Aug 15 2010
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Coming Out, LGBT, LGBT rights

Curing homosexuality: tips from Pro-life

There are many ways to skin a cat. If you have “same-sex attraction”, here are some tips on how to cure that ungodly desire:

1. Cover the naked body of the crucified Jesus. He’s good-looking, compassionate, very much into equality and therefore pro-gay, and sinew. It really gives the wrong impression.

2. Ban products that are known to cause homosexuality. Prohibit the sale and use of fabric softeners; a friend claims that they literally make us soft. Stop the use of fertilizers. It is quite known that Masagana rice led to the spread of homosexuality in rural areas.

3. Target the role models. No more Ate Shawie, Ate Vi, Manilyn Reynes, and Coney Reyes. Scrap animation shows that encourage homosexuality – teletubbies, Flying House, Superbook, Superfriends, Superman and Master Showman. Actually, ban Kuya Germs.
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Aug 08 2010
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LGBT, LGBT rights, Sex, Sexual Health

Pedophilia!

Over lunch last Friday, a friend told us of a recent case of a 21-year old Manila-based homosexual who picked up an 8-year old boy in Cebu.  The incident reached the  authorities, the homosexual was arrested, and he is now detained somewhere in Cebu.

So there you go. This is the kind of story that gives traction to the ‘pedophilia card’ used by many anti-LGBT groups and individuals that oppose LGBT rights. In many instances, whether in a congressional hearing or a training, I find myself repeating one truth about pedophilia – that it is NOT a homosexual trait, and that it is fundamentally about power. The pedophile believes that he can abuse the victim because he is in a position to do so and because he thinks he can get away with it.

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Aug 04 2010
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Congress, Philippine Left, politics

The House of Gloria

Last Monday, Rep. Walden Bello of Akbayan Party delivered a scathing speech condemning former President GMA for high corruption. He said that corruption was the signature of the Arroyo government. He condemned the allies and cohorts of the previous government, whose acts he called porcine. He said that GMA should be brought to the National Penitentiary, and that she doesn’t deserve to be in Congress. (Download the speech here)

The speech was delivered shortly after former President GMA had her oath-taking before the members of Congress as the representative of the 4th district of Pampanga.

In the House of Gloria, what Walden did cannot be tolerated. Walden was interrupted several times during his speech, with one veteran representative saying that it was taking too long. Another representative – remember him, his name is Rep. Marcoleta of Alagad – complained that Walden, a professor and a public intellectual, was tackling too many issues, and it was too much for his brain to handle. Continue reading →

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May 13 2010
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2010 elections, LGBT, LGBT rights, politics

The homophobes lost, but…

Rep. Abante during the Anti-Discrimination Bill hearing

Here’s some good news: three candidates from the conservative bloc lost in the senatorial and congressional elections. Bienvenido Abante, an incumbent representative in District 6, Manila City, lost to his rival Sandy Ocampo, a former congresswoman and currently Manila’s deputy mayor. Atty. Jo Imbong, legal counsel of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, ran for senator under the Catholic church-backed Ang Kapatiran Party, is among the bottom-dwellers in the senatorial race. Another pro-life bet, ex-senator Kit Tatad, has been unable to surpass the Top 20 benchmark.

Rep. Abante, as Chair of the House Committee on Human Rights, blocked the passage of a bill penalizing discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders. Last year, Rep. Abante filed a bill criminalizing same-sex marriage and prohibiting co-habitation among between partners of the same sex.

He also opposed the enactment of the RH Bill, a controversial measure that provides access to reproductive health information and contraceptives.

Atty. Imbong, on the other hand, is the CBCP lobbyist that has rabidly campaigned against the RH Bill and Anti-Discrimination Bill in most congressional hearings. A “pro-life” advocate, Atty. Imbong has labeled the above bills as part of the Church-opposed DEATH bills, a cluster of measures promoting divorce, euthanasia, abortion, total reproductive health, and homosexuality (same-sex marriage). Continue reading →

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