• A teen beauty contestant in Wowowin introduced her mom as “pogi”
• It was revealed that the contestant’s mom was a lesbian
• Mama Che wrongfully thought her own mother was dying so she granted her wish to have a grandchild by getting pregnant

In the ‘Pera o Kahon’ segment of Willie Revillame’s ‘Wowowin’ on Tuesday, a teen beauty contestant introduced her mother as “pogi” to the curiosity of the host and the audience.

Asked why she did so, the contestant named Angel, said her mother was a lesbian. As the segment allows the contestants to share their life stories, the senior high school student proceeded to relay her story.

Angel aims to be an accountant or a business woman in the future to alleviate her family from poverty. She’s the only biological daughter of her lesbian mother, Mama Che.

Her mother adopted another child into their family. Angel never met nor knew her father growing up.

Revillame interrogated Mama Che on her decision to get pregnant, even though she’s a lesbian. The woman answered that the incident only happened because she initially thought her own mother was dying and doggedly wish for her to have a grandchild.

Wanting to fulfil her mother’s ‘dying request,’ Mama Che said, “Sige, bibigyan kita ng apo ‘tas liliko na’ko,” alluding to her decision of switching her gender and sexual orientation after she bears a child.

When asked by the host to leave her child with a message, the lesbian mother told Angel, “’Nak, alam mo naman, kahit ganito ko binuhay kita, pinalaki ka namin ng Mommy mo, alam mo naman ‘yun mula’t sapol kahit baby ka pa, kami na ng Mommy mo ‘yung nag-aalaga sa’yo, sumusuporta, gumagabay sa’yo. Nagpapasalamat ako sa’yo dumating ka sa buhay namin ng Mommy mo.”

Angel who was visibly teary-eyed in the video was very thankful of her mother and grandmother too. The grandmother appeared in the video clip as well, looking very healthy and hale.

“Ni-request ko po ‘yan (sa anak ko) para ho magkaroon kami ng kasama dahil dadalawa lang kami. Nagpapasalamat ako at hindi ako nagkakamali dahil napakaganda ng apo ko,” the proud grandma declared.

• A transwoman admits to a guy her sexual identity
• A transphobic is someone who shows dislike against transsexual or transgender people
• One of the netizens misinterpreted her post and said that it is not  being transphobic but rather having a preference

To have a stronger relationship, all you need is to be honest, all the time. Just like a transwoman who admitted to a guy her sexual identity.

A Twitter user named Tiffany Monroe‏ @tiffanymonroee posted the response of a guy to whom she admitted that she is a transwoman and the guy accepted her for who she is. “I told this guy I was trans and look at his response.”

I told this guy I was trans and look at his response pic.twitter.com/wqPzIqJEzr

— Tiffany Monroe (@tiffanymonroee) March 3, 2019

As she was being accepted, she called out to all transphobic persons who quoted on her tweet. A transphobic is someone who shows dislike against transsexual or transgender people.

And all the ugly men quoting this and being transphobic, I hope the girl you fucking with gives you chlamydia. You ugly bitches

— Tiffany Monroe (@tiffanymonroee) March 3, 2019

But one of the netizens misinterpreted her post and told her that it is not being transphobic, but rather having a preference.

Having a preference isnt transphobic though lol

— Jacøb (@_EIysian_) March 4, 2019

Tiffany replied and explained that there is really a difference between having a preference and being transphobic. But for her, it can’t be considered as a preference once you’ve already encountered a transwoman because that is optional.

Listen stupid fucks. There’s obviously a difference between having a preference and being transphobic. But when you encounter a trans woman that’s pre-op and that’s not your preference, you don’t have to be transphobic about the situation. That’s the whole point.

— Tiffany Monroe (@tiffanymonroee) March 4, 2019

And she added that her tweet was only intended for transphobic men.

If you’re not transphobic then this tweet has nothing to do with you, right? That tweet only calls out the men being transphobic but of course you want to make it about you. So please, shut the fuck up.

— Tiffany Monroe (@tiffanymonroee) March 4, 2019

As a reply to her explanation with the way she posted on her tweet, by pointing out she was accepted and proved that the guy was a real man, it turned out like calling the attention of anyone who doesn’t feel the same.

