On 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,…
Earlier 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…
The 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!
Statement 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…
(Geneva, June 30, 2016) In a defining vote, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on “Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, and gender identity”, to mandate the appointment of an Independent Expert on the…
GALANG Philippines together with over 80 lesbians, bisexual women, and trans men (LBT) partners, families, and friends from urban poor communities in Quezon City, joined thousands of marchers to call on all Filipinos to “let love into their homes, their…
Beyond our grief from the tragedy in Orlando, Florida, USA is GALANG’s unwavering fight against stigma, discrimination, hate, and violence directed towards LGBTs all over the world. We are horribly shaken and outraged by the death of 49 people in…
Joint Statement on the Deteriorating Situation of LGBTIQ Rights in Indonesia We, civil society organizations and human rights defenders, express deep concern about the recent deteriorating situation faced by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Queer (LGBTIQ) community in Indonesia….
