Express Your Pride: Celebs, allies celebrate LGBTQ community

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Openly queer celebrities were among those who expressed pride as they welcomed Pride Month on June 1. Instagram: @angiemeadking, @phipalmos / Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/06/01/20230601-pride.jpg" class="fr-fil fr-dib"/><figcaption>Openly queer celebrities were among those who expressed pride as they welcomed Pride Month on June 1. <em>Instagram: @angiemeadking, @phipalmos / Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Celebrities joined the chorus of celebration of the LGBTQ community on Thursday, with social media posts <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/expressyourpride" target="_blank">expressing pride</a> to kick off the month-long commemoration of queer love and rights.</p><ul class="op-related-articles"><li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/06/01/23/lgbt-groups-kick-off-pride-2023-with-call-for-safe-spaces">LGBT groups kick off Pride 2023 with call for safe spaces for queer community</a></li></ul><p>Queer personalities as well as allies waved their virtual rainbow flags with messages of acceptance, empowerment, and more importantly, pushing for equal rights, as the Philippines marked the start of Pride Month.</p><ul class="op-related-articles"><li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/01/23/pride-month-pride-merch-how-to-go-beyond-rainbow-capitalism">Pride month, pride merch: How to go beyond rainbow capitalism</a></li></ul><p>Here are some of the celebrities who ushered in Pride Month through posts on social media:</p><div><strong>Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Dee</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy Pride Month!!! 🏳️‍🌈🖤</p>— MMD (@michellemdee) <a href="https://twitter.com/michellemdee/status/1664117835143188485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>Broadway star Lea Salonga</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy Pride Month! <a href="https://t.co/4IMibFMSSN">https://t.co/4IMibFMSSN</a></p>— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsLeaSalonga/status/1664070839849943041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>Actor Phi Palmos</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Ganon ka-powerful ang representation. I’ll be able to get a role that I get a guy, end up with a guy, &amp; live happily ever after, that’s also telling those people who look like me, who identify as me that’s it’s also possible for them. I want it to be possible for all of us.” 🏳️‍🌈 <a href="https://t.co/opRcRcWLhS">pic.twitter.com/opRcRcWLhS</a></p>— Phi Palmos (@phipalmos) <a href="https://twitter.com/phipalmos/status/1664155414735515649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>Media personality Angie Mead King</strong></div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs8R2V4Pvwo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs8R2V4Pvwo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"></a></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs8R2V4Pvwo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank">View this post on Instagram</a></div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs8R2V4Pvwo/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Angie Mead King (@angiemeadking)</a></div></div></blockquote><div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>Host Mela Habijan</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">While it has been difficult to live freely in a society that sees us, LGBTQIA+, as “bad people”, the Pride movement taught us that we are the world’s rainbows!<br/><br/>Our colors will never fade. Our lights will never dim. Our love will always win.<br/><br/>HAPPY PRIDE, LOVES! 💖🌈🇵🇭🏳️‍⚧️🌎 <a href="https://t.co/42ukgPjh1z">pic.twitter.com/42ukgPjh1z</a></p>— Miss Mela Habijan (@missmelahabijan) <a href="https://twitter.com/missmelahabijan/status/1664261255564267522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>Actress Janella Salvador</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">As we step into the month of June, remember that love comes in different forms and it always — ALWAYS — deserves to be celebrated with pride. 🏳️‍🌈</p>— Janella Salvador (@superjanella) <a href="https://twitter.com/superjanella/status/1664099070489825281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Good morning, twitter fam!<br/><br/>This Pride Month, let&#x27;s remember that love is the most beautiful thing we can share. Love has no labels, no boundaries, and no limitations. Happy Pride Month! 🌈<br/><br/>Mahal ko kayo! 💕</p>— Celeste Cortesi (@SCCortesi) <a href="https://twitter.com/SCCortesi/status/1664068908834525190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>P-pop idol Aiah Arceta of BINI</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy pride month!! 🌈<a href="https://t.co/mIawU3jehH">https://t.co/mIawU3jehH</a></p>— Aiah Arceta (@bini_aiah) <a href="https://twitter.com/bini_aiah/status/1664114337290813440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>‘Tala’ composer Nica del Rosario</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy Pride Month, mga mahal 🏳️‍🌈✨<br/><br/>Photo and edit by <a href="https://twitter.com/janelthespidey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@janelthespidey</a> from last year’s <a href="https://twitter.com/tfpridePH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tfpridePH</a> March <a href="https://t.co/GuENwCqxV7">pic.twitter.com/GuENwCqxV7</a></p>— Nica del Rosario (@nicadelrosario) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicadelrosario/status/1664137774105247749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>Filmmaker Sam Lee</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pride</a> 🏳️‍🌈 <a href="https://t.co/PUzfeaIcFM">https://t.co/PUzfeaIcFM</a></p>— Samantha Lee (@givemesam) <a href="https://twitter.com/givemesam/status/1664194406344192001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>Film producer Perci Intalan</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It took a while to get all the rights back but finally all 13.5 eps of Gameboys S1 are up on our YT channel again!<br/><br/>Happy Pride Month! <a href="https://t.co/fPzDNMp0Eu">https://t.co/fPzDNMp0Eu</a></p>— Perci Intalan (@percinotpercy) <a href="https://twitter.com/percinotpercy/status/1663941733691043840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>Actress Aya Fernandez</strong></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">GM, Happy Pride Month! 🌈<br/><br/>May gender identity or expression never hinder society from seeing anyone&#x27;s true potential, skills, and worth. Here&#x27;s to a more inclusive world :) <a href="https://t.co/V6tJPKxQ6A">pic.twitter.com/V6tJPKxQ6A</a></p>— Aya Fernandez (@ayafernandez_) <a href="https://twitter.com/ayafernandez_/status/1664078223339290624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

Queer personalities and allies waved their virtual rainbow flags with messages of acceptance, empowerment, and more importantly, pushing for equal rights.

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