Lesbian and Gay Legislative Advocacy Network

According to experts, the general population of males who have sex with males in the Philippines is estimated to be from 379,799 to 804,280 only.

This is according to the 2005 HIV Estimates in the Philippines, a consensus report released by the Department of Health, World Health Organization, the United Nations Joint Programme on the HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the Field Epidemiology Training Program Alumni Foundation.

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In less than a month, the Philippine Daily Inquirer seems to have been able to douse the fire that the controversial column of Isagani Cruz had generated. But was the Inquirer able to respond to the more fundamental issues that Cruz’s column raised - ethics in media and media responsibility?

LAGABLAB revisits the "Hello Billy" ads of 2001 and the Alta Theater raid in 2003 to explain why media institutions and practitioners should examine their own prejudices and do something about it. Visit www.lagablab.wordpress.com for more details.