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Nectar Nightclub, a popular hangout for members of the LGBTQIA+ community located at the Fort Strip in Bonifacio Global City, is closing down permanently. The nightclub made the announcement in its social media pages on Sunday (November 17). "Due to The Fort' ...

Let's get the facts straight. For those who couldn't do a simple Google search, I did it for you.Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the Paris Olympics who made her Italian opponent drop in 46 seconds, is not a ...

Recent news about Pope Francis' approval of blessing same-sex couples, through the Declaration of "Fiducia supplicans" issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, has created confusion and sparked a range of sentiments among Catholics and non-Catholics. With ...

A few days before the Pride celebrations last weekend, I received a press release from the popular toothpaste brand Close-Up. It was about their Pride art installation in different parts of Metro Manila. Featuring portraits of over 150 queer couples, the ...

This year's LGBTQ+ Pride Festival was one for the books. Organizers estimated 110,000 attended the event at the Quezon Memorial Circle on Saturday (June 24), reportedly a record for being the biggest Pride March ever not just for the Philippines ...

We can imagine the pitch meeting. The ad agency folks are throwing ideas around a long table at the office while munching on fries (McDonald's, of course). Pride Month is coming, and they've got to stay relevant. Somebody offers up ...

Have you ever gotten a gift that you never wanted in the first place? You stand in front of your friend, grinning as he watches you open another one of his art experiments--this time, a ceramic dinosaur sculpture that looks more ...

Issues regarding sexual orientation and gender identity persist in deeply religious countries like the Philippines. Members of the LGBTQIA+ continue to face discrimination and hate, even if most organized religions supposedly teach tolerance and understanding for all peoples regardless of how they ...

Recognizing that LGBT couples also deserve equal rights and privileges under the law, Sen. Robin Padilla has filed a bill that would institutionalize same-sex civil unions in the Philippines.In his proposed "Civil Unions Act", Padilla said the Philippines, as a ...

In what would be a first in the Southeast Asian region, Thailand ratified a bill that could soon legalize same-sex unions in the country.Cabinet officials had sought out guidance from LGBTQIA+ and religious groups for the drafting of the legislation. ...

History is filled with brave men and women who challenged norms and stood up to bigotry and hate. One of them is Richard Adams, a Filipino-American activist who, together with his partner, was one of the first-ever same-sex couples ...