GCC nationals and citizens of 32 countries (nationals of countries listed below) do not require visas prior to arrival at a UAE airport: they are eligible for a free-of-charge 30-days visa upon arrival at the approved ports of entry. If you are coming to work in the UAE you will require a visa that can only be obtained on your behalf by your employer or sponsor.
If you are a national citizen of a GCC country you do not require a visa to visit the UAE. You will simply need to produce your GCC country passport upon arrival at the point of entry into the UAE. GCC Residents who are not GCC nationals but who have a high professional status such as company managers, business people, auditors, accountants, doctors, engineers, pharmacists, or employees working in the public sector, their families, drivers and personal staff sponsored by them, are eligible for a non-renewable 30-days visa upon arrival at the approved ports of entry.
List of countries whose citizens are eligible for a free-of-charge 30 days visit visa at all UAE airports or other points of entry: Australia, Austria, Andorra, Belgium, Brunei, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Korea, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, United States of America, United Kingdom and the Vatican.
The visa is valid for 30 days, renewable once.
In January 2011, the UAE dropped Canada from the list. When a Canadian citizen goes out of UAE, he/she must wait 30 days before being eligible for a new 30-days visa.
This 30-days visa has 10 days of grace period; after 40-days, there are heavy fines and you could be asked for waiting up to 30-days before being eligible to get in again.
Your passport should have at least 6-months validity to go out and back again.
There are six border crossings from the United Arab Emirates into Oman.
* from Fujeirah emirate to Dibba/Musandam.
The Hatta-Oman border is a common destination for "visa runs"; it's a 250 km round trip from Dubai downtown: without breaks it takes under 180 minutes, per way. Hatta is a small town about 12 KMs (7.3 miles) from Oman border crossing (or 8.5 KMs from exiting Dubai border crossing). Obviously you have to be in some kind of vehicle to cross both check points.
Remember to take a pen, credit/ATM card/cash and your passport.
These are buses operated either by travel agencies and Oman bus public transportation and they pick up passengers in Dubai. The return ticket up to Muscat is dhs100 and takes 6 hours; but to collect your new visa is enough to get out in Hatta.
If you have a rental car not from Hertz or Avis then check if your car's insurance covers both the U.A.E. and Oman or if you need to purchase it at the Oman border, before leaving.
With some cars/rental cars you cannot cross the border or you need to have a permission from the company owner/manager.
You will pass though a town with red dunes and lots of quad bikes/buggies, and then a roundabout at 37km.
A few km further you pass into Oman, there is no border here, just a checkpoint with no need to stop but have your passport ready in case.
For the next 20 km you are not in the UAE.
Again you pass another checkpoint, this time back to the UAE. Same procedure as before.
Continue following signs for Hatta until you pass the Hatta Fort Hotel roundabout; here head straight on following signs for Oman.
The first process on the border is to collect your UAE exit stamp. Get it from a portacabin which is easily missed, just pull over, hop out and get the passport stamped at the window.
From here on you are in no-mans land (it's 11km to the Oman border); continue on the road another 3km to Oman customs. If it is after dark then turn off your main headlights as you approach and pop your car trunk. They will have a quick look and hand you a small customs paper slip.
Drive another 8km along the windy road until you see a large domed building on the Oman border. Don't drive through but follow the 'New Visa' sign and park in the car park in front of the border post.
Go in the front entrance and collect a Oman Visa application form from the desk on the left. The visa will cost you 20 Rials (about AED180), you can either get cash from the cash machine in the main hall or pay by Visa/Mastercard. Take the completed form, passport and customs slip to one of the counters on the right and ask for an 'Entry and Exit' visa.
The Oman border now offer a 'visa run' visa; simply tell them you are not entering Oman and wish to renew your UAE visa, the price for this is 50Dhs and they accept UAE currency.
Jump back in your car and head out the other side of the car park, turning left back to the UAE.
If you don't want to leave Dubai then you can visit Dubai's NR Department (DNRD) and get yourself a 30 day extension for just over £100 or you can walk into the Dubai Immigration office in Deira, pay the fee of AED700 and have your visa extended for another 30 days. It does not require a long drive to Hatta where the border is, this can only be done once. A lot of seasoned Expats do the Visa Run from Dubai to Hatta at a much reduced cost.
Hello, I hear the 10 days grace period has been revoked for the Hatta visa run, you have to renew by the 30th day. Can anyone conform this? Also, is there a change in border fees? It used to be AED50.
I've been there in June I didn't get any problem with grace period.
I'm not sure you can get the Visa Run also at other borders also, but you should.
Hi. I am currently on father's visa. May I know what are the rules or requirements if I will go alone to Muscat without my father since he will not be able to accompany me? I promised to visit a very close friend who is in Muscat. Will I have to get an NOC from my father in order to cross the Hatta border? Also, it's my first time and I'm planning to ride a bus in order to go to Muscat.
Probably it's better if you ask the DNATA or the Immigration Office.
I'm currently on a visit visa in uae which will be expiring in few days, I'm almost completing the 60days and wish to embark on a visa run to get a new visa. Is it cool to go to oman for this purpose?
