Tonette Lopez
Tonette Lopez (died April 25, 2006) was the first transgender woman activist in the Philippines and a popular Asian LGBT activist, HIV/AIDS researcher and journalist.
Tonette Lopez | |
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Born | Wellington "Tonette" Lopez Oras, Eastern Samar Philippines |
Died | April 25, 2006 |
Occupation | Filipino/Asian transactivist |
Years active | 2000-2006 |
Lopez led the 16th International AIDS Conference in 2005.[1]
Gahum Philippines
In 2001, Lopez started the Gay Human Rights Movement (GAHUM), based in Cebu City.
Lopez has stated: "Discrimination is very eminent. A country such ours, which is predominantly Roman Catholic is very difficult. Opinions and decisions are always coiled and intertwined with one's religiosity, belief and faith."[2]
gollark: Or funnel everyone exiting down a massive series of dirt-path loops with toll booths.
gollark: What if... you disconnect all the ways to leave the city, but have really fast input?
gollark: I think the toll booths are in a DLC, so alas, I cannot do such things.
gollark: Unrelated, but I think you can crash the potatOS backdoors with queueEvent.
gollark: Makes sense. What *kind* of backdoors?
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