Equality Philippines

Know your status and be worry-free.  Come to the Medicard Lifestyle Center (Buendia corner Paseo de Roxas, Makati City) on Nov. 23, 2012, between 5 PM and 2 AM, and have your HIV screening test, with bonus tests for Hepatitis B and Syphilis – all for free.  Your information shall be handled with utmost care and confidentiality. For pre-registration, go to  http://tinyurl.com/makatiSEB .

Nakakalungkot isipin na may isang taong naisipang isumite ang bill na ito upang gawing batas! Ganito ang nangyayari sa Uganda. Isang bansang tinaguriang 'perlas ng afrika'. Bansang ang pagiging bakla ay kinamumuhian at may parusang kamatayan. Nagsimula ang ganitong ideolohiya sa Uganda dahil sa mga christian evangelist na dala'y bibliya at pananampalataya upang sakupin ang kaisipan ng mga tao. Walang masama sa adhikaing ito. Bagkus, ito'y isang magandang gawain sa lahat ng may pananampalataya sa kanilang Diyos! Subalit, sa kadahilanang sarado at mangmang ang mga pastor na ito tungkol sa saklaw ng pagiging homosexual, pati utak ng mga mga tao ay nilason na nila sa kaisipang ang babae ay para sa lalaki at walang puwang sa mundo ang mga bakla at tomboy. American evangelicals such as Scott Lively and California pastor  Rick Warren  have a history of involvement in Uganda where they focus their missionary work. As a result, Warren and others have become in...

These past months have been a hectic one for me at work and my advocacy; I reasonably lost in touch with my sister who also happens to have a demanding work as a pharmacist in a public hospital. And so last night, when at last, our energies and time met and we planned to have some indulging and pampering and consequently, we headed at WENSHA SPA CENTER last March 16 at 12 midnight. We went to the WENSHA SPA CENTER located at Timog Ave. corner Panay Ave, Quezon City. We merrily entered the spa because of its good ambiance and it was our first time to experience some indulging and pampering at midnight. Actions and occurrences were initially without abrupt turns when we availed for their full packages promo – facial and body massage or foot massage or foot spa. We were given bracelet keys for our lockers and colored rubber slippers. There was no sign that a deplorable situation will happen later. They were still gracious to ask us to proceed at the second floor. We then pro...

March 8 is International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is, “Equal Access to education, training and science & technology: Pathway to decent work for women”; over 100 countries all over the world celebrated on this day the various contributions and achievements of women. The mission and vision of World Fair Trade Organization Asia (WFTO Asia) is to uplift the conditions of thousands of grassroots producers and workers in the poorest of Asian countries in which majority are composed of women. The WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN IN FAIR TRADE event is a celebration of the achievements and contributions of women in Fair Trade and in their respective communities. It showcased women in Fair Trade as leaders and change makers, highlighting the experiences of these women in helping other women that created a cycle of empowerment. Ramona Ramos, Executive Director of WFTO Asia says, “At present, we have more than 90 member organizations and communities in 14 Asian countries, majority are women and w...

As I was migrating to a new PC in the office, I came across one file that I saved maybe 2 years ago, back when I started blogging. I lifted this from a blog entitled "Confessions of a Dirty Good Boy," (http://hijodenoche.blogspot.com) authored by "Boy de Jour," who claims to be a first-class you-know-what (I can't say the term). To put it, I found this article VERY DISTURBING, as this lays out the reality behind the techniques that "hustlers" use to manipulate gays. The more disturbed I got when I found out that these were the very strategies that I experienced from some "men" way back in my early awakening days of being gay. On the other hand, I would like to commend the author, Boy de Jour, for writing this down and publishing it online. This is a wide eye-opener for gays who are new in the trade, or for those who keep their eyes closed despite obvious experiences of manipulation. So, here you go, the article. Everybody has a gay. Be it a l...