Idk, it's ironic of nothing else that you're preaching to a timeline about being accepted for once by sharing a story to push a narrative of "see he accepts me that makes him a real man" while in turn calling out anyone that doesn't feel the same. You're the toxic one here. Tuff.

— Jacøb (@_EIysian_) March 4, 2019

After all the negative and positive reactions, she thanked all the people who had given positive reactions to her tweet. But to all those who were being rude and transphobic, she just shook them off.

Anyway, thank you to all the lovely people being so nice to me, y’all are beautiful, deserve love and I hope you have a good night/day! To everyone being rude & transphobic, suck a fart outta my ass bitches.

— Tiffany Monroe (@tiffanymonroee) March 4, 2019

• Hugh Jackman shared his thoughts and support for the LGBT+ rights, as well as marginalized groups, women, and minorities who have been continuously discriminated
• Jackman said “he’s not gay” but stated “there isn’t anything shameful”
• “I have absolutely no idea…I love telling stories. It was my absolute privilege playing Peter Allen.”

Hugh Jackman’s performance went viral as he performed, with students in the Oceania Voices, last year, their rendition of ‘This is Me’ from the film ‘The Greatest Showman’ in Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand last Wednesday, February 27.

On a press conference, Jackman was asked what more he could do to address his status as a gay icon.

After that question, according to Newshub, the performer laughed and said: “I have absolutely no idea…I love telling stories. It was my absolute privilege playing Peter Allen.”

The actor was referring to his 2003 Tony-winning performance as Peter Allen in ‘The Boys from Oz,’ a musical about a musician who was dying of HIV and reveals himself as gay after marrying Liza Minelli who was also a singer.

For being so convincing to his wife Deborra-lee Furness, Jackman told the story through his award-winning performance.

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“Deb, my wife, came to see it about 40 times. She loved that show. She was in the bathroom at one point […] Deb was in the stall, and she could hear two women outside going ‘Is he or isn’t he?’ She was just listening for about two minutes, then she just yelled out, ‘He isn’t!,’” Jackman said.

Jackman shared his thoughts and support for the LGBT+ rights, as well as marginalized groups, women, and minorities who have been continuously discriminated.

“I’m all for it in every single aspect and I’m proud to be a part of any solution to [discrimination] through storytelling,” he added.

But then, over a decade’s rumors about Jackman’s sexuality have already been following the actor.

According to CBS executive Vinny Favale, in October, following allegations of workplace misconduct, reports surfaces that Jackman is “gay,” as well as describing Jackson’s marriage to Furness as “fake.”

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Previously, Jackman said “he’s not gay” but stated “there isn’t anything shameful.”

In an interview last 2018, Jackman said that he is not particularly upset about it.

“Some dudes do get upset, some dudes say: ‘Don’t say I’m gay,’ [but] I am good,” Jackman said.

Hugh Jackman has previously said he’s not gay, but specified “there isn’t anything shameful” about being gay in a 2009 interview.

• Duterte’s ‘solution’: Priests should be allowed to marry
• President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said Catholics priests, even those who are gay, should be allowed to marry

President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been a vocal critic of the Catholic Church, advocated on Sunday that Catholic priests should be allowed to marry, even those who are gay.

“That’s the only solution there,” Duterte said in the local dialect during a distribution of cash grants in Cebu.

“Even the gay ones, allow them to marry, same sex marriage. I am in favor of that para matapos na. Matapos na ang problema,” he said but did not specify on what problem it alluded to and what it would actually solve.

Coincidentally, the President made the remarks on the same day that Pope Francis declared an “all-out battle” on “abominable” abuse crimes involving the clergy at the end of an unprecedented Vatican summit.

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The summit was announced in September by the Argentine pontiff when the Church was facing abuse-related scandals right and left and across multiple continents which further scraped his leadership and the Church’s credibility.

In previous interviews, Duterte claimed about 90 percent of Catholic priests are gay, but did not provide any concrete proof then to back his claim.