Hi, iam working abu dhabi, for the eid holiday we planed to go oman just for 4 days. I am working as a administrator, in this company form last 7 years., but in my stamped visa they stamped as a pipe fitter, so is it possinle to go oman, and what r the documents required for that,,, pls, advice and where i can get the visa.
Hi. Can anyone tell me is it compulsory that your omani residence should have completed 6 months before you cross to UAE by road?
A quick note to say this approach may not work for all nationalities. I hold an Indian passport and needed to exit and reenter the country to be eligible for a residence permit( I was on a tourist visa). I attempted to do so via a trip by road to Oman. At the UAE border, I was told that I could not cross over to Oman without a valid visa. Finally managed exit and reenter by flying self and kids to Oman and back. I transited through the country and therefore did not need a visa.
Hello, i just wanted to Know that There is Still a grâce period at hatta for visa run? Any ideas?
If any one needs to go to Hatta/Oman for visa extension or change.
Please do call me at my mob.# 055-6534134.
Sir; I would like to ask if my friend from oman who is working as Laboratory Technician in University of Nizwa, Oman can cross the border to go the UAE without any visit visa?
Can she be eligible to cross the border? what other requirements she has to bring?
thanks , hope to hear from you soon.
Please let us help answer some of your questions.
The grace period still applies. The day of your stamp is counted as day 1 so please count your days carefully to avoid a 200AED fine.
Only 34 nationalities are granted automatic Dubai visit visa on arrival. The rest must apply in advance and typically travel between the countries by air. The full list is on our website Questions page along with other useful info.
Indians, Philipinos and Pakistanis for example cannot enter and exit without a visa applied for and granted in advance.
The fee for Oman visit visa is 5Rials = 50AED. Its been this amount for around 2 years or so now.
Hi there, I'm an Australian flight attendant working for a jet based out of Singapore. I want to live in Dubai in my friend apartment and I will be leaving the country in and out every 21 days on the plane.
Is there a limit that I'm allowed to leave and re enter?
I work at global visa run. I read your comment. There is no limit for the visa run.
Just want to make sure, does the 30 days tourist visa issued by Emirates also have an additional 10 days grace? Which means 40 days in total?
Do you have to choice to stay in Oman for a couple of days at least, though you have your new visa already?
I have a employment visa in my hand need to exit dubai to oman.
if yes please contact me I cant find contact details on your website.
Last day i went to do a visa run for my friend, but they said we gotta get Oman visa from Embassy to get the exit stamp. They don't let to go to the Oman Visa centre! Said the rule has changed, its mandatory to carry the Oman visa before exit!!!
Hi,i am indian, My Parents holds a UAE visit visa,can we go to Oman, by road?
I am a Indian National, holding Oman residence visa ( Employment) staying at Oman since last ten years. My Labour card profession is"SHORTHAND TECHNICIAN" .Could anybody inform me, is it possible to get visa at Dubai border to travel to Dubai for me and my family.
While parents on visit visa, you can not travel to Oman without getting visa prior to travel. Family of GCC residents can travel with the parents only not alone.
Hi i saw ur previous comment abt visa run to oman on pink slip, i am intrested in doing same can u guide me?
We travelled to Dubai via Khatmat Malalah and left my daughter for vacation with her sister. My question.
1. Can we extend visa further or thee is a grace period available?
2. Is she travel back by Air, is there any problem?
3. If she come by Air and after 2-3 days, if we could travel back to dubai by Car.
Hello, good morning, I just want to ask if it's possible for me to travel to Oman this eid.
My UAE residence visa was expired last July 12 and still under process under my company.
Is it possible for me to travel to Oman? Are there any supporting documents possible just to prove that my visa is in process and will soon be released.
I'm a Canadian citizen. Just completed the Hatta Visa run. No need to wait the 30 days before renewing the UAE visa as noted in the main text of the blog.
Im planning to go to oman for EID Holidays. I have an employment visa and I work in Dubai. First Thing can i go to oman from my visa which i have im I eligible to go for free or do i need to pay charges and whts the procedure and please explain whts the best way to travel something cheap and easy way. I would appreciate if someone reply…me at the earliest…..
My visit visa is expiring in two days. I need to do the Hatta Oman run by car to get my visa visa on my Canadian passport. Is there anyone going with whom I could share the cost ?
I am a Indian National, with valid Oman residence visa ( Employment). My Labour card profession is"STRUCTURAL DRAFTSMAN,BUILDINGS" .Could anybody inform me, is it possible to get visa at Dubai border to travel to Dubai by road for me and my family.
I am UAe residence and on my Visa it says Marketing Specialist.
Also my Passport has 1 year validity but my visa is valid only for 5 months.
i recently come oman in june. I am on husband visa. I n my daughter wants to go UAE by road ( by bus) without sponsor. Can we enter UAE by road without him. We already finish 3 months here only. Please reply.
