Filipino lawmakers call for 'gay pride' march
Two Quezon City councillors are pushing for an annual "gay pride" march in the city in June to attest to the local government's commitment to upholding the rights of all Filipinos, particularly the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
The councillors proposed the march in light of a previous ordinance that created the Quezon City crisis-and-protection centre for women, children, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders who are victims or survivors of violence and abuse.
The councillors said that a gay pride march, conducted annually in different parts of the country, encourages support for the LGBT community, thus, “It is an honour for the Quezon City government to show its support to the LGBTs in their serious call to end discrimination against the LGBT community.”
Quezon is the former capital and most populous city of the Philippines.
Same-sex sexual activity is not illegal in the Philippines but same-sex marriages are not legally recognised and the LGBT community is not protected by any civil rights laws.
