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Transgender boys were among those at the highest prevalence for compromised mental health and peer-based in-person victimization.
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Trans boys have high prevalence for compromised mental health, peer-based in-person victimization
Intersex org sets five-year agenda; eyes to implement realistic solutions to community’s issues
Men who have sex with men at increased risk for suicide; discrimination may have increased prevalence
Bahaghari welcomes resumption of PH gov’t and NDFP peace talks; hopeful of Equality Bill in fulfillment of CASER
Study finds alarming rates of suicidal ideation among older transgender adults
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Supreme Court penalizes 5 lawyers over homophobic social media posts
Lapu-Lapu passes anti-discrimination ordinance to protect LGBTQIA people
UP Manila to allow students to dress according to gender identity, use lived name on graduation day
SOGIESC Equality Bill passes Lower House committee level; passage as law still unlikely after two decades
DepEd eyes inclusion of LGBTQIA issues in revised K to 10 curriculum
- POZ
Another slogan in HIV fight: ‘Let communities lead’. Will this be another profiteering catchphrase?
Fund grassroots HIV workers… for real
HIV groups release guide to help media produce ‘truthful, empowering, human rights-based’ reporting
COVID-19 compromised gains in fighting HIV – study
Burden of non-communicable diseases increasing, occurring alongside epidemics like HIV
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NEWSMAKERS
Intersex Philippines, Inc. held a two-day strategic planning and proposal writing workshop to bring to the front issues that members of the intersex community...
NEWSMAKERS
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at increased risk for suicide, with a much higher prevalence of suicidality than the general population....
NEWSMAKERS
Bahaghari welcomed the announcement of the government and the National Democratic Front of the signing of Oslo Communique, signaling the desire of both parties...
NEWSMAKERS
Transgender adults aged 50 or older face a significantly elevated risk of contemplating suicide due to the compounding impact of various challenges in different...
From the Editor
Those working to deal with HIV tend to love slogans; this year, it's 'Let communities lead'. But will gatekeepers actually allow grassroots workers access...
Op-Ed
Many grassroots organizations that work on LGBTQIA and/or HIV in far-flung areas do not have access to millions given to Metro Manila-based NGOs. So...
From the Editor
Have you ever heard someone say: 'Guwapo nga, bottom naman (He may be handsome, but he's just a bottom)'? It's time to dismantle the...
Op-Ed
What do you get when you make one sad gay or bi drug addict mingle with another like him? Answer: Sugapa/Incorrigible drug user.
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Meet Fatima Bantuhan, a #Tausug #transgender man from Tawi-Tawi, who is trying to make a life with his partner in #Zamboanga City. Still not...
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Travel
Newly recorded transgender identity codes increased five-fold between 2000 and 2018: roughly one person in every 70,000 was newly identified as transgender in 2000;...
Travel
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) condemned discriminatory legislations in various states in the USA that restrict the human rights of LGBTQIA people.
Lifestyle & Culture
Many more people now use their mobile phones as their preferred means of paying bills, buying tickets, banking, etc. With almost everyone owning a device,...
Travel
Russia's Justice Ministry filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to cite the "international LGBT social movement" as an extremist organization, and - as...
Health & Wellness
People with high BMIs did have a slightly increased risk of complications across the board, but that the risk for serious complications — those...
Health & Wellness
By design, sex toys interact with intimate and permeable body parts, and yet these have not been subject to sufficient risk assessment or management....
Health & Wellness
Eight years after vaccination, the prevalence of HPV types 16 and 18 declined significantly in the 22 towns in which the vaccine was provided....
Health & Wellness
Transgender women, and gay and bisexual men of color are nearly twice as likely to contract syphilis at some point in their lives as...
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Meet Mia, 20, a transgender woman who was exposed to the sex industry by a neighbor when she was 16. Still a sex worker...
#KaraniwangLGBT
Meet transgender woman Yna, who started doing sex work in Mandaue City at the age of 15, earning ₱150 that she used to feed...
Group Games
In the Philippines, among the newly diagnosed HIV cases in March 2023, “only” 2% were 50 years and older. And with HIV continuing to...
Group Games
Wagayway Equality Inc. launched Espasyo, a community center eyeing to promote gender equality, HIV and mental health awareness, and the rights of youth, LGBTQIA...
Love Affairs
If you’re married or in a romantic relationship, as simple as it may seem, make sure to regularly give specific, sincere compliments to your...
Love Guides
From artificial intelligence's predictive powers in matchmaking to virtual reality's immersive possibilities, this blog post dives deep into transformative trends set to revolutionize online...
Love Affairs
Forcing condomless sex was described by service providers as a way of asserting power or control over one's partner, and it has serious implications...
Love Affairs
Romantic rendezvous were seen most positively when couples drank the same low level of alcohol. And encounters where one partner was drunk and the...
POZ
A network of organizations working on HIV in the Philippines launched a media guide on HIV that will supposedly help Filipino journalists and media...
POZ
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed previous gains made in controlling HIV blood levels and worsened health disparities. This is even if the world had been...
POZ
54.9% of the 18,041 participants, or 9,898 people, had had at least one of the three chronic diseases measured. Of these 9,898 people, 49.9%...
POZ
Fear of public mistreatment caused difficulty in reporting new symptoms to providers. Concerning fear of public mistreatment, among the issues cited included fear of...
NEWSMAKERS
Using drugs when engaging in sexual activities is now commonly done by gay and bisexual men; but at least those who do so are...
Editor's Picks
The SC reiterated that the Philippines adheres to the internationally-recognized principle of non-discrimination and equality. “As such, every member of the legal profession is...
Editor's Picks
In Lapu-Lapu, one of Metro Cebu’s three highly urbanized cities, an ordinance eyeing to protect the human rights of LGBTQIA people was unanimously approved...
Living History
UPM USC announced that it has gained administrative support to allow the university's graduating students to dress and use their lived name according to...
Features
The Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Equality Bill - the latest iteration of the Anti-discrimination Bill - was approved...