And so Ederlyn, Chembolyn, Globalyn and their friends are back online! And this time, singing the gay version of the Manny Villar campaign jingle. Kung si Manny Villar ang tunay na mahirap, maging bakla ay tunay na mahirap!
(image via Keysi)
Full lyrics of Manny Villar Ang Tunay na Mahirap - Gayversion after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Ang Ladlad, the national organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender Filipinos filed a petition to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for accreditation to run as Party-list in the 2010 national elections last August 17.
Ang Ladlad was denied by the COMELEC in the past elections for allegedly not having enough representation all over the country to qualify as a marginalized sector of society. Let’s hope the COMELEC becomes wiser this time.
Ang Ladlad’s Platforms:
1. Support the Anti-Discrimination Bill that gives LGBT Filipinos equal opportunities in employment and equal treatment in schools, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, entertainment centers, and government offices.
2. Re-filing of the bill to repeal the Anti-Vagrancy Law that some unscrupulous policemen use to extort bribes from gay men without ID cards;
3. Setting up of micro-finance and livelihood projects for poor and handicapped LGBT Filipinos;
4. Setting up of centers for Golden Gays, or old and abandoned LGBTs, as well as young ones driven out of their homes. The centers will also offer legal aid and counseling, as well as information about LGBT issues, HIV-AIDS, and reproductive health. These centers will be set up initially in the key cities/metropolitan areas of the Philippines — Baguio, National Capital Region, Cebu and Davao.
The platforms of Ang Ladlad are like laser beams — clear and focused only in one direction. Ang Ladlad aims to restore the pride and dignity of LGBT Filipinos as well as give lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders a chance to lead kinder and gentler lives.
Ang Ladlad is not fighting for special rights but equal rights for lesbians, gays, bisexuals,
transgenders in the Philippines. Let us end discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
The only way to shape history is to make it. Be part of history.
*Baklang AJ is proud member of ANG LADLAD.
As part of my continued efforts to becoming a better citizen of this country and of the world, I started a new blog last week: Bakla sa 2010.
No, I am not running for public office. I am voting! Bakla Sa 2010 is a special blog project of The Bakla Blogs Network. We aim to educate and inform voters about the upcoming 2010 Philippine Elections: registration process, the campaign period, and election day itself. See the elections through Baklang AJ’s point of view!
The blog is a non-partisan and non-political site which will guide voters – old and new – in the 2010 Philippine Elections. There are livestream videos, steps and procedures for registration, lists of valid IDs and other requirements, election-related laws, articles and information, and anything and everything about the 2010 Elections.
Follow me as I do my research for Comelec applications, procure my application requirements, apply for a transfer of registration, go with other people as they register to vote, and on May 11, 2010 – vote and watch my vote!
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