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For years, the commencement ceremony in a number of schools in Cebu has been an unfortunate event for our dear transgender student graduates instead of being one of the most memorable moments of their lives. Feelings of joy and accomplishment are overshadowed by feelings of anxiety, depression, and dysphoria. A vast […]

CDU Approves First Ever Transwoman to March as Authentic Self

23 Apr, 2017 in Articles / News / Stories tagged acceptance / cdu / Cebu / cebu doctors' university / commencement / discrimination / exercises / graduation / human rights / lgbt / love / opinion / Philippines / rites / school / Sexual Orientation / SOGIE / students / teachers / trans / transgender / transgender woman / transphobia / transwoman / university by vandomvincent

Angelina, formerly known as Ian, recently came out as transgender. Since she came out, several questions are being asked by confused Philippine netizens. I’m going to tackle these questions and hopefully clear up these misconceptions. Is King gay? If by gay you mean, a woman who is attracted to another […]

Hail to the Queen, Angelina Mead King!

25 Jul, 2016 in News tagged Angelina Mead King / transgender woman by chase

The dead body of Barbie Ann Reilly, 23, a native of Pampanga, was found stuffed inside a suitcase along the Cavite Expressway in Bacoor Cavite on June 3, 2016. She was in a fetal position and covered in her own blood. Police have already arrested the suspect, Che Yu Tsai, also known […]

Transgender Woman Murdered and Stuffed in Luggage

5 Jun, 2016 in News tagged murder / transgender woman by chase

The Philippines is a deeply Catholic country that still struggles with accepting members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population. In fact earlier this year, Manny Pacquiao, eight-time world boxing champion and politician, had drawn flak from the Philippines and from abroad, by saying that homosexuals were “worse […]

A Step in the Right Direction: The Philippines’ First Transgender ...

17 May, 2016 in News by Dan Arrojado

Yesterday was a historic moment in Philippine transgender history for the country’s first inclusive transgender-specific nationwide network has just launched. MAKATI CITY— On the same day as the Transgender Day of Visibility, transgender leaders from different communities all over the Philippines united to form a national network of transgender groups and individuals […]

LakanBini Advocates Pilipinas: The First Philippine Transgender Network

1 Apr, 2016 in News tagged LakanBini / transgender network by chase