This Tuesday, December 21, 2010, the UN General Assembly will vote on a proposal to protect lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders from extrajudicial killings and other unlawful executions. The vote will specifically be on the restoration of sexual orientation in the text of the Resolution on Extrajudicial, Summary, and Arbitrary Executions. The resolution had always … Continue reading »
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Bill criminalizing same-sex marriage filed in Congress
Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante (Vice Chair of the Committee on Human Rights) filed a bill to criminalize same-sex marriage in the Philippines. On its face, the bill is both farcical and dangerous. I’ll explain why later, but let’s go through the bill’s salient points first: Over-all framework: In line with the constitutional declarations recognizing the … Continue reading »
