Goodbye Bading!

I read this tweet from Jonas Bagas: "Happy New Year! Ang magpaputok ng Goodbye Bading, suuupooot!!! Joke lang. Lol."

"Goodbye Bading"?!

What is that? A firework? I really thought that is was just a joke but it's not. "Goodbye Bading" is real.  Filipinos are creative and are well known for their sense of humor but come to think of it. This is not FUNNY.

This is a form of DISCRIMINATION against gay people. "Goodbye Bading" is not a good name to be given for a firework. Why not "Goodbye Malas"? Unless these people thinks that the word BADING (Gay) is synonymous to MALAS (Jinx) or better yet a believer of the idea that gays are "salot sa lipunan" (pest in the society). People are sometimes insensitive. 

This firework costs Php. 1,500.00. Why not place your 1500 in your wallet to attract more good luck for this year instead of buying this stupidly named firework.

Below is a news I found about how LGBT people like me reacted about "Goodbye Bading":

Source: http://www.bomboradyo.com/news/latest-news/90839-goodbye-bading-na-paputok-inalmahan-ng-mga-nasa-third-sex

'Goodbye Bading' na paputok, inalmahan ng mga nasa third sex 
Thursday, 29 December 2011 07:28Umalma ngayon ang grupong tagapagtaguyod ng karapatan ng mga lesbian, gay, bisexual at transgender (LGBT) o kilala bilang grupong Ladlad matapos gamitin sa pangalan ng isang paputok ang “Goodbye Bading.”


Ayon sa pahayag ng grupo, masyadong offensive sa mga katulad nilang nasa third sex ang naturang tawag sa isang mapaminsalang paputok.


Humingi na rin sila ng tulong sa PNP para hulihin ang mga nagtitinda at gumagawa nito, matapos malamang isa sa mga illegal firecrackers ang nasabing produkto.
Sinasabing P1,500 ang presyo ng Goodbye Bading kaya kakaunti lamang ang nagtitinda nito sa mga karaniwang firecracker stand.

And just a correction, can everyone please do not refer to the LGBT people as 3rd sex because there is no such thing. We only have a diverse gender identity. That's too much negativity to start the year.

For my fellow LGBT individual who felt discrimination in their lives, here is a song for us. Happy New Year!

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Coming Out on Christmas Day - London Gay Men's Chorus

Coming Out on Christmas Day

(To the tune of "Hark the Herald Angels Sing")

I intend to drop a bomb,

On my dear old dad and mom.

For this year, without a doubt,

Is the Christmas I come out.

First I'll get their full attention.

Then I'll drop a subtle mention

"Lovely tree, and by the way,

Some of my closest friends are gay."

That should do the job OK,

When I come out on Christmas Day.

Oh say can you see it now?

Watch my parents have a cow.

Or perhaps, if fate is kind,

They'll insist that they don't mind.

Then they'll say "We always guessed,

After all, look how you're dressed.

Seven earrings in each ear?

We're not quite that dense, my dear."

They'll be talking, anyway,

When I come out on Christmas Day.

Coming out to everyone

Makes the winter doldrums fun.

It's a noble thing to do.

Why don't you come on out too?

Make a choice, damn consequence.

Lift your voice, get off the fence.

Shout it from the highest roof

Gay is great, and you're the proof.

Make this Christmas bright and gay.

Come on out on Christmas Day.

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Mplus Thailand: Animation for Transgender HIV/AIDS Outreach and Prevention with English Subtitles

Based on the interview data of a significant transgender population in Chiang Mai, Mplus+ decided to produce an animation that empowers transgender individuals to negotiate condom use with their partners. This animation was piloted with the target population and the feedback was positive. More importantly, as an animation that is made exclusively for transgenders, the narrative itself resonates with transgenders lifeworlds and provides a catalyst for informed discussion in Mplus+s outreach to this population that goes beyond simply advocating condom use. It is about raising awareness and self esteem.

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Vangie: The Pinoy Siri for iPhone

This is a funny video I found in facebook this morning and I can't help myself from laughing.

Introducing Vangie: The Pinoy Virtual Assistant.

"Vangie text Jhobert I'm gonna be 30 mins late." VANGIE: "Here is ur msg: DER N U? L8 PO ME. SORI POHWWZ MWAH 2x TSUP 2x LOLOLZAJEJEJEJEJE" :)

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My New Hobby: Veil Poi Dancing

Call me an amateur, but this new found hobby just made me win the "Best Male Star of the Night" in our company Christmas Party and is one of the performances that gave an audience impact (though based on the presentation, all of our team's performers gave their best and were well applaud by the audience). The funny thing here is that when I first started practicing my Poi Dancing, I always hit my head and my balls and that really hurts a lot. But after my performance in our Christmas Presentation, everything paid off. 

Unfortunately, since the file of our team's performance is too large, I can't upload it in youtube nor here in blogger so I uploaded some pictures here. The picture shown above shows how I used both Poi Dancing and a Yoga Pose. I am now forced to do yoga once again in order to be more flexible and fit in doing my Veil Poi dancing. I chose to do Veil Poi Dancing instead of the Fire Poi Dancing because Veil Poi Dancing can utilize my skills in contemporary dancing since I am not so into modern dancing, and the movement of the veil is more visually aesthetic. Based on the videos I watched, Veil Poi Dancing can also be used hand-in-hand with belly dancing. With or with out combination with other dances,Veil Poi Dancing still requires rhythm and good body coordination specially the hands and the torso. 

Veil Poi Dancing is now one of my cardio exercise since I gained weight after 6 months of not going to the gym, next to jogging. 

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Condom Myths

I got this post from Facebook in one of my FB groups:

CONDOM MYTH's:

1. Condoms don't work very well. [False statement]
If used consistently and correctly, condoms are effective in preventing the transmission of STIs including HIV.

