#LGBTQIA art is both personal, and communal – i.e. it “heals” LGBTQIA artists, even while highlighting issues from the LGBTQIA community. And for artists, art is always both at the same time.
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#Transgender woman Earlene Almanzor sees the urgency of the need to help #LGBTQIA #trans people #transition, as they could endanger themselves when they #selfmedicate.
Discover this #gay and #bisexual pickup point in #stockholmcentralstation, the #waitingtrains art installation of #sivertlindblom. Akin to #bakalboys of the Philippines, this is also popular for those wanting to pickup or be picked up.
In Stockholm, Sweden, #DykeMarch was held as part of #LGBTQIA #Pride, with marchers calling for rights and visibility of lesbian women, and other minority sectors like #transgender women and #Palestine.
The trans awakening of Earlene Almanzor | KaraniwangLGBTQIA
#Transgender woman Earlene Almanzor, 20 from Bulacan, always knew she’s different, wanting to be like her female relatives. But while her family accepted her, people in the community were not as accepting. As someone more aware of #LGBTQIA issues now, she sees the need to help #trans people transition, as they could put themselves in danger by self-medicating.
FULL STORY: https://outragemag.com/an-ongoing-learning-on-trans-issues-for-earlene-almanzor/
For this #lgbtqia wandering, a lesson from #munich: consider the value of resilient local grasses to #green the streets of any big city, instead of keeping on planting, with the costs reaching millions and millions from @mmdagovph 🫣🤭😜
At #AIDS2024, activists focused on demanding to better the quality of services given to people living with #HIV - e.g. for pharmaceutical giants to also focus on saving lives, not just profit.
At #AIDS2024, #art was given a spotlight because of its ability to also help in dealing with #HIV (including among #lgbtqia people). Now how to make sure art works in HIV advocacy?
#AIDS2024 is supposed to highlight #HIV developments, but also ended up highlighting why many efforts continue to fail, from #profiteering to #fakeadvocacy to #gatekeeping of #donorfunding by enabled abusers and so on. Meaning: even more needs to be done, or HIV will never be eradicated.
Successes marked, but more efforts to promote Pride pushed in Antipolo | NEWSMAKERS
The current local government unit of #Antipolo may be pro-#LGBTQIA, but the city still doesn’t have an anti-discrimination policy for #LGBTQIA people. So the call is to “mark #Pride as a protest since still not all of us have human rights.” See less
The current local government unit of #Antipolo may be pro-#LGBTQIA, but the city still doesn’t have an anti-discrimination policy for #LGBTQIA people. So the call is to “mark #Pride as a protest since still not all of us have human rights.”
‘Queerlayaan’ attempts to surface queer art as tool for LGBTQIA struggle | NEWSMAKERS
#Queer artists are still not fully accepted, so enthusiasts of #queerart do not have any place to go to for queer works. #Queerlayaan attempts to showcase art as a tool of expression, and maybe to push for #LGBTQIA issues.
Pride remains a protest – Southern Tagalog Pride | NEWSMAKERS
In Metro Manila, #LGBTQIA #Pride has evolved to favor commercialism, but Southern Tagalog Pride 2024 #STPride2024 focused on keeping Pride as a protest since minority sectors – all with LGBTQIA members – continue to be deprived of their basic #humanrights.
At #STPride Southern Tagalog Pride for 2024, the call is to keep #LGBTQIA #Pride a struggle until all minority sectors gain their #humanrights.
#KaraniwangLGBTQIA: Finding her rainbow place in Zamboanga City
Meet Erolyn Francisco, president of the local #LGBTQIA organization in #Mampang, #ZamboangaCity, who wants to help change the way people view #transgender Filipinos. "People only focus on efforts of cisgender men and women. They don't appreciate what we do."