• Venus is supposedly a transwoman but is portrayed by a cisgender woman
• The TV series “Asawa ko, Karibal Ko” is using the same formula from “Ika-6 na Utos” where two women would have a fight over the same man
• “Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko” of GMA Network misinterprets LGBT community especially transwomen
• If GMA network couldn’t give a better representation of the trans and LGBT community, it is best to cancel the TV series “Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko”

A post on a twitter account, mentioned the afternoon primetime series of GMA Network, “Asawa ko Karibal Ko,” in misinterpreting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community, specifically transwomen, when he pointed out his insights one by one.

First, he mentioned that one of the main characters, Thea Tolentino, who plays the role of Venus is supposedly a transwoman but is portrayed by a cisgender woman.

To differentiate the terms as defined by Wikipedia, a transwoman is a woman who was assigned a male gender at birth but undergone the process of hormone replacement therapy and sex reassignment surgery, while a cisgender is a term for people whose gender identity matches the sex that they were assigned at birth.

He suggests that to be able to portray the character better, the actress should be a transwoman.

The netizen tweeted, “@gmanetwork’s “Asawa Ko Karibal Ko” misrepresents the LGBT community, specifically transwomen. First, Venus, one of the main characters, who is supposedly a transwoman, is portrayed by a cisgender woman, Thea Tolentino.”

@gmanetwork's "Asawa Ko Karibal Ko" misrepresents the LGBT community, specifically transwomen.

First, Venus, one of the main characters, who is supposedly a transwoman, is portrayed by a cisgender woman, Thea Tolentino.

— Roentgen (@ronaldgem) February 11, 2019

Secondly, he is expecting to see the everyday struggles of the trans community but it seems that the TV series “Asawa ko, Karibal Ko” was using the same formula from “Ika-6 na Utos” where two women would fight over the same man.

“Second, instead of discussing everyday struggles of the trans community, and the LGBT community in general, it uses it’s tired “Ika-6 Na Utos” formula where two women would have a weekly, if not daily, campy fight over a man.”

Second, instead of discussing everyday struggles of the trans community, and the LGBT community in general, it uses it's tired "Ika-6 Na Utos" formula where two women would have a weekly, if not daily, campy fight over a man.

— Roentgen (@ronaldgem) February 11, 2019

Thea Tolentino’s transwoman character is compared to Ryza Cenon’s Georgia in “Ika-6 na Utos” in being very good performances as antagonists. This could, however, lead to the wrong interpretation and image of the LGBT community.

“Third, while Thea Tolentino has a convincing performance as an antagonist, her trans character is written like Ryza Cenon’s Georgia in “Ika-6 Na Utos” – which shifts her narrative as a trans, into another cliche character. Worse, it further increases the stigma against the LGBT.”

Third, while Thea Tolentino has a convincing performance as an antagonist, her trans character is written like Ryza Cenon's Georgia in "Ika-6 Na Utos" – which shifts her narrative as a trans, into another cliche character. Worse, it further increases the stigma against the LGBT.

— Roentgen (@ronaldgem) February 11, 2019

And looking at the GMA Network’s Youtube channel comment section, more often, the comments reek of discrimination, hate, and transphobia. He also mentioned that if the GMA Network couldn’t give a better representation of the trans and LGBT community, it is best to cancel the TV series “Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko.”

“If we are going to check the comments section in GMA’s YouTube channel, more often than not, comments reek discrimination, hate and transphobia. If @gmanetwork can’t give a better representation of the trans and LGBT community, it’s best to cancel “Asawa Ko Karibal Ko”.”

If we are going to check the comments section in GMA's YouTube channel, more often than not, comments reek discrimination, hate and transphobia.

If @gmanetwork can't give a better representation of the trans and LGBT community, it's best to cancel "Asawa Ko Karibal Ko".

— Roentgen (@ronaldgem) February 11, 2019

• There are greater chances that children from same-sex couples are more likely to graduate
• Socio-economic conditions of same–sex households where the children have grown up maybe a factor in their academic performance as well
• Researchers recognized that they were unable to conclude if the gender of same-sex couples mattered in the performance of the children due to their samples

A research conducted in the Netherlands, surveying the school performance of children raised by same-sex couples, have achieved better test results.