2. The male condom can come off and get lost inside. [False statement]
If put on correctly, a male condom is very unlikely to come off. Even if it does, it can be removed with the fingers, it can not 'get lost'.

3. Most condoms are too small. [False statement]
The latex used to make condoms is very flexible and can stretch to several times the size of even the biggest penis!

4. Using two condoms at the same time offers greater protection. [False statement]
Using two condoms at the same time creates greater friction during sex, which may result in the condoms breaking or slipping off. Only one condom should be used at a time.

5. The HIV Virus is so small that it can pass through the condom. [False statement]
Tests have shown that neither semen nor HIV can pass through the material used in making condoms.

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‎"Rainbow Run: A Colorful Run to Finish"



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Run with an Open Mind and an Open Heart Express yourself regardless of your Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity In a celebration of Equality, Individuality and Diversity Join! Rainbow Run – A Colorful Run To The Finish 5:30AM Sunday 29 January 2012 Come in your most creative running ensemble and be up for Special Awards; “Most Original Runner” “Most Fasyon” “Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa” Take Home Limited Edition Premium Items This is not just a run. It’s a statement. It’s taking a stand. It’s choosing to accept who you are – With every step, With those who share the same Open mind and open hearts Registration Fees: 3K – PHP 450 5K – PHP 550 10K – PHP 650 ONSITE Registration Venues: ROX - Bonifacio High Street, Taguig City, Fridays- Saturdays Royal Sporting House - Level 2, Glorietta 4, Makati City Royal Sporting House - Level 2, Padre Faura Wing, Robinson's Place, Manila Reebok - Level 2, Festival Supermall, Muntinlupa City Reebok - Upper Ground Floor, SM Megamall Building A, Pasig City Reebok - Level 2 , Trinoma Mall, Quezon City Daily Registrations: November 25, 2011 - January 15, 2012 Register Online through http://www.pepsquadevents.com/ Race Kits will be delivered on or before January 27, 2012 Pep Squad Events and Marketing Services, Inc. Unit 304 Citiland III, VA Rufino St. Legaspi Village Quezon City 5197010/5198980 Ladlad Partylist Headquarters Unit 3-C, 4K Plaza 677 Shaw Boulevard Kapitolyo, pasig City 5848029See More

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Ladlad Logo Vandalized

December 07, 2011, Ladlad Party List Dumaguete and Negros Oriental coordinator Michael Victor was alarmed and dismayed when he informed me that the mural of the LGBT Guild of Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) and Ladlad was vandalized . The words "AIDS CARRIER" WAS SPECIFICALLY INSCRIBED IN THE LADLAD BUTTERFLY LOGO and "SOCIAL PESTS" were printed on the mural.

The mural of the LGBT Guild of NORSU and Ladlad logo were on display because the Dumaguete Pride March will be held this Friday, December 09, 2011 as their way of celebrating World Aids Day and International Human Rights Day. It is also a good time for Ladlad Dumaguete and Negros Oriental to participate and call on its citizens to have an open mind and an open heart.

However, in the recent spate of discriminatory remarks made in the Ladlad Logo and mural, we in Ladlad Party List strongly castigate and denounce the disparaging lines that clearly showed disrespect to the political party of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Filipinos and as well to the rights and sense of self-worth of LGBT individuals.

As the chairperson of Ladlad I can only attribute this doleful circumstance to the uncalled for statements of Department of Health (DOH) Sec. Enrique Ona in the recently concluded Philippine National AIDS Council plenary meeting, the DOH head unwittingly suggested that in order to address the rapid rise of HIV cases in the country, “parents should rein in their homosexual children and get them tested.”

The DOH Secretary irresponsibly elaborated further on how to solve the HIV crisis: “I was just given the information that, for example, the Partylist Ladlad has 67,000 members. Let’s just assume that there are 100,000 of them and get the ages, from say, 20-35 and ask all of them to have HIV/AIDS test. Wouldn’t that be a practical solution too?”

That is why I was disturbed when I learned that Sec. Ona reinforced the stigma, stereotype and discrimination that tilts against our ranks. His statements may have unwittingly caused more harm than any good to the LGBT community. I was hoping that he would be more circumspect and sensible in dealing with vulnerable sectors like the LGBT community.

I call on our brothers and sisters to stop the prejudice and hate and accord us of our individual and collective human rights.

In vigilance and fortitude,
Ms. Bemz D. Benedito
Chairperson

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Gay is Ok- Student Council Alliance of the Philippines

The Student Council Alliance of the Philippines launches the "Stop the Hate! Campaign"hinged on the Students' Rights and Welfare Bill. The message is clear and hopefully the impact would be great knowing the fact that education is one of the key in removing social stigma and stereotyping. A lot of schools have dress code policies and LGBT individuals couldn't express themselves because transgenders are forced to dress up to wear clothing meant for their assigned biological sex and not with their gender identity. Aside from the dress codes, there are still bullying happening in different schools both physically and verbally which inhibits a student to perform at his/her best.

Hate should stop now. Hate should end in the educational institutions which are supposed to mold the students mentality in sexual orientation and gender identity and not mislead them  to believing that homosexuality is a sin and a disorder.




From: http://scapnationwide.blogspot.com/

The Student Council Alliance of the Philippines is a national network of student councils/governments envisioning an educational system co-determined by all the stakeholders in the society who actively participate in making education accessible to all. The alliance advocates education reform through executive and legislative engagements; promotes unity, social consciousness as well as solidarity with other basic sector towards empowering student councils to act as catalyst for social change.

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Angeles City Gay Pride

Angeles City Pride Parade: ProGay Philippines and the United Gay Power Movement invite LGBTs and our straight allies to join us in celebrating 2nd Grand Freedom Parade FLY WITH PRIDE on December 17, 2011 Saturday 3PM at Bayanihan Park in Balibago Angeles City! There will be a contest for Best Float and Best In Costume with exciting prizes.

