In an aerial view, Filipinos take part in the Pride Festival on June 24, 2023 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Twenty-three years after the first anti-discrimination bill based on sexual orientation and gender identity was introduced by lawmakers, the Philippines has yet to enact it into law. The SOGIE (Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity or Expression) Equality Bill is considered one of the slowest moving pieces of legislation in the country's history. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
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