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The only publication for LGBTQIA+ people in the Philippines
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We're #queer, we're here, get used to it: Human Rights Campaign Foundation released updated population estimates showing that a record-high 12% of adults identify as #LGBT #lesbian, #gay, #bisexual, #transgender, or #genderdiverse.
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12% of adults identify as LGBT or gender diverse… at least in the US
A record-high 12% of adults, at least in the US, totaling roughly 25.6 million people, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or gender diverse.
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September 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Quick chat with Michael David Tan - founder and EIC of Outrage Magazine @outragemag.bsky.social, the only publication exclusively for #LGBT people in the Philippines - a communications graduate of the University of Newcastle, Oz.

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An outrageous career
Michael David C. Tan is the founder of Outrage Magazine – the only LGBTQIA publication in the Philippines. His inspiring career kicked off here at the University of Newcastle, where he completed a Bac...
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September 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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#LGBT #transgender #livednames: The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) administration approved the use of lived names for students graduating in this year’s commencement exercise.
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Polytechnic University of the Philippines admin approves use of lived names for students graduating in 2026
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) administration approved the use of lived names for students graduating in this year’s commencement exercise.
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September 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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You live with #HIV, and fired by your employer because you have HIV? That’s illegal, according to the Supreme Court of the Philippines. And yes, if a foreign law contradicts Philippine law, the latter still applies.
#LGBT
#morethananumber
#RA11166
#zeroHIVstigma
#endHIVstigma
September 14, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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#LGBT #transgender student Jamie Alday at the Batangas State University Lipa Campus was asked to remove her bra in front of other people inside the campus over her alleged violation of the university’s dress code policy.
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Batangas State University trans student allegedly told to remove bra in front of others for violating dress code policy
A transgender student, Mx Jamie Alday, at the Batangas State University (BatStateU) Lipa Campus was reportedly asked to remove her bra in front of other people inside the campus over her alleged viola...
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September 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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#LGBT and #sexwork: Meet #Cebu-based Jasper, a #transgender woman who entered the #sexindustry when she was around 16 years old. Just continue, she says, since this can keep you alive anyway.
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Trans sex worker tip from Cebu-based Jasper: Claim to be an escort even if ‘it’s all sex work’
Meet Cebu-based Jasper, a transgender woman who entered the sex industry when she was around 16 years old. Just continue, she says, since this can keep you alive anyway.
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September 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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#Faith #tourism via the #SaintPadrePio Shrine that we #LGBT checked in #SantoTomas, #Batangas.
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September 13, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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Attacking #LGBT with ignorance: Former #beautyqueen Alma Concepcion believes #transgender women should not be allowed to join #MissUniverse because they are unable to reach the "full essence of a woman" because they cannot bear children.
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Former beauty queen Alma Concepcion against trans women joining Miss U for supposed failure to reach ‘full essence of a woman’
Former beauty queen Alma Concepcion believes transgender women should not be allowed to join Miss Universe because they are unable to reach the full essence of a woman because they cannot bear childre...
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September 12, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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#LGBT health in focus: People with a minority #sexualorientation had a higher average impact of #endometriosis.
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People with a minority sexual orientation has higher average impact of endometriosis
People with a minority sexual orientation had a higher average impact of endometriosis.
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September 11, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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We found our #LGBT selves in #Pila, #Laguna, where we ended up checking La Cosina Antonio.
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Lost in Pila, Laguna? May as well try La Cosina Antonio
While traveling from Batangas City on the way to Paete, Laguna after an Intersex 101 training workshop, intersex activist Jeff Cagandahan worried where he’d feed us. And then, after a quick discussion...
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September 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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#Conservative men are, apparently, dumb, with a study finding that intellectually gifted men tend to be less conservative than men of average intellectual ability. Because, yes, if you let others do the thinking for you, you ARE dumb (including among #LGBT).
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Intellectually gifted men tend to be less conservative than men of average intellectual ability – study
Gifted individuals’ political orientations are more similar to those of average intelligent individuals than many might anticipate. But intellectually gifted men tend to be less conservative than men ...
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September 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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Because we still don't talk enough about #druguse and #drugabuse in the #gay #bisexual #LGBT community: Breathing-based interventions appear promising for improving substance use-related outcomes, with the strongest evidence showing reductions in craving.
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Controlled breathing may reduce drug cravings, study finds
Breathing-based interventions appear promising for improving substance use-related outcomes, with the strongest evidence showing small but statistically significant reductions in craving.
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September 9, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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We found our #LGBT selves in #Pila, #Laguna, where we ended up checking La Cosina Antonio.
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September 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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Do you stay with your family that hates #LGBT? A study found that adult children who go “no contact” with one or both parents elect estrangement as a last resort, but are better after freeing themselves to create a #chosenfamily.