From: Kaye Equality Francisco Candaza

RAMP with PRIDE!

Calling all LGBT supporters allies and friends pls support the locaL Gay Pride in Angeles City,bring more friends relatives

http://www.facebook.com/events/181028131994017/

From: Ed Oz

Dec. 17 bulletin: Hi merong two waves of commuters. Yung unang wave 1pm sana ang alis sa Victory Cubao para makahabol sa 3pm motorcade. The second wave ay 2pm ang alis para maka-arrive sa 4pm Parade sa Bayanihan park (assembly area). ...Kung may private vehicle kau, u might want to be part of the motorcade at the Nepo Quad. My cp is 0915.5558508, col na lang kau, baka wala ako load to text back :-) .... so yung sasama sa akin advance party, kita kits 12pm to 1pm sa Victory cubao!

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U.N. Report Calls On Countries to End Anti-LGBT Discrimination

Imagine a world with out discrimination.

I just hope that all countries will listen since there are a lot of cases of discrimination leading to verbal, emotional, and physical abuse because of people's sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). It would be a good start but of course, this will stir debates worldwide. For sure, the Catholic Church will not easily agree on this, specially here in the Philippines where CBCP is blocking the inclusion of SOGI in the Anti-Discrimination Bill. The United Nations' stand on diminishing the LGBT discrimination can be used to strengthen and hasten the lobbying of the Anti-Discrimination Bill in our country and hopefully, be passed in no time. 

Source: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/12/15/UN_Report_Calls_on_Countries_to_End_Anti-LGBT_Discrimination/

U.N. Report Calls On Countries to End Anti-LGBT Discrimination

By Julie Bolcer

A report released Thursday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on countries to abolish laws that criminalize homosexuality and to include sexual orientation and gender identity in comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, among other recommendations.

Commissioned by a historic resolution on anti-LGBT discrimination passed by the UN Human Rights Council in June, the first-of-its-kind report from Navanethem Pillay, the U.N.’s top human rights official, provides an overview of discrimination and violence around the world, including in the United States. The 25-page report reviews applicable international standards and obligations before documenting the current status of anti-LGBT discrimination and violence, followed by a list of recommendations based in international human rights law.

“In all regions, people experience violence and discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity,” says the introduction of the report. “In many cases, even the perception of homosexuality or transgender identity puts people at risk. Violations include – but are not limited to – killings, rape and physical attacks, torture, arbitrary detention, the denial of rights to assembly, expression and information, and discrimination in employment, health and education.”

“Violence against LGBT persons tends to be especially vicious compared to other bias-motivated crimes,” said the report, citing work from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

While noting that more than 10 countries including the United States have moved to repeal laws criminalizing homosexuality since 2000, the report points out that 76 countries retain laws criminalizing people for sexual orientation and gender identity. The death penalty may be applied for consensual homosexual conduct in at least five countries.

Saying that “a pattern of human rights violations emerges that demands a response,” the report in conclusion called on member states, which it said often overlook such incidents, to act with a list of eight recommendations. Among the recommendations is to, “repeal laws used to criminalize individuals on grounds of homosexuality for engaging in consensual same-sex sexual conduct, and harmonize the age of consent for heterosexual and homosexual conduct; ensure that other criminal laws are not used to harass or detain people based on their sexuality or gender identity and expression, and abolish the death penalty for offences involving consensual sexual relations.”

The report also calls for member states to “enact comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation that includes discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity among prohibited grounds and recognizes intersecting forms of discrimination; ensure that combating discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity is included in the mandates of national human rights institutions.”

The High Commissioner recommended that the U.N. Human Rights Council keep up to date about violence and discrimination linked to sexual orientation and gender identity, and encouraged investigations and reports within the U.N. system to continue.

Advocates hailed the report, released just one week after the Obama administration announced steps to more fully integrate LGBT human rights into its foreign policy. The White House issued a presidential memorandum and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a U.N. audience in Geneva that LGBT rights are human rights.

“This is a groundbreaking U.N. effort that restates international law and makes it clear that criminalizing people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity is a fundamental denial of their human rights and human dignity. So, too, are acts of violence and discrimination,” said Marc Bromley, chair of the Council for Global Equality. “Based on the standards articulated in this UN document, all countries, including our own, still have more to do to fully recognize the human rights of their LGBT citizens. The report will be debated at a meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council in March, and with South Africa leading the discussion, the March presentation will ensure that this report guides the work of the U.N.’s human rights experts worldwide.”

Jessica Stern, acting executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, said, “The report is a tribute to all of the activists who have fought for recognition of homophobic violence and transphobic discrimination over decades, often in the face of extreme hostility. It will serve as an invaluable aid to each one of us who seeks to advance LGBT rights – not only at the United Nations but in cities and towns around the world.”

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Caroling Againts Discrimination

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announces their disapproval about the inclusion of the "Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity" and want it taken out of the Anti Discrimination Bill since this will promote "Same Sex Marriages" in the Philippines and would punish Catholic Priests if they will refuse to officiate same sex weddings.

Contrary to this belief, the Anti-Discrimination Bill or Senate Bill 2814 (The Anti-Ethnic or Racial Profiling and Discrimination Act of 2011) does not include the legalization of same sex marriage hence it focuses on the equal treatment of all people regardless of their race, religion, and gender preferences.

After hearing this news, many LGBT rights advocates were disappointed with the statement of the church and wanted to start a movement againts the stand of CBCP. The passage of the Anti-Discrimination Bill is the focus of the different LGBT organizations in the Phillippines because this will lessen the oppression of the LGBT people in the country. There was a rumored Pride March that will be conducted but was not pushed through. However, the LGBT advocates, led by Ladlad Partylist, went caroling at CBCP to protest instead and carried banners saying "“All We Want For Christmas is our Human Rights.”

