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 ...
The pope wanted to clarify the distinction between a crime and a sin.
There are currently 67 countries that criminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity worldwide, according to The Human Dignity Trust. Eleven of them even have death penalties for such offenses if defendants are found guilty. And some of the Catholic Church's own bishops globally ...
Alleged attempts have again been made to prevent it from being deliberated in the Senate Plenary.
It's crazy to think that it's been more than two decades since the Anti-Discrimination Bill or the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill was first proposed in Congress. And yet, we're in the exact same place we were when ...
Just when you thought the bar couldn’t get any lower, well, it does. On October 26, Manila Congressman Benny Abante (yes, that pro-death penalty evangelical pastor guy) filed House Bill No. 5717, or “The Heterosexual Act of 2022.” The justification? Simply put, ...
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