Dinosaur Watch

Okay, to those of you who are gay, or sympathize with gay people, this is important. I got this from Lagablab’s site:

The bad news is that three bills have been filed in Congress this term that would in effect ban same-sex marriage in the Philippines if they get enacted. Rep. Rozzano Rufino “Ruffy” Biazon (Lone District, Muntinlupa City) filed House Bill 1245 to amend the country’s Family Code to limit marriage to ‘natural born males and natural born females’ only. In the Senate, meanwhile, Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago filed Senate Bill No. 1276 to bar same-sex marriages celebrated abroad from getting legal recognition in the Philippines. Ruffy Biazon’s father, Sen. Rodolfo Biazon, filed SBN 1575, the Senate counterpart of HB 1245.

Biazon’s bill is a reaction to a number of rulings made by local courts allowing Filipino transsexuals to change their legal status from male to female. According to Biazon, “With recent developments in the field of medicine, it is now possible to alter or change a person’s sexual organ to make it appear as that of the opposite sex. This bill prohibits marriages between two men, one of whom had a sex exchange operation and between two women, one of whom also had a sex exchange operation.”

Such marriages challege the laws of God, of nature and even of man, according to Biazon.

Defensor-Santiago’s bill, on the other hand, seeks to correct the Family Code, which does not explicitly void same-sex marriages solemnized abroad. Defensor-Santiago’s bill is premised on the belief that “marriage is a union founded on the distinction of sex.”

Read more here.

There you go. You know, I hate to admit it, but I actually voted for Miriam when she ran for President in the early nineties. In recent years, I discovered that, well, I’m glad she lost. I'm also regretting that I repeatedly voted for the older Biazon now; I always thought he was a revolutionary, no-nonsense lawmaker. I don’t doubt that they’re intelligent. But with these recent developments, they’re just being overly prudish. The world is changing, senators, and it’s time to accept that it’s not the golden era of 1950s morality anymore. Gay people exist and are living progressive lives already in the here and now, so please, LEARN TO LIVE WITH THAT. And please, stop using the phrase “the laws of God”, Mr. Biazon. What laws are those, exactly?

Anyway, his son Ruffy Biazon has been vocal about his anti-gay marriage rhetoric (I forget which TV program where he staunchly declared that he will fight it, years ago). Well, he’ll never, ever get my vote in the future.

To those who wish to learn more about this, visit Lagablab’s blog, and contact the lawmakers (they have email addresses and landline numbers). Remember, be respectful, but strongly reason with them why their efforts are huge setbacks to gay rights. Make them understand that what they’re doing is inspiring division and further bigotry.

Jacky’s Strength

Pirates of the Caribbean 2 is still fun, and still twenty minutes too long. But it’s generally enjoyable, especially since Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow hasn’t gotten old yet. Oh, stay and wait for the end credits to finish, because they’re showing something, like last time. It’s not as important as the X-Men 3 post-credits scene, but it’s funny and cute. Heheh.

Level-jumping

I’m not accustomed to getting asked personal questions by people I’m not exactly close to, but whenever it does happen, I have to admit it’s amusing and a little weird. It’s like I’ve been asked a showbiz question, but one that I’ve never asked people myself. Well, private stuff is private, until I, or people involved in the answer, decide that it’s okay to elaborate. Until then, thank you for understanding when I don’t answer your personal questions.

Mondo Milby

I just noticed that Sam Milby endorses Hawk, Swift, Jollibee, Smart, Close Up, Bench, and Centrum, among other brands. He’s so overexposed now that people who never knew that he was in Pinoy Big Brother, like myself, can easily recognize him. Well, milk it, Milby. Fame is a fickle thing, so enjoy making love to it while you can.

Oh, he sings the Centrum jingle-ballad, where he growls like Scott Stapp in some parts, which some people find funny. The song played during a radio premiere, and people laughed at those parts. His Close Up song was okay (haha, yeah, well, it’s fun), I wonder why he had to do the grungy growl in the other song. Oh well.