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LGBT Workplace Inclusion by PFIP
Meet our plenary speakers of the 1st Cebu LGBT+ Workplace Inclusion Forum. Covering a range of topics on LGBT+ movement in cities in Visayas and Mindanao , inclusion in schools, supporting grassroots LGBT+ organizations, culture, personal stories of success and workplace inclusion. http://event.pfip.com.ph/CebuForum2023 PFIPCebuForum #LGBTWorkplaceInclusion #Uswag Continue reading
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Men in Drag, Wooden Phalluses, and Cow Manure Pizza: Welcome to the Baliw Baliw Festival
by MAX LIMPAG 2 hours ago BinaliwFestival #Babaylan #Bisdak #BisdakPride: Remnants of a brutal past. Not even the brutal Spanish subjugation cannot completely annihilate a truly indigenous Filipino tradition celebrating life. “The image of San Vicente Ferrer was on a wooden carriage held up high by young men dressed as women, their faces smeared with… Continue reading
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#Donation of Health-related Books
We are delighted to announce that Bisdak Pride, in collaboration with the Health Action Information Network, has generously donated a collection of health-related books to the Teen Center of the municipality of San Remegio. These books aim to empower and educate the young individuals in our community about various health topics, enabling them to make… Continue reading
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Anti-Discrimination Focus Group Discussion (FGD)
On May 12, 2023, our organization had the privilege of participating in a thought-provoking Focus Group Discussion (FGD) organized by the Gender Law and Policy Program of the University of the Philippines College of Law. The primary objective of this FGD was to delve into the complexities surrounding the issues, challenges, and potential strategies towards… Continue reading
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#TheatreForum on Online Sexual Exploitation of Children: “The Invisible Victims”
On May 13 to 14, 2023, we successfully conducted a theater forum orientation and practice for our newly recruited performers. This is our third batch of actors since we started using forum theatre after Typhoon Haiyan. They will perform alongside our past two batches to educate and raise awareness on the pressing social issue of… Continue reading
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#CommunityOutreach to Persons Deprived of Liberty
PersonsDeprivedofLiberty #TalisayCity May 9, 2023: We are grateful to the Humanitarian Legal Assistance Foundation and the University of San Carlos College of Law for partnering with us in providing awareness on issues affecting LGBTIQ+ PDL (Persons Deprived of Liberty) in Talisay City Jail Male Dormitory. This is a good way to reestablish our PDL outreach… Continue reading
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#Fieldwork in Bantayan Island
Fieldwork On May 6 – 7, 2023, the Bisdak Pride team conducted fieldwork in Bantayan Island, Cebu, where they held a focus group discussion (FGD) on the pressing issues of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) and human trafficking. The FGD aimed to gather insights and perspectives from the local community on their knowledge, attitudes,… Continue reading
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FIRST QUARTER 2023
#solidarity #cultureofresiliency #localization Our young and passionate advocates for gender equality attended several events during the 1st Quarter of 2023 that would soon shape their future. On February 2, 2023, they had a Theater Forum at Cabancalan Elementary School in Mandaue City. The event was organized by the Department of Education Mandaue City Division, and… Continue reading
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#ELEVENTHHOUR: We have to urgently address the Mindoro oil spill
In #EleventhHour this week, Pinoy Climate Reality Leader Roxanne Omega Doron wrote about the environment and socio-economic impacts of the Mindoro oil spill and the urgent need for the government to address it. In this article, Roxanne reminds us that we do not need another oil spill to affirm what science has already been telling… Continue reading
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#Webinar Siyasat: Transforming Curiosities into a Sociological Topic
Fair winds , check! Calm waters, check! 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬? The PUP Sociology Society will steer us through a multi-series educational discussion in our SocioTalk voyage. In the search for treasures within the field of sociology, SocioTalk will take us on a journey of understanding the… Continue reading
About Me
Bisdak Pride, Inc. (BPI) is a human rights organization committed to advancing, upholding, and protecting the rights and responsibilities of individuals with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sexual characteristics (SOGIESC). The organization was established after the First Visayas-Mindanao LGBTQ Leadership Conference, “In The Pink of Health,” which was funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy and took place in Davao City on September 25-27, 2005.