VALKYRIE, PHILIPPINES’ TOP NIGHTCLUB, PERMANENTLY CLOSED

June 24, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles ® ) – One of the Philippines’ top nightclubs located in an uptown suburb of Manila, has permanently closed its doors after being accused of discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Valkyrie’s bouncers recently barred a transgender fashion designer from entering the club, citing a supposed policy prohibiting “crossdressers” from entering the premises.

The club’s management issued a statement on Tuesday stressing they do not discriminate against “trans women and transgender individuals.” Nevertheless, the management said it had no other choice but to close down the club permanently because of the firestorm that resulted from the incident.

The Adobo Chronicles learned that the club building has just been purchased by the affluent Catholic Archdiocese of Manila which plans to convert it into a new parish church. The new church will retain the name ‘Valkyrie.’

‘Kyrie’ is a Greek term for ‘Lord’ which is used extensively in the Catholic liturgy.

It’s amazing how things work out perfectly!

LGBT, Politics

OBAMA HECKLER AT WHITE HOUSE LGBT EVENT ASKED TO PAY FOR CONSUMED FOOD AND BOOZE

June 24, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles®) – As Barack Obama was speaking at a White House event honoring LGBT Pride Month on Wednesday, a heckler started yelling at the President.

The heckler was later identified as Jennicet Gutiérrez, an undocumented transgender immigrant who was protesting deportations under the Obama administration. An immigration group claimed Gutiérrez was a founding member of Familia TQLM which advocates for LGBT immigrants who the group said are often excluded in the immigration debate.

Obama responded, “Listen, you’re in my house … it’s not respectful.”

The protester persisted and the president asked for the heckler to be removed from the East Room.

“As a general rule, I am just fine with a few hecklers,” Obama said. “But not when I am up in the house. My attitude is if you’re eating the hors d’oeuvres, you know what I’m saying? And drinking the booze? I know that’s right.”

The Adobo Chronicles® learned that the heckler was not cited nor charged, but was asked to pay the bill for the hors d’oeuvres and booze consumed as an invited White House guest.

You don’t bite the hand that feeds you. You just don’t!