According to Danton Remoto, the chairman emeritus of Ladlad Partylist once said, "The CBCP’s proposition is lamentable, defective and thoughtless because it claims that being LGBT is a choice, which makes them ineligible for being protected under the law." The LGBT organizations promises to continue in their different rallies to ensure that the sexual orientation and gender identity be included in the Anti-Discrimination Bill despite the resistance from the Catholic Church.

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News: Bakla, natagpuang patay sa QC

Another gay man was killed and his body was found near the office of Commission on Human Rights. The story was reported in DZMM and the actual news is stated below:

Source: http://dzmm.abs-cbnnews.com/news/Metro/Bakla,_natagpuang_patay_sa_QC.html

Isang bakla ang natagpuang patay sa isang bakanteng lote malapit sa tanggapan ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR) sa Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City.
Basag ang mukha, nakababa ang shorts at nakalabas pa ang ari ng biktimang si Gilbert Sergio, 26 anyos nang matagpuan ng kaibigang si Mary Rose.
Natagpuan din sa tabi ng biktima ang isang malaking bato na may dugo na hinihinalang ginamit sa pagpatay dito.
Iniimbestigahan na ng mga pulis ang insidente gayundin ang lalaking umano'y huling nakausap ng biktima kagabi. Report from Dennis Datu, Radyo Patrol 42

The same news was covered in Journal Online.
Source: http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/metro/19429-scavenger-found-dead-in-up-campus

Scavenger found dead in UP campus
A gay scavenger was found dead inside the University of the Philippines (UP) campus in Quezon City on Monday morning, his head was smashed with a rock, and his pants was pulled down to his knees exposing his sex organ.
Investigator PO2 Jogene Hernandez identified the victim as scavenger Gilbert Sero, 26, who stays at a shanty near the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) located along CommonwealthAvenue inside the UP Diliman campus.
Hernandez said that the victim was already dead when he was found at around 6 a.m. under a tree at a grassy lot just a few meters from his shanty.
The investigator said that the victim apparently was killed after his head was smashed with a rock which was found next to the body.
Witnesses said that the victim was seen talking to a man on Sunday night.
He noted that the victim was lying on some cartons used as makeshift mats.
Sero also had his shirt pulled up to his chest and his pants pulled down to his knees, Hernandezadded.
The body was discovered by the victim’s friend Mary Rose Grayo, 24, who is also a scavenger.
Grayo told police that she dropped by that morning so that she and the victim could start looking for some junk to scavenge.
However, when she started looking for Grayo, she was shocked to find him dead.        Melnie Ragasa-Jimena

I wish that justice will be served to this case and to all hate crimes committed against the members of the LGBT Community.

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Face to Face: Barako Syota ay Tatlo! Nang magkaharapan, may ibukuking na totoo!

"... Gusto ko lang kasing malaman ninyo kung ano talaga ako bago ako umalis kung ano talaga ako  at kung sino ako. Niloloko ko na sila, niloloko ko pa ang sarili ko... patawad, bakla po ako ma'am. "

These are the words said by Roland in this episode of Face to Face, a reality TV show that discusses different topics in our society nowadays. It was a courageous attempt to disclose his true identity and I admire him for his decision. However, I would want to express my disappointment with the reactions of the audience when his partner was asked about the reason why he stood by Roland. The audience kept on yelling "Pera!", "Magaling" thinking that same sex relationships are all about money and sex when in fact it should be about love and affection and emotional satisfaction. Too bad these people can stereotype gay relationships. I can't imagine how narrow they can be and because of this, I believe that they should be educated about the LGBT Community.

The advise of the religious counselor was that discriminating and he told Roland that God loves him despite the fact that he is gay. I hope that all preachers are like him unlike those who kept on throwing stones at us and thinks that they are righteous.

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News: Homosexual found dead (Cebu)

Another hate crime against a member of the LGBT Community.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=757315&publicationSubCategoryId=107

Homosexual found dead By Ryan Christopher J. Sorote/MIT (The Freeman)

CEBU, Philippines - A homosexual was allegedly raped and later bludgeoned to death by unknown men in one of the mountain barangays of Cebu City last Friday afternoon.
Felix Alsalde Jr., 23, of Sitio Anahaw, Barangay Buhisan, Cebu City, was last seen with a group of youngsters at Sitio Olivo of the same barangay.
However, on Friday at around 3:30 p.m., the victim, who is also known as Luningning, was found dead, with his trousers pulled down and his brassiere exposed.
The victim was discovered lying on his back, by 16-year-old who was gathering wood on a bushy hill a few meters from where the victim was last seen alive.
He immediately reported the incident to the Barangay Hall whose staff sought police assistance.
Eulogio Bacarisas, 49, the victim’s best friend, said that he was drinking with the victim on Thursday at around 3:30 p.m., before he decided to leave after being drunk at around 1 p.m.
He distinctly remembered that he left his friend, who was singing on a videoke, with several young men.
Both homosexuals purposely visited the said place to attend the birthday party of a common friend.
“Gibiyaan aning informant (Bacarisas) ang biktima uban ang usa ka groupo sa mga lalaki ,” said Cebu City Police Office homicide investigator PO3 Geoffrey Gutual.
Gutual said that Alsalde sustained several contusions on his face which reportedly resulted to his death. “Napuno gyud iyang nawong sa bun-og,” he said.
Bacarisas likewise told Gutual that shortly before they started drinking, they were purposely searched for men in the said place.
“Kadtong mga bayot nangita gyud to sila og mga ‘ekal’,” Gutual told The FREEMAN.
He also said the victim was possibly sexually molested before he was killed.
They are currently waiting for the autopsy results to identify his cause of death, and if there are semen residues from the victim’s body. 
“Ato ra na ma-kompirmar once naa na ang result sa autopsy,” he said. (FREEMAN)  

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Fight against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity

December 10 is Human Rights Day. I still don't get it why the Catholic Church needs to block us from achieving the equal rights that we are fighting for when in fact, the United Nations has been very supportive of removing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The LGBT Community is still experiencing unequal treatment on employment, school, and in public establishment policies. There are still people who are being verbally and physically abused because of their gender. And worst, some were murdered (cases were collated and reported to the Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch).

