Ang Ladlad invites everyone to attend the Ladlad Lit Nite on Monday, November 10 at 7:30 PM at Mag:Net Katiıpunan Avenue (beside Rustans).
You may read a work of your own or of somebody else as long as it has an LGBT Theme. You may read a poem, story, essay, or show your short film, dance or even sing!
The Ladlad Lit Nite is part of the celebration of Pride March 2008!
So come one, come all! Invite your friends too!
Party! The LGBT Bloggers Party for Pride that we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! Previously, I posted this invite online:
We are inviting all Filipino Gay and Lesbian Bloggers to take part in this year’s Pride March which will take place sometime in December!  Yes, we know it may still be too early, but we’re inviting you all to join us as we celebrate Pride! The organizers of this year’s Pride March  Task Force Pride and Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP)  are inviting us all to form a Bloggers Contingent for this year’s march.
There is no definite date yet, but we will post updates here soon.
Also, we can have an LGBT Bloggers Night slash meet-up sometime in October or November (I will work on getting sponsors for the venue and possibly food) for us to get to know each other more, unite our ranks, fight for our rights, and of course… party!
The world wide web has heard our voices online, why not let the rest of the offline world hear us too?
Thanks much to Red Box, the country’s leading karaoke and entertainment establishment, who gladly showed their support by agreeing to sponsor this event! Red Box is a very staunch supporter of the online community and I’m glad they also support the LGBT online community! Yey to Red Box! Also big thanks goes to our friends at GeiserMaclang who helped us with this sponsorship!
Details:
November 16, 2008 – Sunday
7pm @ Red Box Greenbelt Branch
Red Box will cover venue and food
This party is open to all LGBT bloggers (whatever your blog content may be), who are willing to join us all in the much-awaited Manila Pride March 2008! During this party, aside from having fun , we will also be consolidating our ranks as we prepare for the LGBT Bloggers Contingent at the Pride March on December 6, 2008.
Bloggers who are not gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (aka straight), but who support the gay community and are willing to join our contingent at the Pride March, and show their support, are also welcome to join us!
(Oh and by the way, my Win a Wii Party at Red Box promo is still ongoing! Click here for details!)
Registration form is after the jump.
Jump! » Read more: LGBT Bloggers Party for Pride at Red Box!
There are many kinds of bloggers. There are many kinds of gay bloggers. And there are many kinds of Filipino gay blogs and bloggers from all over the Philippines and the rest of the world! But how do you keep track of all of them? How do you see them?
The answer to this question is Rainbow Bloggers Philippines! Rainbow Bloggers Philippines is a group of Filipino gay bloggers from all over the world.
Rainbow Bloggers Philippines
I’m personally very happy and proud to be part of this group. I’m much happier because it sort of is a dream-come-true moment for me. In April 2007, I wished that there was a venue for gay bloggers in the Philippines to form a community of our own, or even just a Gay Bloggers Summit. Thanks to the wonderful people who started Rainbow Blogs Philippines, that dream has come true for me!
The blog is now bustling with color and flair as gay bloggers have already started posting and contributing their stories and entries to the blog.
Want to know more about Rainbow Bloggers Philippines or want to join it? Visit Rainbow Bloggers Philippines now!
(You can still sign up for the Filipino Gay Bloggers for the Pride March here!)
Here’s the list of Fantabulous Filipino Gay Blogs who have signed up to be a part of the most colorful blog organization this side of the blogosphere: » Read more: Rainbow Bloggers Philippines!
Stop Gay Discrimination. (Image Source).
In a column titled Gay Philippines on the Philippine Daily Inquirer (, Pompeyo Pedroche, wrote his reaction to a Youngblood Article of Renee Julienne Karunungan of UPLB. I’m not sure how to react to this column article but here are some points that I’d like to clarify with Mr. Pedroche.
On Renee’s “outcry” in her article that gays “suffer discrimination… are looked down upon, that obstacles are thrown at them… aren’t fully accepted, are seen as immoral, are bashed and treated as freaks,” Pedroche says
that he’s sure that it was not the Catholic Church that taught Renee that homosexuality is evil.
I agree with Mr. Pedroche that such an idea is “preposterous and ghastly” but I disagree with him when he says that it definitely was not the Catholic Church that put that idea into Renee’s head. Like many others out there, I grew up in a family who followed the Catholic doctrines and tenets strictly. I was not out as a young man, but it was actually the Church that prevented me from coming out. In Cathechism classes and from numerous sermons from priests, it was imbibed in me that homosexuality is indeed evil.
Pedroche asks: “Now, in Catholic Philippines, does our society really discriminate against other religions, or against gays for that matter, as writer Renee contends?”
In more ways than one, yes! Tolerance, sir, is completely different from acceptance. And just because the society is tolerant of homosexuals, it does not mean that there is absolutely no discrimination against homosexuals in this land. While gay men can “attend Sunday masses, take holy communion, can even get married by a priest or a minister (?)” it is not tantamount to saying that there is no discrimination. And as Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales said in an interview with the church-run Radio Veritas: “I am not angry at gay men. But I’m against what they’re actually doing.†What Rosales means by “what they’re actually doing,” is beyond me.
