Join us today, 25 October 2023 (Wednesday), 4:00-7:00 PM at the School of Statistics Lecture Hall 2 for the Filipino Sign Language Workshop. Learn basic FSL and the history of queer deaf culture in the Philippines with speakers from Pinoy Deaf Rainbow: Erika Allosa and James Patrick Batadlan.

The lecture series, Queering the Classrooms in the Arts and Letters, is happening this Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 10:00 AM – 12:00 NN, at the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) Conference Room. RSVP via this link: https://bit.ly/UPPride2023CAL. Only 35 registered attendees will be accommodated to comply with the safety protocols of the venue. 

Here are the quick run-throughs of the talks of our speakers:

UP for Equality: A Forum on the UP Policy on Equality and Non-Discrimination

Our calls for a UP SOGIESC Policy have been heard! This 24 October 2023 (Tuesday), 1:00-4:00 PM at the UP School of Statistics Auditorium, the current working draft of the UP Code for Equality and Non-Discrimination will be presented to the UP community with UP Pride 2023 Equality Talk 2, UP for Equality: A Forum on the UP Policy on Equality and Non-Discrimination.

Happy Equality: A Forum on the Equality Bill

Join us on 24 October 2023 (Tuesday), 9:00-11:30 AM at the UP School of Statistics Auditorium as we talk about the current situation of the SOGIESC Equality Bill with UP Pride 2023 Equality Talk 1, Happy Equality: A Forum on the Equality Bill.

Get to know the brilliant brains behind the films that make up this year’s UP Pride Queer Film Festival official lineup. There will be a Talkback Session after the screening on 25 October 2023 (Wednesday) at the UPFI Film Center, where most of our directors will be present and ready to answer any questions you might have. Registration starts at 9:00 AM at the cinema entrance. Screening starts at 10:00 AM. The screenings are open to the public for free on a first-come, first-served basis. Eating and drinking are not allowed.

We present to you: MerienDRAG! The most appetizing drag event presented by UP Pride 2023. Mark your calendars on 24 October 2023 (Tuesday), 4:00-6:00 PM at Gyud Food UP Diliman.

The UP Pride Queer Film Festival 2023 proudly presents this year’s selection of astounding films that feature the diverse paths, crossroads, ups and downs the members of the LGBTQI community travel.

Clear your schedule for 25 October 2023 (Wednesday) and visit us at the UPFI Film Center to catch this lineup. Registration starts at 9:00 AM at the cinema entrance. Screening starts at 10:00 AM. The screenings are open to the public for free on a first-come, first-served basis. Eating and drinking are not allowed.

In the physical spaces we occupy, we tell the world: we have been here; we will always be here; and we will continue to exist.

This UP Pride, we are once again mapping our experiences and memorializing the places where we found safety, love, and acceptance – places that have genuinely given us a sense of Pride.

You may map your stories of Pride here: http://tinyurl.com/UP-Pride-23-Mapping-Pride.

What do gender-inclusive spaces look like in classrooms in the arts and letters? How do professors ensure that all gender and sexual identities are well represented and celebrated in the course curricula and instructional materials? 

In celebration of UP Pride 2023, the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman College of Arts and Letters, in partnership with the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) and UP Pride, will hold a lecture series on Queering the Classrooms in the Arts and Letters. Five faculty members from the College will share their best practices, insights, and experiences in teaching courses of their expertise from a gender-sensitive standpoint: Prof. Eloisa May Hernandez of the Department of Art Studies, Ms. Lakan Umali of the Department of English and Comparative Literature, Asst. Prof. Jeff Roxas of the Department of European Languages, Asst. Prof. Holden Kenneth Alcazaren of the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts, and Asst. Prof. Jose Monfred Sy of the Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas. This will take place on 25 October 2023 (Wednesday), 10:00 AM – 12:00 NN at the UPCWGS Conference Room.

RSVP via this link: https://bit.ly/UPPride2023CAL. Only 35 registered attendees will be accommodated to comply with the safety protocols of the venue.