MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF LGBTQ RALLY FOR SOGIE EQUALITY BILL

Thousands of scholars from catholic colleges, spiritual teams, LGBT+ advocates and allies mobilized on Saturday, March 17 in people Power Monument (PPM) to support the Sexual Orientation and gender identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill. Dubbed as the Fight for Love, Fight for Equality rally, thousands participated in numerous mobilizations for the SOGIE Equality bill as events were additionally set in Albay, Cebu, Iloilo and General Santos city on Saturday. In metro Manila, many drag queens went all out in support and perform throughout the program. A huge rainbow flag was casted across the people Power Monument (PPM) at the beginning of the program at 5PM and at the end of the program, wherever thousands of rainbow lights from the group ran across the PPM grounds. The bill, originally known as the anti-discrimination bill, was first filed in the 11th Congress by Akbayan Representative Etta Rosales. The current bill's primary author, Kaka Bag-ao, previously said this would not add special rights to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community, aiming only to protect the basic rights of citizens.