Conference highlights danger of being gay in the Philippines
The 22nd World Conference of the International Lesbian and Gay Association met in Manila this year, the first such meeting in the region. The conference showed documentaries and discussed issues of gay and lesbian rights and fears around the world, both in countries who have allowed same-sex marriages, and in countries like the Philippines and Egypt in which queer people still live in fear for their lives. Although the United Nations has recognized the human rights of queer people, many governments do nothing to protect those rights and some deliberately act against them.
Manila Times
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