You may have heard about Gretchen Diez, a trans woman, who was barred from entering the women’s restroom at Farmers Plaza, Araneta Center, Cubao last August 13, 2019. The janitor at the mall illegally detained, physically and verbally abused, and humiliated her all because she wanted to exercise a very […]
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To celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility, three trans men from different kinds of careers were interviewed about their experiences as trans individuals at their workplace, and this is what they have to say..
There are a lot of misconceptions about the SOGIE Equality Bill and I’d like to tackle some of those and hopefully improve your understanding of what the bill is actually for. Myth #1: The bill will allow same-sex marriages. Nowhere in the bill will you find the word marriage. Don’t […]
The “Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons”, first published in September 2009, has been replaced by The Endocrine Society’s latest guideline, “Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons”, published in September 2017. One of the changes in this new guideline is the recognition of compelling reasons to start HRT before the age of […]
To celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility, several trans men and women made a video of themselves about the common misconceptions about trans people, and this is what they have to say. Special thanks to everyone who made this video possible: Punky Oliverio Josie Ouano-Cuizon Magdalena Robinson Maki Gingoyon Honey Saludes Judy […]
Hello, friend! It’s very brave of you to take a stand for your faith and burn your Nike shoes. I really admire you! It must’ve been a big sacrifice, considering it used to really go well with your Levi’s pants. Oh wait, maybe you should burn those pants too! They […]
Dear Manoy Boksingerong Pastor, I used to respect you, praise you and at one point want to become like you. But after comparing my brothers and sisters of the rainbow community to animals, that was absurd. I wonder what is it that you need? Exposure? Interaction? Something is not right. […]
In a recent Superbalita article, dated January 31, 2016 and titled “Daghang bayot manguot sa party district sa Mango” (Plenty of Gays Pickpocket at the Party District of Mango), the writer unnecessarily identifies the two pickpockets as “bayot”, a local term for gay. The victim was a Japanese person named […]
In my honest-to-goodness opinion, no. Ray referred to the woman as she and her all throughout. He described her as great, with style, a great smile, zing, flair, pizazz and all that jazz! He DOESN’T say she’s deceptive or disgusting. If a man can’t handle male genitalia on a woman […]