This brings me to remember the speech of one of the icons in Philippine LGBT Human Rights activism, Ms. Sass Rogando Sasot to the United Nations last 2009. While watching this video, I felt the urge to still be an advocate.   

“Opposing grave human rights violations on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity”

ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York
Thursday, December 10th 2009 at 1.15 p.m. – 2.45 p.m

Let me begin by expressing my warmest gratitude to the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, France, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, and to the coalition of non-government organizations defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Thank you for making this event possible and for giving us this opportunity to contribute our voices to this ongoing conversation for change. Our esteemed participants, beautiful beings, and profound expressions of this Universe, a warm, vibrant, and dignified afternoon to each and every one of you!

Burned at stake. Strangled and hanged. Raped and shot and stabbed to death. Throats slashed. Left to bleed to death. These are just some of the ways transgender people were killed in different parts of the world, in different times in the history of humanity. These are just the tip, the violent tip, of the iceberg of our suffering. I can go on and on, reciting a litany of indignity upon indignity, but my time is not enough to name all the acts of atrocious cruelty that transgender people experience. But what is the point of counting the dead bodies of our fellow human beings, of narrating how we suffer, and of opposing violence against us if we don’t challenge the root of our oppression?

The sincerity of our intention to address the human rights violations against transgender people rests upon the depth of our appreciation of human diversity and the breadth of our understanding of why transgender people suffer these indignities.

The root of our oppression is the belief that there is only one and only one way to be male or female. And this starts from our birth. Upon a quick look on our genitals, we are assigned into either male or female. This declaration is more than just a statement of what’s between our legs. It is a prescription of how we should and must live our lives. It is a dictation of what we should think about ourselves, the roles we should play, the clothes we should wear, the way we should move, and the people with whom we should have romantic or erotic relationships. But the existence of people whose identities, bodies, and experiences do not conform to gender norms is a proof that this belief is wrong.

Nonetheless, even though the truth of human diversity is so evident and clear to us, we choose to hang on to our current beliefs about gender, a belief that rejects reality and forces people to live a lie. This is the belief that leads to attacks on our physical and mental integrity, to different forms of discrimination against us, and to our social marginalization. This is the belief that led to Joan of Arc to be burned at stake because she was cross-dressing. This is the belief that motivated the rape and murder of Brandon Teena on December 31, 1993. This is the belief that led to the stabbing to death of Ebru Soykan, a prominent transgender human rights activist in Turkey, on March 10, 2009. This is the belief that led to the arrest of 67 Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia for cross-dressing in June this year. This is the belief that keeps the list of transgender people being harassed, killed, and violated growing year after year. And it is very unfortunate that our legal systems, religions, and cultures are being used to justify, glorify, and sanctify the violent expressions of this belief.

So we question: Is human life less precious than this belief? Is our right to life, to dignified existence, to liberty, and pursuit of happiness subservient to gender norms? This doesn’t need a complicated answer. You want to be born, to live, and die with dignity – so do we! You want the freedom to express the uniqueness of the life force within you – so do we! You want to live with authenticity – so do we!

Now is the time that we realize that diversity does not diminish our humanity; that respecting diversity does not make us less human; that understanding and accepting our differences do not make us cruel. And in fact, history has shown us that denying and rejecting human variability is the one that has lead us to inflict indignity upon indignity towards each other.

We are human beings of transgender experience. We are your children, your partners, your friends, your siblings, your students, your teachers, your workers, your citizens.

Let our lives delight in the same freedom of expression that you enjoy as you manifest to the outside world your unique and graceful selves.

Let us live together in the fertile ground of our common humanity for this is the ground where religion is not a motivation to hate but a way to appreciate the profound beauty and mysteries of life;

for this is the ground where laws are not tools to eliminate those who are different from us but are there to facilitate our harmonious relationship with each other;

for this is the ground where culture is not a channel to express the brutality of our limited perception but a means to express the nobility of our souls;

for this is the ground where the promise of the universality of human rights can be fulfilled!

And we will be in this ground if we let the sanity of our desires, the tenacity of our compassion, and above all, the lucidity of our hearts to reign in our lives.

Thank you!

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Sass Rogando Sasot, transgender activist, Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP)

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The CBCP has done it again. Yes, the major source of bigotry, discrimination and heterosexism has released another statement againts the LGBT Community with regards to the law that we have been lobbying for years which would greatly lessen the oppression of the LGBT people in our country. They are the reason why we are marginalized. And can't they accept the fact the we did not choose to be who we are. The only option we had is to hide from the truth or express the real us.

With their type of logic, I might regard Harry Potter & Twilight as my source of moral standards. And again, can't they put their religion out of the picture when it comes to laws and human rights when in fact.

 from: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/106981/cbcp-wants-anti-discrimination-bill-cleansed-of-provisions-on-gay-rights

