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    Kim Arveen Patria

    Kim Arveen Patria

    Kim Arveen Patria

  • Holding hands of men holding hands

    Freethinking Filipinos thought it groundbreaking when a local fashion giant this week featured two same-sex couples in prominent billboards on EDSA supposedly celebrating “all kinds of love.”

  • It was Jennifer Laude who died, not Jeffrey

    The death of Jennifer Laude in Olongapo made headlines, and rightly so, for more than one reason. Evidence pointed to murder, most likely involving a member of the U.S. Marines. The Visiting Forces Agreement added legal complexities. The victim’s gender identity also made things more interesting.

  • A first: Philippines stand against LGBT hate at UN

    When hundreds of students and supporters marched at the University of the Philippines Diliman to call for gender equality, little did they know that their call was being taken up by leaders in another part of the world.

  • Naked contradictions at 'The Naked Truth'

    Aside from death, I think nakedness is one of humanity’s greatest equalizers. Bereft of the trappings that I identify rich from poor, young from old or fashionista from baduy, all men and women belong to only one class, at least to the eye.

  • UP Pep Squad's beautiful protest

    "Plain gimmickry" was how a college classmate described on Facebook the girls-lifting-boys routine the University of the Philippines Pep Squad executed at the UAAP Cheerdance Competition Sunday.

  • Don't shut up just because you're gay

    Until today, I intended to talk about the way I choose to live—and love—on a need-to-know basis. I figured, however, that by saying it out loud, I strip my gayness of power over me.

  • Filipino peacekeeper to be honored by UN

    A Filipino soldier is among the more than 100 individuals to be honored on Thursday for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.

  • New life for old PH ship in disputed Ayungin shoal

    Amid disputes in the West Philippine Sea, a dilapidated ship occupied by a handful of Marines seems to be the only thing that stands between the Philippines and China.

  • Bringing hope to Pag-asa Island

    It is said that when elephants dance, ants should get out of the way. For Filipinos in the disputed Pag-asa Island, however, there’s no choice but to get caught the crossfire.

  • How you can help rekindle love of books among kids

    Smartphones, tablets and laptops may have replaced books in the hands of young Filipinos, but a group of reading advocates hopes to rekindle love for books this summer.

  • In these Yolanda-ravaged areas, each boat has a story

    Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. But in the case of fishermen who lost their boats and their livelihood to super typhoon Yolanda, more help is needed. They know how to fish but they don't have boats.