This OUTGAMES activity is a unique and fun festival with sports competition, exhibits, and human rights forums on LGBTQ rights with focus on the underserved LGBTQs with disabilities and marginalized transgendered youth in the urban slums. It aims to raise awareness, bring activists in touch with other intersectionalities and share ideas with government and non-government linkages. This is partially supported by the 2nd Asia-Pacific Outgames Legacy Fund.
Currently partnering with R-Rights for this project are Outrage Magazine, MASKARA-ProGay, a group of LGBT persons with disabilities and an association of environmentalist scuba divers. We are also working to get several government agencies on board. Gabriela Women’s Partylist has already provided some support.
Planned sub-events are the following: MASKARA Outgames on 11 February at Caloocan City; the Love Dive on 10 March in Batangas; a human rights forum with LGBTQs with disabilities (date and venue to be announced); and at least one other forum. The activity plans are still work in progress, and further announcements will be posted on Facebook as often as possible.
We are still asking for additional support from other LGBTQ groups. For inquiries, expressions of interest to volunteer and to provide financial support, please contact the organizers Ms. Angie Umbac and Oscar Atadero 09226798091.
(from: http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/philippinelgbthatecrimewatch/)
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