Condom Learning
The day Maria Clara learned the ABCs of reproductive health
“We now know that the HIV/AIDS situation in the country has already reached pandemic proportions, and we realize that addressing this issue needs a multi-sectoral approach,” says Emman Alfonso of DKT Philippines. The group is now among the staunchest (and much needed) advocates of safer sex in the Philippines.
Tasting Patikim
 "Poetry is,” says poet (obviously) Mark Angeles, “the most intimate form of art. It needs a lot of memory and time. It is not as free as prose writing. You normally see poems printed in verses but the gist is to recite the poem aloud, to hear it aloud. As Czesław Miłosz said, prose is made to be written, a poem is made to be read.” This is the drive that eventually led to Mark writing – and publishing on his own – Patikim, a book that “is all about love."
Witches' Hive
The Coven of the IFTAS
By Marlon Toledo Lacsamana, OSAe, LL and Triszjhkha Flores
While "the ground we walk on, the water we drink, the breeze outside our window, the heat of the sun" may be " a few things that surround us that we hardly ever notice," to practitioners of the belief of Wiccan, "believing this is a different agenda." Introducing IFTAS, formed by three friends (in June 1999) to help Filipino GLBTQIAs walk through the Mariposan path of witchcraft.
HIV/AIDS Advocates Go Bold
Coming Out
By Ana Santos
Every one can be an HIV/AIDS advocate. That’s exactly what these everyday people want to say.
But Eating Shellfish is Also an Abomination...
Sass Rogando Sasot's "support" of the discrimination against GLBTQIAs, with justifications used taken from the Holy Scriptures.
One Pride, One Struggle
By Fr. Richard R. Mickley, OSAe., Ph.D.
Speaking at the annual Gay Pride celebration in Baguio City,
Fr. Richard R. Mickley, OSAe., Ph.D., one of the key people to pioneer the GLBTQIA struggle in the Philippines, speaks about God and His all-encompassing love.
DIVO
Freedom to Love
Now referred among its peers as the “freedom clan,” for “helping bisexuals (and gays alike realize) their freedom,” DIVO continues to provide yet another venue for self-expression of GLBTQIAs.
Love of Another
What happens when colors combine? Closer look at intercultural and/or interracial relationships.
A Call for Change
Society of Transsexual Women (STRAP) statement on TG discrimination.
Oliver Makes Dolls
Pinoy Doctor Coppélius
Well, Sort Of..
By Kiki Tan
His CV shows his varied exposures - from working as a part-time radio announcer, a telesales representative, a mainframe programmer, a freelance Web and graphic designer, and an I.T. assistant - but Oliver dela Rosa Ocampo found his real calling in dollmaking. Yes, making dolls - which is, the dollmaker says, no kid's game.
Bi Now, Gay Later?
Is there really bisexuality a la Pinoy?
On Coming Out
Pros and cons of coming out of the closet.
Cause of Concern
Focus on HIV and AIDS among BPO workers.
The Cheating Game
Will you take back a cheating partner?
Gays with Disability
Already discriminated for being gay, differently-abled gays are finding yet another hindrance to living well, even among GLBTQIAs.
MCC Philippines: Nurturing Hope
Established in 1991 in the Philippines, MCC offers an accepting environment for GLBTQIs to get spiritual.
Soon Too Soon
Dealing with premature ejaculation.
Leaping W.O.R.M.S.
Clint Catalan's business opportunity in the arts.
Rainbow Radio Pilipinas
Rainbow Waves
By Eva B. Gubat
Rainbow Rights Project (R-Rights), a law-based advocacy group of lesbian and gay lawyers and gender activists formed to eradicate violence and discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBTs), is at it again. Known in the circuit for its fora and seminars called Dyke Dialogues and Rainbow Exchange, R-Rights turns to mass media to produce a radio show by and for LGBTs.
World Lends a Hand
Finding a cure for HIV and AIDS through the world's unified effort.
From a Distance
A closer look at long distance love affairs.
The Big Slice
A closer look at male circumcision.
Can't Get Hard?
Understanding erectile dysfunction.
Born Gay?
Joining the gay gene discussion.
Gay Spaced Out?
Gay spaces in the Philippines.
To the Right,
Or the Left?
A Look at Genital Asymmetry Among Men
What male genital asymmetry means, really, for the "crooked."
Kristine S. Calleja and Rebie P. Ramoso
On the Radar
By Mikee dela Cruz
Whoever said living together is easy surely doesn't know what he/she was talking about - both Kristine S. Calleja and Rebie P. Ramoso agree that “it is important for the adjustments to be made by both parties," as the power couple makes music (and GLBTQIA advocacy) together.
Boy, (Un)Interrupted
Transpinoy Rising
By Sass Rogando Sasot
James Roque and Sass Rogando Sasot were introduced on Facebook by someone from Denmark - the two were supposed to meet in Copenhagen during the 2009 World Outgames in July, but James’s urgent business trip to Tokyo made that meeting impossible. Sass then emailed him whether he would be willing to be featured on Outrage Magazine. “When you asked me about your request, I had to think twice,” James replied, “Then I thought it’s OK ‘cause the magazine is focused on the LGBT community…and I think it will be a good start to connect with other Filipino transmen.” And so Sass tells the story of a Filipino who found himself.
Radar Pridewear
Supporting Pride
By Mikee dela Cruz
In 2005, after business and life partners Rebie P. Ramoso and Kristine S. Calleja had a “successful summer selling imported items bought from the Internet,” the couple decided it was time to “look for (another business venture that, nonetheless, was not just business but) a venture we could identify with.” And so came into being Radar Pridewear, the shop providing alternative wear for GLBTQIAs looking for fashinable yet socially aware outfit.
Rainbow Rights Project (R-Rights) Inc.
Rights to Rights
By Mikee dela Cruz
In 2005, some 60 men were herded from a gay bar in a dawn raid and were kept in custody for a whole day without provisions – yet another of the widely accepted (yet largely ignored) occurrences of unscrupulous elements exploiting the fear of law enforcers by taking advantage of the lack of knowledge of members of the LGBT community on their legal rights. After successfully negotiating their release with no one being charged, some of the gay and lesbian activists who were present and who are graduates from the UP College of Law, decided to form an NGO that would provide a legal and policy think tank for the LGBT community. And so Rainbow Rights Project (R-Rights) Inc. was formed.
Walk With Pride
Capturing History
By Mikee dela Cruz
Shortly after attending the Taipei Pride March on October 31 (2009), photographer Charles Meacham and blogger/writer Sarah Baxter developed Walk with Pride (WWP), as a means of documenting Pride celebrations as they happen around the globe.
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