Resources
Guides, toolkits, and research for LGBTQIA+ wellbeing, safety, and advocacy — curated for LGBTQIA+ Filipinos and their allies. Explore our service directory or free trainings, and check WHO mental health guidance for additional support.
Mental Health
2 resources
Philippines National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People
Source: The Trevor Project / PAP LGBT Psychology SIG
National findings on anxiety, depression, suicide risk, discrimination, conversion practices, access to care, and protective factors among LGBTQ+ Filipinos aged 15 to 24.
LGBTQ+ Mental Wellness Care Toolkit
Source: CVS Health and Accenture
Practical material supporting LGBTQ+ mental wellness, workplace inclusion, and community care strategies.
HIV Services
3 resources
2025 Global AIDS Update: AIDS, Crisis and the Power to Transform
Source: UNAIDS
UNAIDS' 2025 report on the HIV funding crisis, community-led responses, regional trends, and the needs of key populations, including examples from the Philippines.
2025 Q4 HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report of the Philippines
Source: Department of Health Epidemiology Bureau
The national surveillance report covering HIV diagnoses, demographics, treatment, and reported trends through the fourth quarter of 2025.
DOH Administrative Order 2026-0005: PrEP and PEP Guidelines
Source: Philippine Department of Health
Current Philippine guidance for differentiated delivery of HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis, including event-driven PrEP, telemedicine, and community task-sharing.
Advocacy & Rights
5 resources
LGBTQIA+ Community Legal Guidebook in the Philippines
Source: Mujer LGBT+ / Thomson Reuters Foundation
A practical guide to Philippine protections and steps for responding to discrimination, arbitrary arrest, detention, and red-tagging. Published June 2025 with legal support from SyCip Law.
Spotlight Report: Philippines 2025
Source: LGBTI Stakeholder Group / STRAP
A civil-society report examining health and gender-equality goals through the lived experiences and structural challenges facing trans Filipinas across the Philippines.
Rapid Scoping Review 2025: Philippines
Source: Institute of Development Studies
A concise research brief mapping feminist and LGBT+ movements, anti-rights rollback, advocacy strategies, red-tagging risks, and evidence gaps in the Philippines.
Commission on Human Rights Assistance
Source: Commission on Human Rights Philippines
Request legal assistance, counseling, referrals, or other intervention for human-rights concerns through the CHR's national online assistance form.
Philippine Supreme Court Grants Property Rights to Same-Sex Couples
Source: Human Rights Watch
A February 2026 legal explainer on the Supreme Court ruling that Article 148 can protect a same-sex partner's contributions to jointly acquired property. This is general information, not legal advice.
Youth Services
1 resource
Coming Out: A Handbook for LGBTQ Young People
Source: The Trevor Project
A supportive guide for young people considering coming out, with practical sections on safety, family conversations, mental health, and finding community.
Sexual Health
2 resources
LoveYourself Hubs and Clinics Directory
Source: LoveYourself Inc.
Current locations and weekly schedules for community hubs offering HIV testing, PrEP enrollment, treatment, trans-health, mental-health, and primary-care services. Check the official page before visiting.
Victoria by LoveYourself Trans-Health Services
Source: LoveYourself Inc.
Gender-sensitive HIV screening, transition counseling, hormone management, pre-surgery assessment, and gender-affirming hormone therapy consultations in Pasay City.
Support Resources
1 resource
Philippine Gender and Sexual Identity Helplines
Source: Find A Helpline
A maintained directory of verified Philippine support lines, including Tawag Paglaum, HOPELINE, and Bantay Bata Helpline 163. Call 911 if someone is in immediate danger.
Community Voices
1 resource
Kopisodes: LGBTQIA+ Voices Over Coffee
Source: Wagayway Equality Inc.
Kopisodes amplifies LGBTQIA+ voices from the Philippines through conversations about lived experience, rights, health, and community action.
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