Photo courtesy of Dindi Tan Philippine LGBT rights advocates on Friday staged a series of protests throughout the country to express their continued outrage over the murder of a transgender woman allegedly by a U. Other demonstrations also took place in Thailand, the Netherlands and Hungary. Moovz, a global social media network, also backed the protests. Joseph Pemberton allegedly killed Laude inside an Olongapo motel after they met at a local nightclub on Oct.
Marines and Philippine soldiers will guard Pemberton while detained in Manila. The Visiting Forces Agreement between the U.
The Associated Press earlier this week reported they must remain in U. Tan continued to highlight these criticisms as she discussed the protest in which she and others took part. Lawmakers in Cebu City in approved an anti-discrimination measure that includes sexual orientation. A national measure has languished in the Philippine Congress for more than a decade against the backdrop of opposition from the Roman Catholic Church and other religious and conservative groups.
