Bakla, acheng, bading, badaf, badash, badingerzee, bayot , becky and more. Find out the names gays go by in the Philippines.
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What makes us proud! Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) achievements and events
Ah, 1990s, the decade of boy bands, girl bands.
Remember Hansons vs. The Moffatts, ‘N Sync vs. Backstreet Boys, and Spice Girls vs., er… Spice Girls? Many of them may have not returned to the limelight (we won’t drop names here) but even so, we say in full confidence that they totally forgotten because they have taken earned a spot in the rich and ever-changing word pool called gay lingo.
You may remember Jane Lynch, the scheming cheerios coach in popular hit TV series Glee, as the ever-sarcastic and mean faculty superstar. But last Monday, May 30, she was all smiles as she and longtime girlfriend, Dr. Lara Embry, tied the knot at Blue Heron Restaurant in Sunderland, Massachusetts, according to Us magazine.
In a recent memorandum circulated to accredited recruitment agencies in the Philippines, the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia explicitly instructed the companies to thoroughly screen work applicants to exclude lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBTs), or else they will be permanently discredited by the embassy.
(Cape Town, May 18, 2010) – The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and the Malawian organization the Center for the Development of People (CEDEP) condemn the conviction of same sex couple Steven Monjenza, 26, and Tiwonge Chimbalanga (20) for “unnatural offences” and “indecent practices between males”.