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'''Quezon City Pride Council''' (QCPC) is a council created for the purpose of enforcing [[LGBT]] rights and gender-based policies and programs for [[LGBT]] individuals in [[Quezon City|Quezon City, Philippines]]. ItFormed in March 2013, it is the first of its kind in the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{cite news|title=1st sa 'Pinas 'Pride' council, itatatag sa QC|url=http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/mar2713/news02.htm#.VEcIb2eSxqU|access-date=22 October 2014|publisher=Abante|date=27 March 2013|language=fil}}</ref> The Quezon City Pride Council (QCPC) was formed to oversee the integration of all city programs and projects for the LGBT community.
Manish: The Quezon City Pride Council (QCPC ) was constitutedcreated tothrough overseean theoffice integrationorder of all city programs and projects forduring the LGBTsterm (lesbian, gays, bisexual, and transgender) community. QCPC, created byof Mayor '[[Herbert Bautista |Herbert]] ' throughBautista an office order,and was formally launched Monon archMarch 25, 2013 to highlight the city government’s continuing support for the implementation and enforcement of gender-based policies, programs and activities.<ref>{{cite web|title=LGBT council to be set up in QC|url=http://manila.coconuts.co/news/lgbt-council-to-be-set-up-in-qc|website=Coconuts Manila|access-date=22 October 2014|date=26 March 2013}}</ref> The Council wasis composed of notable individuals thatwho promotespromote and advocatesadvocate for LGBT rights fromin different industryindustries and professionprofessions. Some of the council's members are also members of the local government.▼
▲Manish: The Quezon City Pride Council (QCPC) was constituted to oversee the integration of all city programs and projects for the LGBTs (lesbian, gays, bisexual, and transgender) community. QCPC, created by Mayor [[Herbert Bautista]] through an office order, was formally launched Mon arch 25, 2013 to highlight the city government’s continuing support for the implementation and enforcement of gender-based policies, programs and activities.<ref>{{cite web|title=LGBT council to be set up in QC|url=http://manila.coconuts.co/news/lgbt-council-to-be-set-up-in-qc|website=Coconuts Manila|access-date=22 October 2014|date=26 March 2013}}</ref> The Council was composed of notable individuals that promotes and advocates LGBT rights from different industry and profession.
The QC Pride Council is a pioneering initiative of the QC local government and the first of its kind in the country. Also part of the Council are members of the local government.
==Projects==
Shortly after its creation in March 2013, QCPC launched the month-long World Pride Festival in August 2013 to culminate Pride & promotespromote LGBT awareness. The month-long event<ref>{{cite news|title=QC TO HOST PRIDE PARADE FOR LGBTS|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/qc-to-host-pride-parade-for-lgbts/50401/|access-date=22 October 2014|publisher=The Manila Times|date=4 November 2013}}</ref> was planned to kick off by November 2013 with series of weeklyPlanned activities thatincluded includesa - Cleanclean-up Drivedrive, an Artsart Exhibitexhibit, an LGBT Summitsummit, InQCitythe In QCity Independent Film Festival, and will culminate with thea World Pride March,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Andrade|first1=Jeannette I|title=QC councilors bat for gay rights parade|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/373723/qc-councilors-bat-for-gay-rights-parade|access-date=22 October 2014|publisher=Inquirer.net|date=14 March 2013}}</ref> slated for December 77th of that year. TheHowever, eventthe howeverevent was cancelled "to pave its waydue to the victims of [[Typhoon Haiyan]]", thatwhich devastated the [[Central Philippines]] in November of the same year. The InQCity Independent Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|title=nQCity Independent Pride Film Festival|url=http://www.circuitmag.net/2013/12/06/inqcity-independent-pride-film-festival/|publisher=Circuit Magazine|access-date=22 October 2014}}</ref> however was pushed through and was staged at Trinoma Mall for a week.
===Health===
In Partnershippartnership with the City Health Office, the Pride Council successfully conducted the HIV/AIDS Seminar and Orientation toin the 142142nd barangays of Quezon City. The initial project implementation was initiated last April – June of this year. The second phase of the project is scheduled to commence on August 27 until November 19 of this year within the 6 Legislative Districts[[barangay]] of Quezon City.
===Awareness===
InAn International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia was staged in partnership with the Office of the Vice Mayor and Office of theVice Mayor, along with the lead convenor Association of Transgender People in the Philippines , and other [[LGBT ]] organizations in the country ,. the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia was successfully staged at the Quezon Memorial Circle with moreMore than 300 participants fromindividuals, mostly transgender men and women , participated. ▼QCPC extends its arms to organizations within Metro Manila who wished to stage any advocacy within Quezon City.
▲In partnership with the Office of the Vice Mayor and Office of the Mayor, along with the lead convenor Association of Transgender People in the Philippines and other LGBT organizations in the country, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia was successfully staged at the Quezon Memorial Circle with more than 300 participants from mostly transgender men and women.
The Quezon City Pride Council (QCPC) participated at the National Conference and Meeting on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) training in Butuan City last August 7–10, 2014.
