Human rights lawyers and gay rights advocates urged the Vatican on Friday to issue a clear and unequivocal statement against the criminalization of homosexuality.
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Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte said that LGBTQIA community members have nothing to be ashamed of because they are also made by God. Duterte’s statement was but part of a longer speech that was still riddled with misogynistic statement, as well as stereotypes on SOGIE. But all the same, Duterte stressed: “God created all of us. Male, female, tomboy, pati bakla.”