Jesus has set an example for us that no closet, box or tomb of stone that people made can ever keep us hidden and dead; that love cannot be killed and kept away. Love will always resist and leave the grave. Jesus came out to the newness of life. Jesus knocks on every closet door […]
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Beyond Stonewall: First Openly Gay Bishop in USA
In 2003, the reverend Gene Robinson became the first openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church. What followed was a campaign of death threats and intimidation that would test him to the core. From the Smithsonian Channel’s Series: Smithsonian Time Capsule: Beyond Stonewall […]
Practice What We Believe Without Inciting Hate
With those opposing the #SOGIEEqualityNow and non-discrimination of #LGBT people still using the Bible to promote their bigotry, numerous people of faith say that practicing what we believe is possible without inciting hatred. In the end, the goal is to ensure everyone is treated equally; and for the State to sanction those who violate this […]
Christian Leaders Support SOGIE Equality Bill
Church leaders, seminary faculty members from Iglesia Filipina Independiente, Union Theological Seminary, and National Council of Churches in the Philippines voice their support for SOGIE Equality Bill, also known as SOGIE Anti-Discrimination Bill. Video courtesy of Rappler. […]
Statement on the Recent Discrimination of a Transwoman in a Shopping Mall in Quezon City
What Ms. Gretchen Diez experienced was one of many and daily forms of harassment and discrimination that many transgender persons experience in the Philippines. What transpired was one of the clearest and most evident expressions of discrimination and transphobia in our Philippine Society. LGBTQI+ persons, especially Transgender persons are on the receiving end not only […]