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The Philippine LGBTQI Movement at the Intersections of Class and Gender Politics
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The Philippine LGBTQI Movement at the Intersections of Class and Gender Politics
Naomi Brussel and John Riley from Out FM interview Jose Manford Sy (or Mon Sy for short) and Anging Aban. Angging Aban is a socialist feminist. Both are with the the program of alternative development of the University of Philippines. In the interview, Out-FM asks about the blood thirsty authoritarian regime of Duterte and it's impact on the LGBT movement. Duterte has openly promoted the killings of activists and journalists and and other people from the marginalized sectors in his so-called war on drugs.
Under this current regime, for instance, the Philippine Congress debated, the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression, Equality bill, known as the SOGI bill. Duterte has declared declared repeatedly that he shows no support for policy making that protects the rights of LGBTQ persons. Mon Sy reported that since 2016 , "there's a shrinking space for popular discourse in LGBTQ rights and welfare."
Mon Sy reports that the LGBTQ movement tried to, "stage a pride March in the Philippines because it even though it was in the middle of lockdown, many LGBTQ and activist organizations and human rights organizations in the country felt that we still had to have a pride March in the country, despite the limitations on mobility. And even though this was actually allowed at the time, we actually gained a permit for this pride March. The police attacked us when we went in, basically the gates to Malacañang Palace, which is the president's headquarters." Mon Sy and AngGing Aban describe the history of the movement there and the need for the movement to take up class and gender issues.
ACT UP Boston, then & now; East River Park Update; & the News
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Out-FM is a weekly progressive queer show on listener-sponsored, noncommercial WBAI/Pacifica Radio. It airs at 99.5 and wbai.org, generally on Tuesdays from 8-9 PM. Please support us by donating to WBAI. Become a member for $25 or a BAI Buddy (sustainer) for $5/month or more. Or give to our Tower Fund https://wbai.wedid.it/campaigns/10022-tower-fund/. Or go to wbai.org or call 212-209-2950 and let WBAI management know you listen to Out-FM by supporting the station with a donation. Be sure and mention us when you donate.
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ACT UP Boston then & now
As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to unfold into a new tiresome chapter, many of us, as gay, lesbian, bi and transpeople, and injection drug users and their partners are familiar with the twists and turns in a pandemic from our lived experience of the still on-going AIDS Crisis. Recently I attended an event marking the 34th anniversary of the founding of ACT UP Boston. What we’ll hear next is a history of that group told by several of its members, still relevant because of the continuing issues of homelessness, on-going HIV transmission, and need for access to HIV medication and prevention education.
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