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When ‘but they’re your family’ isn’t reason enough to stay
Adult children who go “no contact” with one or both parents elect estrangement as a last resort, and to free themselves to create a chosen family environment that meets their needs.
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September 5, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Effect of #Trump's anti #LGBT moves: The #Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced that, moving forward, it will no longer allow #trans #transgender Ohioans to change the gender listed on their driver’s license or state ID through self-certification.
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Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles stops accepting its gender-change form
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced that, moving forward, it will no longer allow transgender Ohioans to change the gender listed on their driver's license or state ID through self-certificati...
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September 3, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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Where do the #LGBT people in Cebu #party? There’s no queer center to speak of, and venues are scattered. But then you come across #Kwikspar, a one-stop #gay venue.
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Checking out Kwikspar Snack Bar to see where the gays are in Cebu City
Where do the #LGBT people in Cebu #party? There’s no queer center to speak of, and venues are scattered. But then you come across #Kwikspar, a one-stop #gay venue.
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September 1, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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#LGBT acceptance is good for your health: #Gay and #lesbian adults who have developed a stronger, more settled sense of their #sexualidentity tend to report lower levels of #depression and #anxiety.
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Gay and lesbian adults with more settled sense of sexual identity tend to report lower levels of depression and anxiety
Gay and lesbian adults who have developed a stronger, more settled sense of their sexual identity tend to report lower levels of depression and anxiety.
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August 31, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Much of the #mentalhealth disparities experienced by #LGBT persons have been attributed to #sexualminoritystress, but a study says a large proportion may be due to familial causes.
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Study questions ‘sexual minority stress theory’, claims LGBTQIA+ mental health issues stem from familial causes, not backlash
Up to two-thirds of the correlation between non-heterosexual orientation and mental health disappears once family members discordant for sexual orientation but sharing familial causes (genes and share...
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August 31, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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So... it's okay to idolize #straightmen, but not be treated as equal to them? #LGBT #gay #bisexual men are not welcome to join Mister Intercontinental Philippines, according to the eligibility requirements released by the people behind the #pageant.
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Mister Intercontinental Philippines launched; releases eligibility requirements with LGBTQIA+ men NOT welcome
LGBTQIA+ men are not welcome to join the Mister Intercontinental Philippines (MIP), according to the eligibility requirements recently released by the people behind the male pageant.
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August 28, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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Where do the #LGBT people in #Cebu #party? There’s no queer center to speak of, and venues are scattered. But then you come across #Kwikspar, a one-stop #gay venue.
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August 27, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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The law in #Poland still does not recognize #marriageequality. However, last year, the Court of Justice of the #EU ruled that Poland must recognize #samesexmarriage concluded in other EU member states.
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Poland begins recognizing same-sex marriages performed abroad
Polish law still does not recognize same-sex unions in any form. However, last year, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that Poland must recognize same-sex marriages concluded in other EU member sta...
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August 27, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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#LGBT #discrimination in #healthcare: Majority of #transgender and #genderdiverse (TGD) people prefer self-collected #HPV tests for #cervicalcancer screening, and/or preferred to forego screening altogether.
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Most trans, gender-diverse people prefer self-collected HPV testing for cervical cancer screening
Majority of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people prefer self-collected HPV tests for cervical cancer screening, and/or preferred to forego screening altogether.
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August 26, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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Rest in power, queen! #Countrymusic legend #DollyParton has died at the age of 80, leaving behind a legacy not just in the music industry, but into the LGBTQIA+ community that she repeatedly embraced.
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Dolly Parton dies at 80; staunch LGBTQIA+ ally always stressed ‘we are all God’s children and how we are is who we are’
Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, leaving behind a legacy not just in American country music, or the music industry as a whole, but into the LGBTQIA+ community that she repe...
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August 26, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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Checking out #MuseoSugbo, this not-as-popular #museum in #Cebu that may not have a lot to offer but is still okay to #LGBT check.
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Not-bad yet very limited Museo Sugbo
Checking out #MuseoSugbo, this not-as-popular #museum in #Cebu that may not have a lot to offer but is still okay to #LGBT check.
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August 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Because #translivesmatter, end #transprejudice: The Makabayan bloc filed House Resolution No. 1369 to call on the House committee on women and #genderequality to conduct a probe into the “alarming” cases of #LGBT #transgender deaths.
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Congressional probe on attacks vs transgender Filipinos sought
The Makabayan bloc filed House Resolution No. 1369 to call on the House committee on women and gender equality to conduct a probe in aid of legislation into the “alarming” cases of transgender deaths.
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August 24, 2026 at 1:16 PM