Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

NEWSMAKERS

Highlighting that hate crimes happen even during Pride, LGBTQIA person found murdered in Ilagan City

Putting a spotlight on the persistent hate crimes directed towards members of the LGBTQIA community, a sibling under the rainbow family was found brutally murdered in the city of Ilagan.

#JusticeForTats

Putting a spotlight on the persistent hate crimes directed towards members of the LGBTQIA community, a sibling under the rainbow family was found brutally murdered in the city of Ilagan.

As first reported by 92.9 Brigada News Cauayan City, Tatiana “Tats” Tumicad – 24 years old, single, and a resident of Barangay Alanguigan in the city – was found lifeless in a corn field in Barangay Naguilian Sur.

Based on initial investigation, Tats visited Barangay Naguilian Sur to be with friends. They momentarily left, but did not return.

When found, Tats had a mortal wound in the head and body that caused their demise.

The PNP is still searching for more evidence related to the case.

Philippines-based LGBTQIA organizations are condemning the hate crime.

For UP Babaylan, the pioneering LGBTQIA organization in the University of the Philippines, “these continued narratives of hate crimes directed towards the members of the LGBTQI community is a testament to the persistent and absurd reality that the community is still facing—one marred by injustice, systemic oppression, and violence.”

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila Pride, the organizer of the commercialized Pride events in Metro Manila, stated that “there can be no true freedom, and no true Pride for as long as our existence continues to be threatened with violence and death.”

Advertisement
Advertisement

Like Us On Facebook

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Op-Ed

"There was something profoundly moving about watching LGBTQIA+ individuals, with their own hands, trying to make a 'DIY' Church work, striving for its continued...

NEWSMAKERS

One in five gamers has experienced sexual victimization in online gaming environments. And women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and older players are the most affected groups...

Op-Ed

To Ricky Reyes and other LGBTQIA+ people who believe we should conform to be accepted: "Let us be clear: self-expression is not rebellion —...

NEWSMAKERS

GNC was associated with higher levels of peer victimization and negative expectations, and lower internalized homonegativity among SMAs. Also, higher levels of peer victimization...

Advertisement