The president gave Mr. Pemberton, the convicted murderer of Jennifer Laude, an absolute pardon and the reason the president gave was that Mr. Pemberton was treated unfairly. If there was anything unfair it was the following facts: (1) Mr. Pemberton was placed in a special facility instead of the normal prison facility in Bilibid; (2) […]
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Remembering Our Transgender Siblings
November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We remember and recognize the long struggle for justice for Transgender persons and all persons of diverse gender identities and expressions. We remember all transgender persons that have been murdered and violently attacked throughout the world and in our country, the Philippines, because of transphobia and intolerance, especially […]
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 […]