CBCP wants anti-discrimination bill cleansed of provisions on gay rights

By Niña Calleja
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is now training its guns on the anti-discrimination bill, saying the possible enactment of the bill into law would open the door for the legalization of same sex marriages.
Speaking at a weekly forum in Greenhills, San Juan City, on Wednesday, lawyers of the CBCP and a Catholic bishop hit the Senate for amending the previous version of the anti-discrimination bill or the Senate Bill 2814.
The Senate has recently passed on third reading the bill which is after penalizing all forms of discrimination.
The SB 2814, known as Anti-Ethnic, Racial or Religious Discrimination and Profiling Act of 2011, will be discussed by a bicameral conference committee tasked to harmonize the Senate bill with similar bills passed by the House.
Ronald Reyes, a lawyer of the CBCP, said they had no qualms about the bill before but became concerned when the bill was amended and “sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity” were included.
“It’s opening the door for same sex marriages, which our country doesn’t allow,” Reyes told reporters.
He said the Catholic church, which would not officiate same sex marriages, might be punished if the bill became law.
“This is alarming and it might change our society,” Reyes said.
Another CBCP lawyer Jo Imbong said the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender) should not be considered the same as the elderly, the handicapped, and the poor.
“These people are disadvantaged not by their own choice. But the third sex, they choose this. How can you give protection to a choice like that?” Imbong said.
Imbong said the bill violated religious freedom and the “no prior restraint” accorded by the law to freedom of speech.
“The government may not penalize a religious organization for … excluding a person from Church responsibilities, for example, based upon that person’s moral behavior which could include the practice or promotion of homosexuality,” she said.
The bill would hinder the Church from teaching what it believed to be right or wrong, Imbong said.
The lawyer noted that under the bill, the priest who refused to officiate same sex marriages may be fined with P500,000 and jailed for 25 years.
Antipolo Bishop Gabriel Reyes said the Episcopal Commission on Family and Life of the CBCP has been appealing to the Senate and the House of Representatives to exclude the LGBT from the bill.

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Dumaguete Pride March Year 1

The First Dumaguete Pride Parade is in line with the City Government's World Aids Day Campaign and the International Human Rights Day.

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BASIC INFORMATION:
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REGISTRATION AND ASSEMBLY: 3:00-3:45PM, 9 December 2011

PARADE START-OFF TIME: 4:00PM

ROUTE: Quezon Park -> Colon St. -> Real St. -> Silliman Ave. -> Perdices St. -> Quezon Park

MATERIALS TO BRING (optional):
-Groups are encouraged to bring materials on HIV/AIDS, LGBT Rights, and the like.
-Placards on HIV/AIDS awareness, LGBT Rights awareness (Please try to keep printed messages as 'love-filled' as possible. Love, after all, is the ultimate retaliation to hate and discrimination.)
* Please DO NOT bring RH Bill materials. As much as this is also our advocacy, this Parade is being funded by the City Government. We will organise another venue for RH Bill advocacy, should this be your advocacy too.
-Rainbow flags/flaglets

CLOTHING: From statement shirts to costumes with wings and scepters...it doesn't matter, really. Be loud and proud!

PARADE MARSHAL TO CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION: 09269626715 (Michael Victor Panuncillon)

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PARADE INFORMATION YOU SHOULD KNOW:

The Dumaguete Pride Parade is not a standalone parade. The City Health Office has allowed for a Pride Space in the City's annual World AIDS Day Awareness Walk. This has been negotiated with the City Health Office by Ladlad Negros Oriental Coordinator, Michael Panuncillon.

It is a wonderful start for Dumaguete's LGBTs to take to the streets and show WE ARE HERE AND WE WILL NEVER DISAPPEAR. Although the entire Parade is not exclusively ours, our visibility in the Parade will force the City Government and fellow Dumaguetenos to be confronted by our existence. Our visibility and our demands for equal rights and protection will hopefully surface the prejudice and discrimination we have all experienced. The Pride Parade will hopefully provide a venue for us to formally and informally negotiate Safe Spaces for us in the community and, perhaps, lead to negotiations on a City Ordinance on Anti-Discrimination based on SOGI.

Invite your straight allies (friends and families) to march with us on December 9! It takes courage to come out. It takes even greater courage to take our cause to the streets. We have lived with discrimination and prejudice in silence for too long. Courage is what it takes to start a revolution. Our first Pride Parade will be the start of bigger and grander Prides to come in Dumaguete.

Lesbian writer and activist Rita Mae Brown once declared in a speech, "No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. The only queer people are those who do not love anybody."

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LGBT Community, nagmartsa na naka-costume (Balitanghali: GMA News TV)

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Ladlad Party List and the Anti-Discrimination Bill

Ms. Bemz Benedito

Ladlad Party List has been with the campaign for the Anti-Discrimination Bill since the beginning. In 1998, Ladlad Chairman Emeritus Danton Remoto was one of our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender leaders who sat down every Wednesday night for two months running to write the bill and what would become the first Anti-Discrimination Bill in the whole of Asia.

Ladlad Party List believed that the bill should be packaged as a human rights bill, for nobody in his or her right mind would wage a fight against a human rights bill in the late 20th century. Ladlad Party List deemed that the focus is the favor of a whole, all-embracing bill that would center on equal rights in the access of public establishments, workplace and in the schools.

Ladlad Party List was clear in the beginning that the right to study and the right to work and to practice one's profession and business was and is paramount in the panoply of rights we want for all Filipino LGBTs. Education is the way to liberation of the self from bondage of the mind and of the socio-political circumstances of one's birth. Work affirms one's self and is a way for self-formation and forging of one's independent identity.

Thus, our party's platform has worked in parallel with the rights being prayed for by the ADB. We want equal rights for students not to be bullied by their homophobic classmates, teachers, and schools. We want equal rights for skilled workers and graduates who want to work in a place where they are qualified to do so.

Many stories of discrimination are happening still in our country -- of students being bullied, of transsexuals being barred from malls, restaurants and bars, of gays in banks not being trusted enough with high positions, because of the silly fear that they will just give the bank's money to their boyfriends, of lesbians not being hired because they are not "feminine enough", of bisexuals still hiding in the deepest, darkest part of the closet for fear of being found that they have a different love, a different life.

The journey for the passage of the ADB has been on the road for almost 13 years. It is a human rights bill that should find no difficulty being passed in a generally democratic and egalitarian Congress that have passed the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act, Magna Carta for Women, the Violence against Women and Children Law, and other such bills that gave equal footing to the marginalized among us.

