Philippines: Gay Group Denied Party List Recognition by Homophobic Commissioners

Commission on Elections Commissioners Nicodemus Ferrer, Lucenito Tagle and Elias Yusoph are all suffering from homophobia. Homophobia is defined by the dictionary as “hatred or fear of homosexuals.” That the three said commissioners are homophobic is the most likely explanation one can think of for their strange rejection of the application of the gay-equality advocacy group, Ang Ladlad, for recognition for party-list on the grounds of immorality. Comelec insiders sympathetic to Ang Ladlad and the group’s principal public advocate, Ateneo professor Danton Remoto, said that the three Comelec commissioners were openly hostile to Remoto when they held a public hearing of Ang Ladlad’s application for party-list registration. The sources said the first question addressed to Remoto was: “How do we call you?” Remoto’s response that they can call him “Mister” drew a smirk from the commissioner who asked the question. Full Story from the Manila Standard Today: http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideOpinion.htm?f=2009/november/18/alvincapino.isx&d=/2009/november/18

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