The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has just denied the petition for accreditation of Ang Ladlad Partylist to be able to take part in the 2010 elections and represent Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Filipinos in Congress. The COMELEC, in its 7-page decision, claims that Ang Ladlad advocates sexual immorality and thus the COMELEC is protecting the youth from “moral and spiritual degradation” by denying Ang Ladlad’s petition.
In light of this COMELEC decision, Ang Ladlad is calling all its members, allies, friends and supporters to a general assembly on 14 November 2009, Saturday, 9am-12nn at the Seminar Room 108 of the University Hotel, UP Diliman. For directions, call the University Hotel at landline 926.1975/926.1953 or mobile 0920.471.0111.
It’s time to get up and stand up for our rights!
2 comments:
Give 'em hell!
If they want transpinays to pay taxes, then you also have the right to run for (and possibly win) public office in your country as well.
We will Monica.
Problem is that they may sit on this. So if we want a transpinay in public office, she will just have to run on her own. With this decision though, even that may be difficult. The COMELEC needs to take back what it said.
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