Philippine Forum on Sports, Culture, Sexuality and Human Rights Inc. (TEAM PILIPINAS)
Philippine Forum on Sports, Culture, Sexuality and Human Rights Inc. (TEAM PILIPINAS) is a registered non-stock, non-profit organization working to promote and strengthen human rights, sexual and gender diversity and equality, and peace in the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific and the world through research and advocacy in areas such as but not limited to sports, culture, sexuality, and human rights. TEAM PILIPINAS organizes and coordinates the participation and representation of the diverse Filipino sexual orientations and gender identities in local-national, regional and international sporting, cultural and human rights events, such as but not limited to LGBT- and Pride-related activities and events in the Philippines, in Southeast Asia and Asia Pacific (i.e. The Straits Games (TSG), Asia Pacific Outgames), and the world (i.e. Gay Games, World Outgames, InterPride, WorldPride).
TEAM PILIPINAS is currently a member of Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA International), and Gay and Lesbian Asia Pacific Sport Association (GLISA Asia Pacific).
Address: 42 Josefina Street, Grace Park, Caloocan City (Metro Manila) 1400 PHILIPPINES
Phone: +63-916-2826781
Email: teampilipinas.org@gmail.com
Contact Person: Bruce Portugal Amoroto, President-Coordinator
If you intend to make monetary contribution or donation, please write a check or a money order payable to ‘PHIL FORUM ON SPORTS CULTURE SEXUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS INC‘.You may also deposit your donation to the ‘Bank of the Philippine Islands‘ account below:
Account name: PHIL FORUM ON SPORTS CULTURE SEXUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS INC
Account number: 4251-0066-31
Swift Code: BOPIPHMM
Branch Code: 425 Diliman
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[...] transsexuals, intersex (LGBTI) and other sexual and gender minorities (SGM) from the grassroots, Philippine Forum on Sports, Culture, Sexuality and Human Rights (TEAM PILIPINAS) believes that society’s view on LGBTIs and SGMs as either being mentally disordered, sinners or [...]
[...] Philippine Forum on Sports, Culture, Sexuality and Human Rights (TEAM PILIPINAS) carried the longest Philippine rainbow flag at the 2009 Manila Pride March held at Malate District, Manila last Saturday, 5 December 2009 from 5pm to 7:30pm. The longest Philippine rainbow flag ever carried in the history of the Manila Pride March is patterned after the logo and colors of TEAM PILIPINAS in celebration of sexual and gender diversity and equality and of the Filipino spirit. At 30 meters in length and 2.5 meters in width, the flag used the usual colors of the rainbow to symbolize LGBT pride—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet, and added pink and brown to complete the 8 colors that will symbolize the 8 rays of the sun found in the Philippine National flag. The color pink is used as another symbol of the lesbian, gay, bakla, bantut, bayot, bisexual, tomboy, transgender, transsexual, intersex (LGBTI) community while the color brown pays homage to the Filipino race, the lahing kayumanggi. The Philippine rainbow flag of TEAM PILIPINAS is a symbol affirming and celebrating pride in being LGBTI and pride in being a Filipino. [...]
[...] transsexuals, intersex (LGBTI) and other sexual and gender minorities (SGM) from the grassroots, Philippine Forum on Sports, Culture, Sexuality and Human Rights (TEAM PILIPINAS) believes that society’s view on LGBTIs and SGMs as either being mentally disordered, sinners or [...]