The study was presented at the American Economic Association conference and was written about in The Washington Post last January.

They conducted their study at the Belgian University KU Leuven where the economic researchers compared the academic achievements of 1,200 kids raised by same-sex couples and more than a million children raised by the opposite-sex couples who were born between 1995 and 2005.

“Our findings indicate that children particularly benefit from same-sex couples compared to opposite-sex couples if the couple is cohabiting rather than married,” researchers wrote in the paper, titled “School Outcomes of Children Raised by Same-Sex Couples: Evidence from Administrative Panel Data.”

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On the results, there was greater chances of children from the same-sex couples to be more likely to graduate.

They added: “Further, we also find that children from same-sex couples continue to outperform children from opposite-sex couples in secondary education. Our results suggest that children from same-sex couples are 6.7 percent more likely to graduate than children from opposite-sex couples.”

They believed that socio-economic conditions of the same–sex household where the children have grown up maybe a factor in their academic performance.

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“Our results mostly support the selection approach stating that given the time-consuming and costly procedures for same-sex couples to obtain children, same-sex parents typically have a high socioeconomic status resulting in higher parental investment,” they state in the paper.

Researchers said that once they have a control for variables such as income, education and age, the performance of kids raised by same-sex couples differed to those raised by opposite-sex couples was reduced.

“Nonetheless, the positive association was not entirely removed,” researchers added.

The researcher recognized that they were unable conclude if the gender of same-sex couples mattered in the performance of the children due to their sample, and they were not able to include results about children raised by single, LGBT+ parents or bisexual and transgender couples.

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• A Wyoming Republican lawmaker is alleged in giving comments to a group about an anti-discrimination bill
• Senator Hutching’s response left the students shocked when he compared homosexuality to having sex with dogs
• The group asked if Senator Lynn Hutchings could give a clear, direct apology, and clarification for his unacceptable and inappropriate behavior

There were young people, aged 14 to 15 high school students, who visited the state capitol for the Gay-Straight Alliance Civics Day last February 1. Lynn Hutchings, a Wyoming Republican lawmaker allegedly gave comments to the group about an anti-discrimination bill.

The LGBT+ high school students and their allies were spending the day to learn about state governance and to interview a politician about an anti-discriminating bill that would increase their protection, based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

In Senator Hutchings’ district, a group of ten young people from Cheyenne Central High School met the Republican official to ask her on the issue, and her response left the students shocked when she compared homosexuality to having sex with dogs.

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“If my sexual orientation was to have sex with all of the men in there, or I had sex with all of the women in there, and then they brought their children and I had sex with all of them, and then brought their dogs in and I had sex with them, should I be protected for my sexual orientation?,” the senator asked.

After the incident, the group of students raised a formal complaint letter to the Republican Senate leader Drew Perkins on February 4, claiming the senator’s comments were inappropriate for a discussion with 14-years-olds.

The letter states: “Senator Hutchings’ behavior was unacceptable and inexcusable. 14- and 15-year-old high school students wishing to engage with the legislative process should not have been confronted with the comments made by Senator Hutchings. Most of the students identified as LGBTQ were emotionally affected as they were compared to acts of bestiality and pedophilia. Those students, some of which identify as LGBTQ, were deeply hurt and disturbed that they were compared to acts of bestiality and pedophilia.”

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It also saddened the sentiments of the students after Senator Hutching hypothetically recounted the idea of sexually engaging the children then physically engaging with the students.

“The students’ sentiment was exacerbated especially after Senator Hutchings hypothetically recounted the idea of sexually engaging with children then physically engaged with the students.”

All their other interactions with the legislators, except for Senator Hutchings, that day was civil and respectful no matter where the legislator stood on bills and issues.

“The students spoke with several legislators that day. For the exception of the incident with Senator Hutchings, the students said all their interactions with legislators were civil and respectful no matter where the legislators stood on bills and issues.”

The group asked Senator Hutching to give a clear, direct apology, and clarification for her unacceptable and inappropriate behavior.