Pedroche adds: they (gay men) “can hold their own fashion show, they have their own dance and singing groups, they have their Ladlad voice in Congress, and have already created their own gay lingo. So, what discrimination, bashing and obstacles is Renee crying about?”
Might I remind you, Mr. Pedroche, that the items you enumerated are but mere hasty generalizations. Do you think these are the only issues that gay men (and women) here in the Philippines are concerned about? Ask any gay guy and I’m sure you’ll get answers which are completely wayward from your list. Also, if you have not been paying attention to the news in the recent years, Ang Ladlad has no voice in Congress (yet) as the party’s bid for a seat in the last elections was curtailed because the COMELEC deemed it ineligible. So where is this voice coming from? Do we have someone in Congress singing and dancing for the gay men and women? I don’t think so.
What discrimination, bashing and obstacles are we crying about? Let me enumerate a few. » Read more: Gay Philippines: Pilipinas, Gay Ka Na Ba?
Image via Wikipedia We are inviting all Filipino Gay and Lesbian Bloggers to take part in this year’s Pride March which will take place sometime in December!  Yes, we know it may still be too early, but we’re inviting you all to join us as we celebrate Pride! The organizers of this year’s Pride March  Task Force Pride and Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP)  are inviting us all to form a Bloggers Contingent for this year’s march.
There is no definite date yet, but we will post updates here soon.
Also, we can have an LGBT Bloggers Night slash meet-up sometime in October or November (I will work on getting sponsors for the venue and possibly food) for us to get to know each other more, unite our ranks, fight for our rights, and of course… party!
The world wide web has heard our voices online, why not let the rest of the offline world hear us too?
If you want to be part of this contingent, please send an email to: gaybloggers@baklaako.com or fill out the form below:
If you have gay and lesbian friends who want to join the Pride March in December but do not have blogs, why not ask them to start one?  There’s Livejournal, Wordpress.com, Multiply, Blogspot, Vox, and a whole lot more!
So come one, come all!  In or out of the closet, come na!
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You read that right, gay icon Madonna turns 50 today!
“Gay men are perfect for strong women”, Madonna says in a big interview to Sirius Satellite Radio’s OutQ channel. “Homosexual men are not afraid of strong women, and they are always in touch with their emotions”, Madonna says, and continues “That’s why I prefer their company” (source)
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Image via Wikipedia“I am gay because I have no control over it. I was the way I was born. So I embrace it. I want to embrace it. Because it’s who I am. It’s what I am. That’s the truth. That’s the truth about me.”
John Barrowman, in a documentary by the BBC UK called The Making of Me, uttered the lines above in reference to his sexuality. The Making of Me is a multi-part documentary series exploring the debate on wheteher one’s sexual orientation is caused by nature or nurture. In the documentary, John Barrowman undergoes several tests to find out the causes of his being gay with the help of scientific testing, the latest psychology techniques, brain science and genetics. Watch excerpts of the documentary (via YouTube) and actual parts of the documentary via BBC UK.
So just like John Barrowman1, I also profess to embrace my homosexuality and embrace it. I have no control over it. It’s who I am and that’s the truth. Bakla ako, may reklamo? (I’m gay, got a problem with that?)
Who is John Barrowman? For those of you who have never heard of his existence in the gay universe, here are some basic info about him2:
John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967 in Mount Vernon, Glasgow, Scotland) is a British American actor, musical performer, dancer, singer and television presenter, who has lived and worked both in the United Kingdom and the United States. He currently lives in the UK with his civil partner Scott Gill.
Barrowman is best known on British television for his acting and presenting work for the BBC. His most prominent television role has been as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and its spin-off series Torchwood.
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The weekend that has just passed was a big event for many gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders as the whole world commemorated the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City on June 28 1969.
Here in the Philippines, Gay Pride Parties were organized in Malate and Makati (some said that street parties and festivities were not allowed in the city of Manila).
Pride festivities were also held at the University of the Philippines in Diliman on June 27. That was followed by an LGBT Forum and a cultural night. Photos from the forum from our transgender friend Pau Fontanos here.
We all know that gay men, Filipino gay men to be more specific and nationalistic, are very talented individuals  in whatever field they are and wherever they are. Proof of that is our local gay pride festivities and the participation of our gay (and lesbian, bisexual, transgender) friends who are far away from the Philippines. We give kudos to these men and women for their courage, passion, and pride in bearing the Filipino gay flag all over the world!
Danton Remoto also has some nice words and a few stories to share about Pink Power here.
In Toronto, Canada, Filipino members of the gay community represented the country in colorful and beautiful ternos. Check out the photos at Adobo Republic!
In the United States, the Filipino contingent wowed audiences with their exceptional performance during the march in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first time in the history of Chicago’s Gay Pride Festivities that there was a separate Filipino contingent. The Filipino contingent made their first mark a glamorous one in the 39-year history of Chicago’s Gay Pride by winning the Best Organization Float award! (Read more about it and view photos on Ted Regencia Reports).
Curious as to what the gay Pinoys did during the festivities? Watch this video by Ted Regencia:
» Read more: Gay Filipinos and the 2008 Gay Pride
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