Where to Find Lezzies in the City of Manila

Here's a blogpost I wrote for Lezzy in the City:

Most of lesbian new-found friends would ask me "Where can I find lesbians in Manila?" . I know that it's been a struggle for some lesbians to find for some lesbian love in the city that is why I decided to make this topic as my first blog post. Since I am based here in Manila, I would only be able to give you suggestions around Metro Manila so here goes: (Please read the rest of the article here)

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Lesbian Parenting in the Philippines

This has been a long overdue post because the Lesbian Parenting forum I attended was last April 18. Even though it's already been a month, it still deserves a spot here in my blog because I believe that it is one of the issues some lesbians here in the Philippines face.

What makes a family? It is not just a biological concept anymore, in fact it has evolved into a social construct. We sometimes consider long time colleagues at work as our family. The rigidity of the family as a biological concept sometimes become the root of bigotry and homophobia.

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Families of the Heart: Legal Protections for Lesbian Partners and their Children

Rainbow Rights Project, Inc. and the UP Film Institute

Supported by

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
are inviting you to attend:

“Families of the Heart: Legal Protections for Lesbian Partners and their Children”

a lecture-forum to be held on
April 18, Saturday, from 1-4PM, at the Bernal Gallery, UP Film Institute.

By popular request, this discussion will try to provide answers for lesbian couples seeking joint property rights and other legal protections, after having been deprived of the automatic privileges granted by marriage. We shall also try to cover parenting options for lesbian families. Here is an article, by the way, which can help you know ways on how to get pregnant the lesbian way.

Know where you stand under Philippine law, and learn about your alternatives.

*reposted from Angie.

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Flipping Through the Pages of Maxim's Gay and Lesbian Issue

(photo from Maxim Philippines)

I just got a copy of the Maxim Philippines' Gay and Lesbian Issue a few days ago with Mocha on the cover of it. Just finished reading the interesting articles and of course looking at the interesting pictures of it too ;) . I believe this is the most daring mainstream magazine magazine that I've seen lately. A lot of provocative femme-to-femme poses from women who I believe who are just swingers (or bi-curious women) but not really femme lesbians per se. Oh well.

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Our Chart is the Official Social Network of The L Word

Our Chart is the official social network of the popular TV series, The L Word. The people behind the website are: Ilene Chaiken (CEO), Jennifer Beals (Founding Partner), Leisha Hailey (Founding Partner), Katherine Moennig (Founding Partner) and Hilary Rosen (Co-founder and Board Member). The L Word fans could sign up for a free membership on the website and interact with the other members who are as well The L Word fans. There are about 700+ members there who are located in the Philippines.

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Pagsusuri sa Pelikulang Rome and Juliet

Rome and Juliet, sa mga hindi nakakaalam nito ay marahil ay sasabihin na may typo error na nangyari. Hindi po, hindi po nito itinutukoy ang Romeo and Juliet na isinulat ni William Shakespeare. Ito po ay isang Pelikulang Pilipinong nagsasalaysay sa pag-uulayaw ng dalawang babaeng nag-iibigan at paglaya ng sari-sariling kasarian. Sa titulo nito, naipakita na kaagad ang pagbaklas sa heterosekswal na 'taken for granted reality' nito nagpapatungkol sa bawal na pag-iibigan ng dalawang nilalang na heterosekswal. Kaya naman sa pelikulang ito, angkop na tawagin itong Rome and Juliet upang magpatungkol sa bawal na pag-iibigan ngunit ang pinagkaiba nga lamang nila kay Romeo at Juliet ay mas malalaking institusyon ng lipunan ang kalaban nina Rome at Juliet ( ang pamilya, ekonomiya, relihiyon, at marami pang iba) kaysa kina Romeo at Juliet na tila pang-personal na isyu lamang ang kanilang tinatalakay.

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