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 Ang Ladlad launches national membership renewal campaign
Date Posted:
Monday, July 21, 2008
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July 19, 2008—As part of Ang Ladlad’s bid to strengthen its regional chapters, it recently launched a national membership renewal campaign that began in Region 5, Bicol. Danton Remoto, national chair, in April met with Bicolano lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups and secured their commitment to and support for Ang Ladlad. Jack Hernandez, from Naga City, is Region 5 Chapter Coordinator.
Meanwhile, Pau Fontanos, Rey Banag and JM Maclang from the Ang Ladlad Membership Committee on May 10, 2008 held an orientation meeting with a gay, bisexual, and transgender (GBT) youth group, Boys Legion (BL) based in the Cavite, Laguna and Bulacan area. The orientation was followed by BL members renewing their individual membership in Ang Ladlad.
A similar gathering was organized by Ang Ladlad Olongapo when it held a membership renewal dinner on May 31, 2008, Saturday, at the Amelia Suites on Murphy Drive in Olongapo City, Zambales. The dinner was hosted by entrepreneur Napoleon “Nikk” Javier and his partner and attended by business owners, professionals, local government workers and various youths. Edmond Osorio, founding member of Ang Ladlad Olongapo, was also in attendance. Ang Ladlad Olongapo headed by Alvin Tupas is set to be Ang Ladlad’s Region 3 Chapter Coordinator.
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Welcome
Date Posted:
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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Welcome mga Kapatid,
We hope that you find this site useful in airing your concern. Hope you don’t stop by just browsing but you go ahead and register to become a “ang ladlad” member, participlate in meetings/ committee and help in organizing and Unifying our community.
Mabuhay tayong lahat,
Becky
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PEOPLE LIKE US COMES OUT EMPOWERED
Date Posted:
Monday, June 16, 2008
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Welcome to the 21st Century Way of doing business!
I've just received the hard copy of the reply to my open letter from Ayala Malls.
Attached is the scan copy of the letter from the Department Manager of Ayala Malls Group:
A thunder of snaps for Ayala Malls? Of course!
Below is the most important part:
"This is with regard to the incident that you have encountered in Ice Vodka Bar at
Greenbelt 3 last May 24,2008.
We emphatize with you for for the unfortunate incident and we wish to send you our
sincerest appreciation for raising this issue with us. We wish to clarify that we do not
have any agreement whatsover with Ice Vodka Bar or other merchants in our mall to
prohibit transsexual women from entering Ayala Malls. Rest assured that we have
noted your recommendations and will brief our merchants to be more sensitive
in attending such matter to prevent the recurrence of the same incident."
Warm love to everyone,
Sass
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Sass Rogando Sasot
M - +63 927 6257010
E - srsasot@gmail.com
B - nonethelesfiction.blogspot.com
Sass is a founding member of STRAP and a Core member of Ang Ladlad LGBT Party
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PEOPLE LIKE US MEETS AYALA CORP
Date Posted:
Monday, June 16, 2008
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Summary of my meeting today
with Ayala Property Management Corporation
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
2 June 2008
Greenbelt 3 [Administration Office]
The official minutes of this meeting will be emailed to me within this week. These are just some of the details of the said meeting:
1. Mr Dennis Galimba, Operations Engineer of Ayala Property Management Corporation, presided over the meeting. There were five of us there (all administrators of Greenbelt Complex).
2. Mr Galimba reiterated for the nth time that they do not tolerate discrimination in their premises, that they don't ban "transvestites" in their premises.
3. Before the meeting went further, I suggested that instead of using "transvestite" they use "transgender". Mr Galimba complied.
4. The policy about surveillance of suspected sex workers was clarified to me.
4.a. It is not just being done to transgender people.
4.b. What they are doing is more of profiling, which they are doing not just to sex workers but to those that they suspect are doing illegal stuff in
their malls.
4.c. They admitted that immediately equating being a transgender to being a sex worker is wrong.
5. They asked for my suggestions on how they can improve their policies. My suggestions were:
5.a. In the case of prostitution, I advised them that the law prescribes that both the sex worker and the client should be apprehended.
5.b. They shouldn't ban entries to a class of people just because someone like them has committed an illegal act or has been unruly in their premises. They advised me that "generalizing" people is indeed wrong. They intimated to me certain cases in which they did ask people to leave their premises specially those have been very unruly.
5.c. As for dress codes: it should be applied to everybody. If they are against "vulgarity", they should specify what is vulgar. Dress codes for women should apply to ALL those who would like to present themselves as feminine and dress codes for men should apply to ALL those who like to present themselves as masculine.
5.d. I stressed that nondiscrimination is one of the hallmarks of cosmopolitanism. I advised them that since Ayala Corporation is projecting a cosmopolitan image, the presence of a nondiscrimination policy would actually help them in this agenda.
5.e. Since they are the frontliners of these bars, bouncers of these bars should be trained and sensitized.
5.f. Everything should be made in writing.
6. I clarified whether Ayala has any control over the policies of the bars in their premises.
Engr Tiglau advised me that they do not have any control over the individual policies of merchants as they respect their independence but not to the point that their policies are against the principles of Ayala.
7. They told me that they do entertain complaints about the merchants in their premises and they encourage customers to file a formal complaint in the administration about any unpleasant experiences they had with their tenants and that they will act on them (e.g. just like my complaint). This just doesn't apply to Greenbelt Complex but in all Ayala Malls (I can just remember Glorietta and Serendra:
they were even nice enough to ask me whether I had any unpleasant experience in these malls).
8. They will be circulating memo among all their merchants about any policy that is going to come out of our meeting and consultation with the upper management of Ayala. I will be furnished with the copy of the said memo.
9. Mr Galimba also informed me that a copy of my open letter has already reached even the legal team of Ayala. And that they are "surprised" that this incident is indeed happening in their premises.
10. They said that I should expect the following before this week ends:
a.Circular to all establishments in Ayala Malls
b.Reply to my open letter from Ayala Malls
c.Minutes of this Meeting
11. They thanked me for being diplomatic about this issue. I thanked them for having a good business sense.
That's all for now.
Warmly,
Sass R.S.
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Sass Rogando Sasot
M - +639276257010
E - srsasot@...
B - nonethelessfiction.blogspot.com
Sass is a founding member of STRAP and a member of Ang ladlad |
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