Ladlad | |
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Leader | Danton Remoto |
Spokesperson | Bemz Benitez |
Founded | September 1, 2003 |
Headquarters | Metro Manila |
Membership (2009) | 22,000 |
Ideology | Human rights LGBT rights Civil libertarianism |
Colors | Pink |
Slogan | Bukas isip. Bukas puso. |
Seats in the Senate | 0 / 24
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Seats in the House of Representatives | 0 / 312
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Website | |
www.ladladpartylist.blogspot.com | |
Ladlad (Tagalog for "coming out," lit. "The Unfurled", from the swardspeak pagladlad ng kapa lit. unfurling one's cape),[3] formerly Ang Ladlad LGBT Party Inc.[4][5] and sometimes colloquially known as "the LGBT party", is a Filipino lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) political party. It was founded on September 1, 2003, by Danton Remoto.[6]
The party's official motto is "Bukas isip. Bukas puso." (Open mind. Open heart.)[5]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).(a) The term coming out has been translated in swardspeak as pagladlad ng kapa, or "unfurling the cape." (b) "The Americans are different, darling. Coming out is their drama. [...] Maybe their families were very cruel. Back home, who cared?" [...] [S]ilence stands in sharp contrast to the kinds of discursive norms of coming out.
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).It was founded on September 1, 2003 and ratified its constitution and by-laws on March 25, 2004.