• Anti-gay therapist came out after practicing and sharing the “gay cure therapy”.
• He said that he will still support people’s choices on how to respond to their respective identities
  

A notorious Mormon practitioner of the “gay cure therapy” recently came out and is now pursuing life as a gay man.

David Matheson was one of the best-known Mormon practitioners of the conversion therapy. He set up the Journey to Manhood program to make gay people repress their feelings and marry someone of the opposite sex.

He has trained under Joseph Nicolosi of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH).

In a message shared by a campaign group that battles against said gay cure therapy, Matheson has chosen to come out instead.

“My time in a straight marriage and in the ‘ex-gay’ world was genuine and sincere and a rich blessing to me. I remember most of it with fondness and gratitude for the joy and growth it caused in me and many others… but I had stopped growing and was starting to die.

“So I’ve embarked on a new life-giving path that has already started a whole new growth process.”

But he clarified that he was not faking all those years practicing the said therapy.

“I’m not renouncing my past work or my LDS faith. And I’m not condemning mixed-orientation marriages. I continue to support the rights of individuals to choose how they will respond to their sexual attractions and identity.

“With that freedom, I am now choosing to pursue life as a gay man.”

• Ice Seguerra and Liza Diño has started the process of in-vitro fertilization
• Ice Seguerra hopes to have baby with wife Liza Diño
• They have previously postponed the decision as it costs a lot of money

Couple Ice Seguerra and Liza Diño have started in-vitro fertilization in order to have their own baby.

In an Instagram post on Thursday, January 24, Diño said that Seguerra, who came out as transgender five years ago, underwent egg retrieval as a part of the first phase of the process.

Fortunately, they were able to harvest three eggs from the singer.

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“Ice, still groggy from the anesthesia after the egg retrieval process, finally opens his eyes and the first thing he says is ‘I’m hungry!’ Yup, he’s awake na nga!

“Successful procedure! Thank you, Lord. They were able to harvest three good eggs from Ice.”

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She has also said that she will serve as a surrogate to the baby.

In 2016, Seguerra said that they had to postpone their plan of going through in-vitro fertilization due to the expensive procedures.

“Baka hindi matuloy this year ang IVF namin ni Liza dahil bukod sa hindi kami makaalis nang matagal, medyo mahal ang magagastos at hindi kami handang maglabas ng ganoong kalaking halaga.”

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They have tied the knot in a private ceremony in California last December 2014.

• A coach and an Internet Pastor said that masturbating is like ‘gay sex’.
• He also claimed that woman’s sports and public schools are a way to make children homosexual.

An Internet pastor has urged men to stop masturbating as it is the same as having “sex with a man”.

High school football coach and notorious Internet Pastor Dave Daubenmire made the comments on his Pass the Salt livestream, claiming that masturbation is homosexuality.

“You’re having sex with a man. You’re putting images of a woman in your mind, but you’re having sex with a man. It’s where the Devil will take us if we give him free range in our minds.”

He also attacked public schools, saying that it’s the “cesspools” of sin.

“Our public schools are rife with sexual deviancy. Public schools are cesspools of sin and degenerate behavior, if not from the teacher, from the students themselves to each other.

“Get your kids out of public school now! Get your grandkids out of public school now! Do it, and you will never regret it.”

It can be recalled that he has claimed that women’s sports games are just “homo baits” to make girls lesbians.

“Our two daughters played college softball… every time I’d go to the ball games, I kept an eye on my daughters to see if they’d taken the homo bait yet… and they hadn’t. They didn’t have to because they weren’t cropped-haired wide-bottomed girls. They were pretty girls, godly women, they didn’t take the bait.

“But I’m telling mommies right now, if your daughters are good athletes, you better cover them in prayer because the recruiting that goes on, the pressure that goes on to be ‘one of the girls’ is enormous.”

Daubenmire also said that homosexuals are “out to recruit” because they cannot reproduce.

“That strong spirit of lesbianism, there, I said it, that strong spirit of Jezebel, has lifted off of this nation, due, dare I say it, to the prayers of the saints.

“I’m going to tell you this… had good old, white American men not shown up at the polls yesterday, that wicked witch would be still leading us down the yellow brick road… she got booted.”