It is time to give Filipino LGBTs their place under the sun, for we are also citizens of this country, we strive for productive lives and we are faithful taxpayers of the land, and we are all God's children living under the roof of His magnanimous love.

Thank you

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Rock Hard for RH with Carlos Celdran

Last November 26, 2011, I was asked to sit and be a part of the panel with Carlos Celdran and fellow Pro-RH Advocates Dr. Junice Melgar, Leloy Claudio, and Dr. Guy Claudio. There were different points that were given by me and my fellow guest speakers regarding the RH Bill. On my part, I focused more on the health of my fellow LGBT individuals that includes the increasing number of HIV cases in the Philippines, sexually transmitted infection and diseases, and reproductive health concerns. I wasn't prepared to answer the different questions, but I think I made my self clear with regards to why the RH Bill should be passed.

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GETTING TO ZERO: World Aids Day Celebration

Worlds AIDS Day is being commemorated every 1st of December and is dedicated to increase the public awareness about HIV& AIDS.During this time of the year, javascript:void(0)you'll see advocates wearing a "red ribbon", an international symbol of solidarity with people who are infected by HIV and those who are living with AIDS.The first World AIDS Day was celebrated in 1988. This year is the 23rd anniversary of the World Aids Celebration and the theme is "Getting to Zero": Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination, and Zero AIDS Related Deaths.

Different Non-Government Organizations and Local Government Units are holding different events like Candle Lighting Ceremonies, seminars, symposiums, and in the Philippines, the annual Manila Pride March is an avenue as well for the HIV Awareness campaigns and Human Rights Activism. Despite the efforts of our NGOs and LGUs, there is still an increase in the number of people getting infected every year in the Philippines but a decline can be observed in other countries.

Majority of the people living with HIV were infected through sexual contact, some through needle sharing among injecting drug users, and blood transfusion. Reports also have it that there are cases of people below 15 years old. This year, the theme aims to lessen, or better yet, reduce all HIV infection to zero. It's our call to basically stop the spread of the virus by educating not just ourselves but everyone around us. Get yourself tested and know your status. Whether you're positive or not, always practice safe sex.

Sources:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/223333/news/hiv-infections-rising-fast-among-men-ages-20-29
http://www.pnac.org.ph/uploads/documents/publications/NEC_HIV_Apr-AIDSreg2010.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_AIDS_Day

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Statement of the Psychological Association of the Philippines on Non-Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression

from: http://www.pap.org.ph/?ctr=page&action=resources

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Filipinos continue to experience stigma, prejudice and discrimination in Philippine society. This stigma is manifested in actions such as: bullying, teasing and harassment of LGBT children and adolescents in families, schools and communities; media portrayal of LGBTs as frivolous, untrustworthy and even dangerous or predatory; denying transgender Filipinos entry into commercial establishments; pigeonholing LGBT Filipinos into particularly limited roles and occupations; or curtailing their rights to participate in the political sphere.

LGBT Filipinos often confront social pressures to hide, suppress or even attempt to change their identities and expressions as conditions for their social acceptance and enjoyment of rights. Although many LGBTs learn to cope with this social stigma, these experiences can cause serious psychological distress, including immediate consequences such as fear, sadness, alienation, anger and internalized stigma (Hatzenbuehler, 2009; Meyer, 2003). This anti-LGBT prejudice and discrimination tend to be based on a rhetoric of moral condemnation and are fueled by ignorance or unfounded beliefs associating these gender expressions and sexual orientations with psychopathology or maladjustment.

However, decades of scientific research have led mental health professional organizations worldwide to conclude that lesbian, gay and bisexual orientations are normal variants of human sexuality.  These include: the American Psychiatric Association in 1973, the American Psychological Association in 1975, British Psychological Society, the Colombian Society of Psychology, Psychological Society of South Africa, the Australian Psychological Society, and the International Network on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns and Transgender Issues in Psychology, among others. 

The Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) aligns itself with the global initiatives to remove the stigma of mental illness that has long been associated with diverse sexualities and to promote the wellbeing of LGBT people. Moreover, the PAP Code of Ethics (2010) is clear in its stance against discrimination. Filipino psychologists are called upon to recognize the unique worth and inherent dignity of all human beings; and to respect the diversity among persons and peoples (Principle I, a and b).  This means that Filipino psychologists should not discriminate against or demean persons based on actual or perceived differences in characteristics including gender identity and sexual orientation (Ethical Standard III-A and C; V-B.8). 

In order to eliminate stigma, prejudice, discrimination and violence against LGBT, the PAP resolves to support efforts to:

•    oppose  all public and private discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and expression;

•     repeal discriminatory laws and policies, and support the passage of legislation at the local and national levels that protect the rights and promote the welfare of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions;

•     eliminate all forms of prejudice and discrimination against LGBTs in teaching, research, psychological interventions, assessment and other psychological programs;

•    encourage psychological research that addresses the needs and concerns of LGBT Filipinos and their families and communities;

•     disseminate and apply accurate and evidence-based information about sexual orientation and gender identity and expression to design interventions that foster mental health and wellbeing of LGBT Filipinos.

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Pride of the Orient the Film

Celebrate Love, Life, and Pride

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Warning: Smoking Can Seriously Damage your Health

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"LOVE"... AN EXCLUSIVE NIGHT FOR WOMEN WHO LOVE WOMEN at CALLE SIROCCO RESTO LOUNGE

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SAVE THE DATE!
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I joined Occupy for RH

 

Controversial. This is what RH bill is as of the moment. A decade has passed and the RH Bill hasn't been voted and was delayed. Why do I think the RH Bill should be passed?

I am a son. I would want my mother and other mothers out there to get access to reproductive health services and family planning. A woman is always at risk when she is pregnant and when giving birth. A woman's reproductive organs are sensitive and should be taken care of. Reproductive Health Bill addresses the concern about the safety of our mothers' lives. If you love your mother, support the RH Bill.

