June is the pride month of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender (LGBT) community. One of them is the shaving of the heads of lesbians in Maguindanao, perpetrated by the Muslim ustads, or teachers. This shaving is just an addition to the long history of discrimination and violence committed against the Moro LGBT by the religious right.”One of my friends from Jolo said: “This ustadz is overacting. In Jolo where the people are more religious, they practice tolerance and peace as preached by their religion. After that, I attended a party in Malate sponsored by The Library Foundation and The Third Group.

Source: Philippine Star June 11, 2021 15:56 UTC