{"id":25305,"date":"2020-03-13T22:19:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T21:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ilgrandecolibri.com\/?p=25305"},"modified":"2020-03-13T22:19:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T21:19:46","slug":"tourists-no-rights-the-strange-case-of-the-manila-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilgrandecolibri.com\/en\/tourists-no-rights-the-strange-case-of-the-manila-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourists, No Rights: the Strange Case of the Manila Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"

While every year some Italian cities seem on the verge of hosting two separate Pride events due to internal disagreements within the LGBTQIA movement, the situation in Manila is very straightforward: there, in the capital of the Philippines, all associations will come together for the now traditional parade that takes place in June. The city\u2019s Department of Tourism, Culture and Arts<\/strong>, in the meanwhile, announced a surprise event to be held on April 19th: Summer Pride. This announcement, however, raised quite a few eyebrows.<\/p>\n

An LGBT-less Pride?<\/h3>\n

Even at a first glance, one could notice something wrong with how Summer Pride was initially\u00a0advertised<\/a>, as sexual minorities were only vaguely mentioned in a single sentence which actually shows a rather scarce knowledge of even the most basic terminology: “We would like to invite you to join us in this rare opportunity of showcasing to the world the diverse culture of this capital city. This would also symbolize equality and unity among Manile\u00f1os of different gender<\/strong><\/em>.” After the resulting outcry, the Department tried to salvage the situation by confirming the event would be in support of LGBTQIA people, who hadn\u2019t been mentioned because cisgender people are welcome to join the event as well. It sounded a lot like the Department was grasping at straws.<\/p>\n

The real surprise, however, is how nobody who\u2019s part of the local LGBTQIA communities was involved in the planning of this Pride. As Outrage Magazine\u2019s director Michael David C. Tan\u00a0pointed out<\/a>,\u00a0what\u2019s the point of celebrating a community without listening to it? What\u2019s the point of celebrating diversity without taking measures to protect it? Wouldn\u2019t it have been more useful if Mayor Isko Moreno, an ex B-movie actor turned politician within the Christian conservative party Partido ng Pambansang Pagkakaisa (National Unity Party), had implemented anti-discrimination measures<\/strong>, like other cities in the archipelago have done?<\/p>\n

Tourist trap<\/h3>\n

“Celebrations are nice, but we need more rights<\/em> – says Tan – As long as LGBTQIA people will not be treated the same way cisgender people are, Pride will be a form of protest and a way of fighting, not a celebration<\/strong><\/em>“. Very similar words can be found in Zofiya Costa\u2019s\u00a0article<\/a>: “A pride march that doesn\u2019t call for political action isn\u2019t just toothless, it\u2019s not a pride march at all<\/em>.” A seemingly obvious concept that places like Manila, Tel Aviv, and others, still fail to grasp.<\/p>\n

Pier Cesare Notaro<\/strong>
\ntranslation by Tomas Mascali<\/strong>
\n\u00a92020 Il Grande Colibr\u00ec
\nimage: Il Grande Colibr\u00ec<\/p>\n

Read also:<\/strong>
\nSouth Korean Pride is a Triumph Despite Religious Protests<\/a>
\nItaly: Racist Protests at Pride? Let\u2019s Keep R-Existing!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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