Ladlad Partylist has recently named their nominees for the 2013 elections. Ladlad is a LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) political party in the Philippines. It unsuccessfully ran in the 2010 elections for the Party list system. As a supporter of LGBT cause, I took the initiative in 2010 to support and campaign for Ang Ladlad online. It was challenging to convince people online to vote for Ladlad but I believed it was about time that the LGBT's be represented in Congress.
At the height of the 2010 election count, some people began complaining online that they could not find Ang Ladlad Partylist in the ballot. The ballot sheet was long and the prints were quite small to read. It even took me time to carefully find and shade their name. Instead of hearing gratitude from Ang Ladlad for the support of some people, their representative posted a statement in their Facebook account calling gay people "boba" and "di marunong magbasa" for not finding the name of Ang Ladlad in the ballot. How can a representative of a political party call his constituents as "boba" (stupid) or "di marunong magbasa" (illiterate)? Grabe basad nga panginsulto sa tao. When I tried to complain online about the statement, instead of hearing an apology I was vilified. Ako pa hinoon ang nahimo nga daotan.
Since then I have lost interest in Ladlad and vowed never again to support any political party representing LGBT's. Politics is politics. Even though you have good intentions but politics can change you for the worst. Imagine if Ladlad won and that person continued on representing the party?
At the height of the 2010 election count, some people began complaining online that they could not find Ang Ladlad Partylist in the ballot. The ballot sheet was long and the prints were quite small to read. It even took me time to carefully find and shade their name. Instead of hearing gratitude from Ang Ladlad for the support of some people, their representative posted a statement in their Facebook account calling gay people "boba" and "di marunong magbasa" for not finding the name of Ang Ladlad in the ballot. How can a representative of a political party call his constituents as "boba" (stupid) or "di marunong magbasa" (illiterate)? Grabe basad nga panginsulto sa tao. When I tried to complain online about the statement, instead of hearing an apology I was vilified. Ako pa hinoon ang nahimo nga daotan.
Since then I have lost interest in Ladlad and vowed never again to support any political party representing LGBT's. Politics is politics. Even though you have good intentions but politics can change you for the worst. Imagine if Ladlad won and that person continued on representing the party?
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