Across Borders: Global Issues and Trends in LGBT Advocacy

an echo session by four Filipina LGBT activists who will share their learnings and insights from the international trainings and conferences which they recently attended. Joining GALANG's Anne Lim are Bubbles Callueng (UP Babaylan), Sass Sassot (Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines [STRAP]), and Ging Cristobal (International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission [IGLHRC])

is at Bahay Isis in Quezon City for the Filipina LGBT activisits forum. will be blogging live about it #lgbt #lesbian
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:01:26 AM
Forum is about to start, a getting to know you session first before anything else :) #lgbt #lesbian #gay
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:03:26 AM
See my live coverage of the forum about Filipina LGBT Activists #lgbt #lesbian #gay http://bit.ly/Eqaja
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:09:59 AM
Session 1: Think Outside of the BOx - Notes from Dehli and Yogyakarta #lesbian #lgbt #gay
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:13:00 AM
Sexuality is a social construct created by people #lesbian #gay #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:21:00 AM
Instead of seeing sexuality as a unified whole, we have to recognize various forms of sexuality. #lesbian #lgbt #gay
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:22:30 AM
hijra - indian term for "third gender" or gay. Other countries accept that term but in the Philippines, it's offensive #lesbian #lgbt #gay
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:29:00 AM
why limit sexuality into binary concepts (masculine and feminine)? There are a lot of sexualities existing.
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:34:00 AM
why limit sexuality into binary concepts (masculine and feminine)? There are a lot of sexualities existing. #lesbian #gay #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:34:00 AM
Fundamentalism does not necessarily need to be related to religion. #lesbian #lgbt #gay
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:43:00 AM
The Catholic Church prohibits DEATH - Divorce, Euthanasia, Abortion, Total Annihilation (?) , Homosexuality #lesbian #lgbt #gay
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:45:00 AM
Kissing with your same sex partner is only allowed in New Dehli #lesbian #gay #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:49:00 AM
In@2QT2BSTR8ca tomboy or tibo. Our term is a general term for all lesbians whether butch or femme .
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:53:00 AM
Quote from Dr. Shohini Gosh in India: documentaries are perceived to be the domain of objectivity/reality; an "unmediated reality." #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:58:00 AM
"objectivity is a fiction" - Dr. Shohini Gosh of India #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 6:59:00 AM
Indonesia: when single women admit to the gynecologist they're not a virgin anymore, the doctor would pray over the single woman. #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:01:00 AM
Lessons for LGBT advocates: Let's be the change that we want, avoid making our own hegemonies, let's try not to impose our worldview . #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:06:30 AM
First speaker of the forum: Anne Lim http://twitpic.com/9zaev
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:07:00 AM
by rockerfemsha via Twitpic at 7/11/2009 7:07:01 AM
Lessons for LGBT advocates: avoid selectivity, respect the individual and let's engage in a dialogue. #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:09:00 AM
Next speaker: Eva "Bubbles" Callueng
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:11:00 AM
Next speaker is: eva callueng http://twitpic.com/9zasb
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:13:30 AM
by rockerfemsha via Twitpic at 7/11/2009 7:13:31 AM
Eva Bubbles: "I hope that we can have a unified definition of gender and sexuality concepts".
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:14:30 AM
We are doing a meta - cards game pertaining to gender and sexuality :) #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:18:00 AM
Metacards answers posted on the board http://twitpic.com/9zbfo
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:24:00 AM
by rockerfemsha via Twitpic at 7/11/2009 7:24:01 AM
Transgender is not a sexual orientation but falls in the concept of gender identity or gender expression #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:39:00 AM
we are giving examples of good sex and bad sex. LOL. Answers were funny hehe. #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 7:57:00 AM
Filipinos cannot accept that sex work is work. #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 8:15:31 AM
In India, they have Sex Workers organizations. #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 8:16:30 AM
Sex Work does not mean prostitution. #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 8:18:00 AM
Acts do not mean Meanings. Behavior does not mean Identity. #lgbt #lesbian #gay
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 8:18:30 AM
Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror: If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 8:24:01 AM
Color exercises. Projector is showing a different color from the powerpoint itself http://twitpic.com/9zf2v
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 8:41:31 AM
by rockerfemsha via Twitpic at 7/11/2009 8:41:31 AM
Sass Sassot is the 3rd speaker. From STRAP. http://twitpic.com/9zf51
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 8:44:01 AM
Speaker 3: Sass Sassot of Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines #lgbt #gay #lesbian
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 8:44:01 AM
by rockerfemsha via Twitpic at 7/11/2009 8:44:02 AM
One of the fears of transgenders is travelling. #lgbt #lesbian #gay
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 8:48:01 AM
Sass Sassot of STRAP: "I kissed a girl and I liked it. It's sexuality liberating." #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 8:55:31 AM
Benefits of lady born porn for transgender women - it liberated the transgender woman. #lgbt #gay #lesbian
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 9:05:01 AM
transgender body has been shamed for centuries. #lgbt #lesbian #gay
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 9:05:01 AM
How would you determine if you're a transgender? Gender expression, gender identity and genetalia are not relevant. #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 9:20:31 AM
The term Sex Transplant is inappropriate because genitalia can
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 9:25:31 AM
The term Sex Transplant is inappropriate because genitalia cannot be transferred to another body. We Filipinos use it a lot. #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 9:26:01 AM
It should be called SRS- Sex re-assignment surgery.
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 9:27:01 AM
It should be called SRS- Sex re-assignment surgery. #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 9:27:01 AM
pre-SRS procedure in the Philippines is very heterocentric. The medical community will decide on one's transition. #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 9:27:31 AM
Dilemma of transgenders is what kind of approach will be done- human rights approach or include the medical institution? #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 9:47:32 AM
Speaker 3: Angie Umbac of Rainbow Rights #lgbt
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 9:48:01 AM
Here's the photo of angie umbac http://twitpic.com/9zixr
by rockerfemsha via twitter at 7/11/2009 10:14:31 AM
by rockerfemsha via Twitpic at 7/11/2009 10:14:32 AM