LADLAD is the political party of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Filipinos. Our members are either LGBT organizations or individuals, and/or our heterosexual supporters.

It is the first political party composed of LGBT Filipinos that will claim— and reclaim— the rights we have lost from centuries of homophobia and discrimination.



MISSION

1. To protect and promote human rights and access to justice of LGBTs.

2. To raise awareness and sensitize Philippine society about LGBT issues and concerns.

3. To address health issues and concerns of LGBTs.

4. To initiate economic and social support projects for LGBTs, especially those marginalized.



SOCIETAL VISION

A society free from gender and sexuality-based oppression, prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping.



ORGANIZATIONAL VISION

Ladlad LGBT Partylist is an inclusive, sustainable, and responsive national LGBT organization that endeavors to consolidate, empower, strengthen and represent the LGBT community.

LADLAD is running for party-list elections for Congress in the May 2013 elections. Thus, it is bound to make history.


OUR PLATFORM FOLLOWS:

1. File the Anti-Discrimination Bill that gives LGBT Filipinos equal rights and opportunities in employment and equal treatment in schools, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, entertainment centers, and government offices. The bill makes discrimination versus LGBTs a criminal act.

2. Support for LGBT-related and LGBT-friendly businesses.

3. Setting up of micro-finance and livelihood projects for poor and physically-challenged LGBT Filipinos.

4. Setting up of centers for old and abandoned LGBTs. The centers will also offer legal aid and counselling, as well as information about LGBT issues, HIV-AIDS, and reproductive health. These centers will be set up in key cities of the country.

5. Support for the bill repealing the Anti-Vagrancy Law that some unscrupulous policemen use to extort bribes from gay men.