Not just during Valentine’s Day but always and everyday, love should be safe and feel safe. In everything, it should be clear and mutually consensual. Boundaries and limitations should be respected at all times. If you are not sure, don’t. A no means no; Stop means stop; Over means over. No one should be threatened, […]
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Quezon City Government Holds LGBT+ Mass Wedding This Valentines Day
LGBTQ+ couples tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony last February 14 at the Lights of Love Events Palace in Quezon City. “LOVE IS PRIDE. PRIDE IS LOVE.” is the slogan of the mass wedding that was officiated by Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, who is a known supporter of LGBTQ+ rights. Liza Diño, […]
It’s Okay To Be Single
It’s okay to be single. It’s okay to have that longing to be loved by someone. It’s also okay not to want someone at all .Love has many faces and there are many ways to love and be loved.Valentine’s day is over-rated anyway. Don’t be fooled by the market trappings of this day. Take your […]
Be The Partner That You Want
You want a loving partner?Be a loving person. You want someone who understands and listens?Listen and understand. You want someone matured?Be mature. You want honesty?Be honest. You want a kind and caring partner?Be kind and caring. You want a partner who respects your differences?Then respect and celebrate diversity in your family and network of friends […]
On the Decision of the Philippine Supreme Court Regarding Same-Sex Marriage
Reading the whole decision of the Supreme Court, the court did not absolutely turn down same-sex marriage. In fact, the court, to some degree, declared their agreement to the very essence of the petition, that the constitution does not prohibit marriage on the basis of sexual orientation. Important lessons can be learned by the litigant […]
Watch: Journey of Gay Couple Who Met on Facebook
Love truly knows no borders. And for that matter, even gender or race. Don Mueller originally met Oriel Briguela online via Facebook. Don is a member of Metropolitan Community Church or MCC, under Founders MCC in Los Angeles, California. Oriel is also an MCC member in the Philippines, under MCC Quezon City (now known as […]
Why Marriage Equality Is More Than for Same-Sex Couples
The fight of Marriage Equality is not just about same-sex couples and couples with transgender partners being legally protected. Marriage Equality in the Philippines must include the overhaul of the current Family Code of the Philippines which is actually anti-women with its adultery and concubinage provisions. Marriage law in the Philippines and the current societal […]
Gay Couple’s Wedding Video Went Viral – We Asked How They Handled The Hate
David and Ryan have been together for four years. They met on the 12th of March in 2015. They are officially celebrating their first anniversary this year, on the 18th of August. It has been a year since Open Table MCC (a church that conducts same-sex unions) has officiated David and Ryan’s wedding. A few […]
Our Love is Not Our Own
Our love has been and continues to be rejected, demonized and hidden away. There are those who stood up and fought for such love and some of them got killed fighting and speaking. While it seems that our love and relationships are very personal and domesticated, closeted in some situations, we must realize the tremendous […]
1971 “Invalid” Gay Marriage License Now Gets Legally Recognized in USA
2003 was the year when Massachusetts, United States, decided to recognize marriage equality. In 2015, it was the whole USA. But now, due to a strange case, the Social Security Administraton has recognized a marriage between two men that happened decades prior. Back in 1970, Richard John “Jack” Baker applied for a marriage license with […]