The team was headed by Director Soxie Topacio, QCPC chairperson, Erwin Joselito Ulanday, executive director, Jeffklein Glodove, Director for Marketing and Communications & Director Nicolas De Ocampo, IPF Festival Director. The 4-man team was part of the 70-man delegation of the recently concluded confabulation, which consisted various notable people including the incumbent Vice Mayor of Quezon City Joey Belmonte, the QCPC Team, Atty. Marilyn Pintor of Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Perci Cendana of National Youth Commission and Alvin Cloyd Dakis of the National Anti-Poverty Council.
QCPC Team presented on the second day the composition, legalities, mission and vision and core values of the Pride Council spearheaded by the Chairperson Direk Soxie Topacio. Erwin Joselito Ulanday also discussed the projects and advocacies of the Pride Council since its conception and Jeffklein Glodove promoted the upcoming events highlighting the QCPC Pride March and International Pink Festival. ▼
===Environment===
In partnership with Environment Protection and Waste Management Department, LGBT organizations and private individuals, a clean-up drive dubbed as “Ilog mo, Irog Ko, Buhay Ko” was held at Barangay Masambong, District 1, Quezon City in celebration with the Environment Month of June. ▼
===Upcoming events===
In celebration with the Jubilee Anniversary of Quezon City, QCPC will be staging the '''QC International Pink Film Festival''' that will promote awareness, education and LGBT rights and is also dubbed as the largest LGBT Film Festival in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/387578/lifestyle/artandculture/quezon-city-to-host-largest-int-l-lgbt-film-festival-in-asia|title = Quezon City to host largest int'l LGBT film festival in Asia}}</ref>
The event will be held at Trinoma Cinemas and will feature more than 45 film entries from ASEAN countries, Germany, France, United States and local films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/21620/Volume-8-No-33/Showbiz/QC-Pink-Fest-ng-LGBT |title=Punto! Central Luzon - |website=punto.com.ph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127214847/http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/21620/Volume-8-No-33/Showbiz/QC-Pink-Fest-ng-LGBT |archive-date=2014-11-27}} </ref>
The festival will focus on information dissemination and will encourage the young film makers to put their LGBT visions and aspirations though motion picture.
The festival will also highlight a seminar/forum on major LGBT topics and will be attended by notable international and local speakers on topics of LGBT employment, rights, discrimination, human development and social engagement.
Opening the festival will be the world premiere of documentary filmmaker Nick Deocampo's new film, "#pinQCity." It tackles the struggles of an LGBT community living in one of the biggest cities in the country.
Joining "#pinQCity" are other local queer film classics and new releases alike such as Gil Portes’ "Markova,"Auraeus Solito’s "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros," Joel Lamangan’s "Lihis," Jose Altarejos’ "Unfriend," Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s "Ang Huling Cha-cha ni Anita," and Alvin Yapan’s "Gaydar."
Award-winning international films will also be screened during the Quezon City International Pink Film Festival. The lineup includes Cannes Film Festival grand prize winner "La Vie d’Adele" (Blue is the Warmest Color), the German film "Freier Fall," and the American documentary "Before We Know It." Other foreign films to be shown are from Sweden, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
The festival will be held from December 9 to 16 at Trinoma Mall.
In solidarity with Quezon City’s 75th founding anniversary and 20th anniversary of Pride March in the Philippines, the '''QCPC Pride March''' will be staged on December 13, 2014, at the Quezon Memorial Circle. The QC Pride March is chaired by Ging Cristobal.
▲The QCPC Teamparticipated presented onin the secondNational dayConference theand compositionMeeting on Sexual Orientation, legalitiesGender Identity, missionand Expression (SOGIE) and [[HIV/AIDS]] training in [[Butuan|Butuan City]] from August 7 to 10, 2014. Chaired by Direk Soxie Topacio, the QCPC Team presented the mission, vision , and core values of the Pride Council spearheaded byon the Chairpersonsecond Direk Soxie Topacioday. Erwin Joselito Ulanday also discussed the projects and advocacies of the Pride Council since its conception , and Jeffklein Glodove promoted the upcoming events , highlighting the QCPC Pride March and International Pink Festival.
The event will highlight the Pride Parade from Tomas Morato to QC Circle and will feature the ‘LGBT Awards Night’ that will give recognition and citations to notable individuals in government and private sectors that helped promote the advancement of LGBT movement in Quezon City and the country.
===Environmental Activism===
LGBT organizations within Quezon City and Metro Manila along with regional and foreign delegates will be attending the Pride Parade.
▲In partnership with the Environment Protection and Waste Management Department, [[LGBT ]] organizations , and private individuals, a clean-up drive dubbed as “Ilog mo, Irog Ko, Buhay Ko” ("Your river, My river, My life") was held at Barangay Masambong, District 1, Quezon City , in celebration with theof Environment Month ofin June.
==References==
[[Category:Local government in Quezon City]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Metro Manila]]
[[Category:LGBTLGBTQ organizations based in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Politics of Quezon City]]
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