Faith Seeking Equality and Common Good: Bridging Sexuality and Gender, Christianity, and SOGIESC Rights

For three days – January 31st to February 2nd 2024, B Hotel in Quezon City witnessed a landmark event: “Faith Seeking Equality and Common Good: Bridging Sexuality and Gender, Christianity, and SOGIESC Rights.” Organized by Open Table MCC and Humanis (Hivos), under the Free To Be Me Project, the event brought together members of the […]

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Blessing LGBTQIA+ Couples As Per Pope Francis?

Two Ways Of Looking At And Understanding What Was Said Early this morning, someone from Ateneo asked me about my reaction or take on the recent official pronouncement from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith regarding the blessing of same-sex couples and other persons considered by the Roman Church within irregular relationships. […]

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Wherever You Will Go for Pride: Pastoral letter for June 24

Saan man kayo pupunta ngayong darating na Sabado – Circuit, Makati or QC Circle – ang mahalagang alalahanin at iukit sa puso ay yung tunay na ugat at diwa ng Pride, Ang pride ay Protesta at Pakikibaka: Protesta sa diskriminasyon at opresyon; pakikibaka para sa katarungan at pantay na karapatan para sa lahat. Sa pag-uugat […]

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Father Richard Mickley, a Pioneer of the LGBT Movement in the Philippines, Has Passed Away

Father Richard Mickley, Founding Pastor of MCC in the Philippines, died peacefully on February 14, 2023, in his home in Cavite City. He was 94. Father Mickley was prominently known in the local LGBT movement in the Philippines as the one who brought the first LGBT-affirming Christian ministry to the country. He was also a […]

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On Connecting Monkeypox With Homosexuals

August 10, 2022Dear Pastor Bong Saquing of CCFAn Open Letter from a Gay Pastor Who is Pastoring a Rainbow Flock.RE: On Connecting Monkeypox with Homosexuals. During one peaceful afternoon, my attention was called upon by a video clip of your Sunday lecture on the part where you discussed the 6th chapter of Paul’s first letter […]

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