Gay pride, U.S. high court ruling celebrated in Manila
MANILA — Several hundred gays, lesbians and transgender people held a gay pride rally Saturday in the Philippine capital to push for LGBT rights and to celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing same-sex marriages in all U.S. states as a victory for their cause.
About 500 people marched around Manila’s Rizal Park, many carrying placards and streamers saying “Fight for Love” and waving rainbow banners.
Same-sex unions are not legally recognized in the Philippines, where the country’s civil code limits marriages to a man and a woman.