ON CELEBRATING PRIDE
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As Pride month comes to an end, let us reflect on our potential role in advocating for a substantial change for LGBTQI+. Start with ourselves and the community that we are part of. The LGBTQI+ liberation stands with the nation’s. Let us be loud and proud in supporting a cause that champions human rights and dignity. Let us have a more colorful and meaningful Pride celebration today and in the years to come.

The Philippines is the first country in Asia to hold a Pride Parade. On June 26, 1994, more than 30 queer advocates and the Metropolitan Community Church Philippines, organized a demonstration in Quezon City in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Stone Wall Riots. It was dubbed as the “Stone Wall Manila.” Yet, almost three decades after the Stone Wall Manila, we ask ourselves, “has there been substantial change for the Filipino LGBTQI+ in the past years?”