I am a Filipino.  I am the eldest among six (6) siblings and apparently, we are all at the same age bracket. My brother are all studying at the same time and my father's salary is just minimum. My case isn't the worst because there are more out there who are dozens in the family and whose earnings are just 50Php a day, or worst, none at all. Over population with a limited amount of wage and abundant unemployment. Yes, let's say poverty is because of not allocating the resources properly. However, it's just a part of it. Over population can cause poverty and we must control it. If you love your country, support the RH Bill.

I also went to Occupy for RH earlier and had fun talking to the intellectuals there. People who are using their critical thinking skills in order to fight for what is right. These people who are upholding their principles because they are using their brains and not following a set of structure that the society is telling them based on a "holy book" that would not allow you to eat pig and would even legalize slavery if read literally. 

Let's support them by:

• Going there personally and expressing our support
• Donate food or anything that would help them 
• Share the word and express your thoughts on social sites regarding your support

With these small ways, WE WILL GUARANTEE THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY.

from: http://rhbill.org/occupy/

It has been ten years since the first RH Bill, and after countless debates and delays we are no closer to a vote. The democratic process has stalled at the hands of time-wasting legislators and bullying bishops.
With mounting frustration we remind our public servants that for every day they delay the vote, Filipino families around the country lose their mothers. The time for delay is over. The time for a vote is now.
Starting tomorrow, November 21, RH Advocates from various organizations will occupy the park across the South Wing Gate of Congress, and launch a massive and sustained campaign to remind our Senators and Members of Congress of the urgency to vote on the Reproductive Health Bill before the year ends.

Pro-RH lawmakers, celebrities, artists, government officials, civil society and non-government groups, business, academe, youth, religious and non-religious sectors will show their support at this mass action, and advocates will camp out in front of the South Wing Gate for as long as it takes for their voices to be heard.
We urge you to join us, tomorrow and onwards, and lend your voice to a movement that will save Filipino lives. Various activities will be held at the camp and at the South Wing Gate, such as a noise barrage, cultural and solidarity nights, pickets, creative and symbolic protests, actions that will make our legislators listen.
For ten years we have been ignored, the cries of the People drowned out by the powerful few. But no more. Together we will stand, together we will shout, and together we will Occupy for RH till our legislators vote for RH now.

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Which baby are you?

Piolo Pascual (January 12, 1977)

 JANUARY BABY

Handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive. Down-to-Earth.

FEBRUARY BABY

John Prats (February 14, 1984)

Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexiest out of everyone. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest And loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Horny. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

Gerald Anderson (March 7, 1989)

MARCH BABY

Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Great kisser. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Observant and assesses others. 

Luis Manzano (April 21, 1981)

APRIL BABY

Suave and compromising. Funny and humorous. Stubborn. Very talkative. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal. Does work well with others. Very confidant. Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Able to cheer everyone up and/or make them laugh. Able to motivate oneself and others. Understanding. Fun to be around. Outgoing. Hyper. Bubbly personality. Secretive. Boy/girl crazy. Loves sports, music, leisure and traveling. Systematic. Hot but has brains.

 MAY BABY

Sam Milby (May 23, 1984)

Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Shy towards opposite sex. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High-spirited.

John LLoyd Cruz (June 24, 1983)

JUNE BABY

You've got the best personality and are an absolute pleasure to be around. You love to make new friends and be outgoing. You are a great flirt and more than likely have an a very attractive partner. a wicked hottie. It is also more than likely that you have a massive record collection. You have a great choice in films, and may one day become a famous actor/actress yourself - heck, you've got the looks for it!!!

JULY BABY

Chris Tiu (July 15, 1985)

Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people's feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. spazzy at times. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

AUGUST BABY

Akihiro Sato (August 30, 1986)

Outgoing personality. takes risks. feeds on attention. No self-control. Kind hearted. Self-confident. Loud and boisterous. VERY revengeful. Easy to get along with and talk to. Has an "every thing's peachy" attitude. Likes talking and singing. Loves music. Daydreamer. Easily distracted. Hates not being trusted. BIG imagination. Loves to be loved. Hates studying. in need of "that someone". Longs for freedom. Rebellious when withheld or restricted. Lives by "no pain no gain" caring. Always a suspect. Playful. Mysterious. "charming" or "beautiful" to everyone. stubborn. curious. Independent. Strong willed. A fighter.

Robi Domingo (September 27, 1989)

SEPTEMBER BABY

Active and dynamic. Decisive and haste but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Usually you have many friends. Enjoys to make love. Emotional. Stubborn. Hasty. Good memory. Moving, motivates oneself and others. Loves to travel and explore. Sometimes sexy in a way that only their lover can understand.

Sam Concepcion (October 17, 1992)

OCTOBER BABY
Loves to chat. Loves those who love them. Loves to takes things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn't pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Brave and fearless. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care to control emotions. Unpredictable. Extremely smart, but definitely the hottest AND sexiest of them all.

Enchong Dee (November 5, 1989)

NOVEMBER BABY

Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionate and dangerous. Wild at times. Knows how to have fun. Sexy and mysterious. Everyone is drawn towards your inner and outer beauty and independent personality. Playful, but secretive. Very emotional and temperamental sometimes. Meets new people easily and very social in a group. Fearless and independent. Can hold their own. Stands out in a crowd. Essentially very smart. Usually, the greatest men are born in this month. If you ever begin a relationship with someone from this month, hold on to them because their one of a kind.

 DECEMBER BABY

Jake Cuenca (December 30, 1987)

This straight-up means you are the most good-looking person possible... Better than all of these other months! Loyal and generous. Patriotic. Competitive in everything. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Easy to talk to, though hard to understand. Thinks far with vision, yet complicated to know. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Has that someone always on his/her mind. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Abiding. Able to show character. One guy/girl kind of person. Loveable. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves music. Pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive.

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