Philippines : Ang Ladlad Party v. Comelec

Asia
Issue: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Document Type: Legal Submission
Date: 2010

=The Supreme Court of the Philippines granted Ang Ladlad’s petition for accreditation to join the upcoming May elections. The ICJ had submitted an amicus curiae in this case.

The court overturned the decision of the Commission on Elections which had denied Ang Ladlad accreditation based on public morality and religion.

Philippines-Ang Ladlad Party-legal submission-2010 (full text in English, PDF)

 

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