ILANG celebrities ang nakisaya sa 2019 Metro Manila Pride March na ginanap sa Marikina City last Saturday.
Successful ang nasabing event na dinaluhan hindi lang ng mga miyembro ng LGBTQ+ community kundi maging ng mga straight individuals na umabot nga sa mahigit 70,000. It’s almost thrice the number of participants last year.
Ang Metro Manila Pride March na may theme this year na “Resist Together” ang may hawak pa rin ng record bilang oldest and biggest Pride demonstration sa Southeast Asia.
Ilan sa mga celebrities na dumalo sa Pride march ay sina Nadine Lustre, Iza Calzado, Michelle Dee at Morissette Amon na nag-perform pa on stage with her own rendition of Mariah Carey’s “Can’t Take That Away From Me”.
Isa si Iza sa mga artistang grabe ang pagrespeto sa LGBTQ community, “Growing up, I was surrounded by LGBTQ people mostly because my father was in showbiz and we used to send entertainers to Japan, most of whom were fabulously gay!
“To this day I recognize that my life will not be as beautiful and colorful if not for the energy of my LGBTQ+ family and friends,” aniya kanyang Instagram post.
“I wish to see the day that you will get the same rights and privileges that I enjoy. To the community that has lite-rally given me life, Mabuhay kayo at maraming salamat! Kaisa ninyo ako! ILYSM!” dagdag pa niya.