Twenty-two (22) years ago, the first National Lesbian Rights Conference was held in Silang, Cavite. The theme back then was “Hearing Our Voices in Unity: Claiming Our Rights, Controlling Our Lives.” Here’s an excerpt from the statement made during that…
A decade ago, GALANG Philippines was established by a group of lesbian friends who were either keenly observing or actively engaged in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activist communities in the Philippines. Today, as we turn 10, we’d…
MARIKINA CITY, June 30, 2018 — GALANG Philippines, along with over 150 of its partner lesbians, bisexual women, and trans men (LBT) people’s organizations (LPOs) and their families and friends, marched at the 2018 Metro Manila Pride March in…
GALANG in 2017 made significant strides toward advancing the rights and well-being of lesbians, bisexual women, and trans men. Read about our achievements in our 2017 newsletter!
“In Stonewall’s Global Workplace Equality Index, broad legal zoning is used to group the differing challenges faced by organisations across their global operations. The Philippines is classified as a Zone 2 country, which means sexual acts between people of the…
The battle cry of almost every lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights advocate in the Philippines is to pass a law that would protect against discrimination and violence directed towards one’s sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE). Even…
On March 17, 2018, GALANG, together with its partner lesbian, bisexual women, and trans men (LBT) people’s organizations (LPOs) and their families, attended a nationwide mobilization for the SOGIE Equality Bill at the People Power Monument in Epifanio Delos Santos…
GALANG Philippines, together with hundreds of LGBT rights activities, allies, and friends, proudly marched the streets of Timog Avenue, Quezon City during the 3rd Quezon City (QC) LGBT Pride March. Over 100 members of GALANG’s partner lesbians, bisexual women, and…
