Defending the bakla
I AM OUTRAGED, dear karikna, with the recent rejection of Ang Ladlad’s bid for party-list accreditation. This is the second time the group, which is at the forefront in advancing the rights and welfare of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBT), is denied the right to be represented...
Source: riknakem.wordpress.com
Ang Ladlad and Danton Remoto, A Bunch of Liars
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Ang Ladlad, a gay group representing Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) led by Prof. Danton Remoto is once again rebuffed – like little school boys being sent to the discipline office by...
Source: Pinoy Sounding Board
THE SEARCH IS OVER, TOO
SENATOR MANNY VILLAR has formally declared Sen. Loren Legarda as his running mate in next year’s national elections. For helping him find Legarda after weeks of an agonizing search, Villar thanked his partymates, his loyal supporters, his family, and Chiz Escudero.
Things In Common
In declaring her...
Source: The Professional Heckler
Homosexuals have the right to claim independence
What do I think about homosexuals? Do they qualify as a sector? What do we mean by a sector, by the way?
Justice Vitug, writing a dissenting opinion in Ang Bagong Bayani vs. Comelec, provided us with an answer. A sector, says Vitug, is a group of individuals sharing the same characteristics, interests...
Source: pinoyobserver.com
Ferrer’s Medieval Thinking and Ang Ladlad’s Dilemma
Comelec commissioner Nicodemus Ferrer, chair of the Comelec’s second division, is a member of Binmaley’s ageing population. The oldest among the present crop of election commissioners, Ferrer positions himself as a moral praetorian guard. Decide if Ferrer’s defense on rejecting Ang...
Source: pinoyobserver.com
Ang Ladlad and Comelec’s alleged homophobia
Some sectors are questioning the “propriety” of the Comelec’s second division’s decision to junk Ang Ladlad’s partylist accreditation. The resolution, penned by no less than the division’s chief, Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer, was the second time the COMELEC junked...
Source: pinoyobserver.com
Joey de Venecia takes cudgels for Ang Ladlad
The Commission on Elections should stop being so homophobic and instead recognize the contributions of the gay community to national development.
“Denying the gay community a chance at representation in Congress via the party-list Ang Ladlad by saying they will bring immorality to the House is a...
Source: Filipino News Network
The Long View: Comelec lays down case for persecution
The Long View
Comelec lays down case for persecution
By Manuel L. Quezon III
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:14:00 11/16/2009
THERE is no point arguing the merits of the Comelec’s decision to deny Ang Ladlad recognition as a party-list group. That is because there are none. The paper...
Source: Manuel L. Quezon III: The Daily Dose
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed a petition of Ang Ladlad, a gay organization seeking congressional representation in the May elections...
Source: When In Manila
Remnants of the Dark Ages
Leila de Lima, chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights said reasons cited by the Commission on Elections in denying the application of Ang Ladlad for accreditation as sectoral party illustrates that gays are objects of ridicule, contempt and violence which renders them marginalized.
It’s good...
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