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 […]
If you’re a law student or a transgender advocate, you’ve probably come across, at one time or another, the case of Jeff Cagandahan. Jeff was born in January 13, 1981 as Jennifer but as he grew up he started developing male characteristics and, at the age of 22, he was […]
In 2018 alone, at least two transgender women have aired out their complaints of discrimination on social media giant, Facebook. They complained about being denied entry to bars due to their transgender status. Cebu City has an anti-discrimination ordinance that passed in October 2012 but the ordinance still lacks implementing […]
Seems like I have aged 10 years worth in a span of 2 years! Lol. I included my voice comparison and singing voice comparison in this video instead of making a separate video for that since not much has changed. It took me a while to find comparison photos of […]
The President of University of Manila (UoM), Emily Dodson de Leon, Ed. D, has instructed at least two students to strip in front of the school nurse, show their genitalia and be photographed while completely naked. One of the students refused to undergo such harassment and dropped out of school but […]
Transitioning is a beautiful thing and it is not about my boyfriend becoming another person. He still is the very same person who I fell in love with who wanted his body to reflect who he really is. It is not easy and I have seen how difficult it can […]
On September 20, 2017, for the second time in Philippine history, an anti-discrimination bill protecting persons of diverse SOGIE or more commonly referred to as the LGBT community has been passed the third reading at the Lower House of Representatives. More surprising is the result of the vote! Affirmative – […]
The “Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons”, first published in September 2009, has been replaced by The Endocrine Society’s latest guideline, “Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons”, published in September 2017.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 […]
My first tweet as Jake. Overwhelmed. Saw all your love comments and I’m so happy. Finally. I love you, everyone and see you soon. — Jake Zyrus (@jakezyrus) June 20, 2017 Jake Zyrus officially changed his name on social media and made his first tweet under his new name on […]