Starting 2017 right with the families, friends, and allies of partner LBTs for the Family Acceptance and Diversity (FAD) Initiative.
May Boses ang Maralitang LBTs! (Present in the photo are GALANG and partner LBT people’s organizations during the 2016 Metro Manila Pride March).
Contributing to the empowerment of Filipino LBTs. (Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between GALANG and TESDA Women’s Center).
Listen. Agitate. Educate. Organize. (Present in the photo are the staff of GALANG during the 10th Baguio Pride Parade).
GALANG as a member organization of LAGABLAB,a network of Filipino LGBTQ organizations, individuals, and allies that seek to advance and protect the human rights and basic freedoms of the Filipino LGBT community with special focus on legislation and policy-making, commemorates…
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Keep ReadingOn March 17, 2017, GALANG Philippines shared the results of its 2015 baseline study on the well-being of its lesbian, bisexual women, and trans men (LBTs) clientele in a forum attended by allies from both government and civil society. Senator…
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Keep ReadingOn December 3, 2016, GALANG Philippines will once again join the march for equality, for love, and for one’s well-being in the 10th LGBT Pride Parade in Baguio City. For the past eight years, GALANG, together with its partner lesbians,…
Keep ReadingEarlier this week, it was reported that a teenager named Jessa Lojo committed suicide at a mall in Mandaluyong City. The investigators say that the cause may have revolved around the disapproval of the teenager’s family towards her sexuality. GALANG…
Keep ReadingThe year 2015 has been a fulfilling and productive year for GALANG as it continuously builds stronger communities. Get a glimpse of GALANG’s work by checking out our 2015 Newsletter!
Keep ReadingStatement of the Philippine Commission on Human Rights submitted to the Global LGBTI Human Rights Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay (July 13-15, 2016) SDG 1, allows us to link discrimination against LGBTI with poverty and to push for inclusion of LGBTIs…
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