Guides
When it comes to mutual pleasure, one position tends to dominate the conversation: 69. In truth, though, there are more that can be done.
Love Affairs
Seizing the opportunity to try new things, meet new people, and develop new hobbies can significantly improve not only the way you feel about being...
Love Affairs
The use of dating apps and pornography websites has grown rapidly in recent years, supporting what may develop into a form of addiction –...
Love Guides
Regardless of why you’re getting a divorce, there is one constant that will always remain: the costs of divorce.
POZ
Injections were found to be more effective at keeping the virus suppressed than the tablets, so efforts should be made to make this treatment...
POZ
Long-acting HIV therapies are becoming an increasingly competitive treatment category. While efficacy remains essential, differentiation is now shifting towards factors such as dosing convenience,...
POZ
A one-time regimen of therapies given to newborns within three days of birth may permanently clear the virus.
POZ
Although modern medicines have transformed HIV into a manageable long-term condition, taking medication every day can still contribute to stigma and treatment fatigue for...
POZ
Although new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths are at their lowest levels in more than 30 years, the current HIV response is extremely fragile.
Living History
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) administration approved the use of lived names for students graduating in this year’s commencement exercise.
Editor's Picks
The provincial government of La Union is reportedly fast-tracking the approval of its version of the “Right to Care” ordinance that aims to grant...
Features
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Laguna passed on third and final reading the “Right to Care Ordinance in the Province of Laguna.”...
Editor's Picks
Seeking to recognize the lived identities of transgender, intersex, and non-binary Filipinos through a simple and accessible administrative process, Akbayan Partylist filed House Bill...