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Bahaghari calls LGBTQIA+ Filipinos to unite against Pax Silica, policies that surrender land, resources, national interests to foreign powers
PhilHealth to allow health proxies by end of September; will allow LGBTQIA+ people to designate partners as health proxies
12% of adults identify as LGBT or gender diverse… at least in the US
Polytechnic University of the Philippines admin approves use of lived names for students graduating in 2026
Batangas State University trans student allegedly told to remove bra in front of others for violating dress code policy
- Lifestyle
Turkey raids LGBTQIA+ groups, venues; detains queer people after Ministry of Justice circular brands them as contrary to ‘public morality’
Going Viral With Purpose: A Guide for LGBTQ+ Creators Who Want More Than Views
How Online Platforms Are Changing the Way We Access Everyday Services
How Queer Influencers Can Leverage Modern Tools to Drive Platform Engagement
Smart home upgrades: Enhancing comfort and efficiency
- Op Ed
- Profiles
- Living History
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
Province of Laguna passes ‘Right to Care’ ordinance, allows LGBTQIA+ people to make medical decisions for their partners
- POZ
Long-acting therapies continue to gain momentum in HIV
Study: Triple-dose regimen may permanently clear HIV in infected newborns
Once-weekly HIV pill performs as well as daily treatment
Global HIV response falters as reemergence looms
Funding for global HIV response plunged in 2025, devastating consequences noted
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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...
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...
NEWSMAKERS
LGBTQIA+ network Bahaghari, along with progressive groups and non-member LGBTQIA+ individuals, staged a lightning rally to denounce the US-led Pax Silica initiative and Ferdinand...
Lifestyle & Culture
While the importance of going viral in terms of algorithm recognition cannot be overestimated, creation of purposeful content is what will allow creators to...
Lifestyle & Culture
Lifestyle & Culture
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.
NEWSMAKERS
A transgender student, Mx Jamie Alday, at the Batangas State University (BatStateU) Lipa Campus was reportedly asked to remove her bra in front of...
NEWSMAKERS
Former beauty queen Alma Concepcion believes transgender women should not be allowed to join Miss Universe because they are unable to reach the full...
NEWSMAKERS
Loneliness and difficulties in managing emotions appeared to have more influence than self-esteem issues in explaining why teenagers who experience online bullying were more...
Op-Ed
One time I was drinking with members of a GC (group chat) in this rundown bar in Cubao, where I heard self-identifying gay and...
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
Editor's Picks
Travel
In Turkey, there is an ongoing crackdown on everything LGBTQIA+-related, started in September 12 and carried out under the name “Ailem Güvende” (“My Family...
Lifestyle & Culture
The shift is not simply about convenience. Online platforms are also giving consumers more choice and making many service industries more transparent and accessible.
Lifestyle & Culture
There are certain challenges queer influencers are likely to encounter in relation to algorithm-based distribution, making acceleration techniques one of the valid approaches that...
Lifestyle & Culture
What used to feel like something out of a sci-fi movie – like telling your lights what to do with your voice or tweaking...
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...
Health & Wellness
Majority of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people prefer self-collected HPV tests for cervical cancer screening, and/or preferred to forego screening altogether.
#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
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.
POZ
Global health leaders called on donor governments to sustain support for the HIV response, and on low- and middle-income countries to continue stepping up...
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...
Editor's Picks
To strengthen patient autonomy by ensuring healthcare preferences and directives are respected when individuals are unable to communicate or make medical decisions for themselves,...
Editor's Picks
In Biñan, Laguna, a ‘Right to Care’ ordinance was approved to grant legal health care consent rights during emergencies to long-term LGBTQIA+ couples in...