Hi!!! I am in dubai on Tourist visa and I need to Exit from dubai to change my work permit in employment visa. I am planing to exit from dubai to muscat then I will receive my employment visa within 2 3 days.can anybody help me that how can I get tourist visa for oman ? And I am planing to travel by bus.Is it possible to get exit stamp on passport at oman border?
What will be the cost? I need urgent help..Please. ..
I have Oman residence card and would like to visit UAE by road. I would like to know how many months of validity need to have to enter UAE.
Can any1 help me out , i need to check the profession allowed to uae on arrival visa.
Currently i am holding a building technician visa in oman , can i get on arrival visa to uae.
Hello, Is it still possible to do a visa run to Oman since my employment visa has been cancelled, already overstayed from 5th of November 2014 and will return to Dubai on visit visa?
can i drive my father's car( car registered under his name ) to muscat oman without him being with me.
I am working with Orpic company in Oman Since february 2013.I wants to travel with my spouse on 05.03.2015.My spouse Oman dependent existing Visa validity up to 15.04.2015.We wants to travel for 04 days only.Can she get Visa?
Hi sir my name is SIRAJ. Iam an Indian. My proffishan is CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CLEARK. Residence visa in Abudhabi. Limited contract 2 years. Can I travel to Mascut for 2 days visit by road.
My canadian friend is on a 30 day visa ( free of cost) which he got on entry thro' Dubai airport.
What are the options for extending the visa for further 30 days?
Is there a fee now for extension or renewal for further 30 days?
If he exits thro' Hatta border and re-enters, does he have to pay any fee. Also does he have to go thro Oman immigration and come back or can he just exit Hatta and re-enter immediately.?
My car is financed from ADCB Bank. Can I take my car for the Hatta-Oman border visa run?
Hi i have a employment visa i want to exit at hatta or kalba fujaira Oman border can i exit and come back at the same time it like A to A i am a filipino with my brother car is that posible what are the procedure and which border should we go thank you.
I am working in Abudhabi my visa profession is ELECTICIAN can I get visa in hatta boarder.
It's better you contact your Embassy for official information.
I am working as a sales coordinator but my visa has not renewed yet- it is still the waiter. I am trying to visit in this EID to Oman from UAE. I have company letter stating my job title, would it be possible to get the visa on arrival at HATTA boarder?


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Reactions have being trailing the recent move of an Abuja Federal HIgh Court who proscribed and declared the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), an arm of Shiite Sect of Islamic religion led by Sheikh Ibrahim Yaqoub El Zakzaky, as a terrorist organization.
Reacting angrily to the development, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has heaped the whole blames on the American Ambassador to Nigeria and the British HIgh Commissioner to Nigeria stressing that the two envoy of the Super Power Nations are being bribed by the Federal Government to lie to their countries over the injustice being perpetrated in Nigeria.
Kanu during his Saturday night broadcast on Radio Biafra went on to accuse the US and British heads of diplomats in Nigeria of collecting bribes from the Nigerian government to give wrong information of what is actually happening in the Nigeria in their countries.
He said that the Nigerian government has redefined wickedness and made it a national symbol of identification by declaring IMN as a terrorist organization, while Fulani herdsmen are allowed to go about killing, raping and causing all kinds of trouble without any restriction.
He went further to say that those who are quiet over the proscription of Shi'ites just as many were when same action was meted against IPOB should get ready for worst as more of such actions will come.
"The blame for the injustice in Nigeria is caused by three things: our stupidity as black people, the British HIgh Commissioner in Nigeria and the American Ambassador to Nigeria.
"The Ambassador and High Commissioner collect money from Nigerian government not to send the accurate report back to their home countries.
"The American government doesn't get the real information of what's happening here because the people they sent here will embellish the killing by Fulani herdsmen into farmers/herders clash.
"Police and army came, shooting unarmed Shi'ite protesters and you call it a clash? American Ambassador is feeding the States Department back in Washington with lies because they gave them money.
"American Embassy in Nigeria, British High Commission and stupidity of black people are the major problems we have. I didn't say their policy or their whole country. I said their missions in Nigeria are the problem. The American Ambassador to Nigeria is corrupt, the British HIgh Commission in Nigeria is very corrupt.
"They should be probed because they collect money to lie about happenings in Nigeria. They lie to link Shi'ites to Iran just to create excuse for evil. The real terrorists are inside Aso Rock, the Miyetti Alah. They're the ones that should be arrested.
"Anybody who is a patron of Miyetti Allah should be arrested including Jonathan because they're leaders of a terrorist organization. No court has proscribed the Miyetti Allah. The more they kill the more land they get," he said.
Speaking further, Kanu said, "They proscribed IPOB you all kept quiet, they've now proscribed the Shia Sect of Islam, a religious body of its own which means you cannot longer protest in Nigeria unless what you're protesting is in conformity with government's position being presided by somebody from Sudan. Abba Kyari and El Rufai are playing with the brains of every individual in Nigeria.
"What is the crime of El Zakzaky? You arrested a man, you killed his seven children, you killed one of his wives, critically injured about two others, you left him blind in one eye and the court have said to you, this man should be released, you did not obey that order.
"But when you went before people's back as you normally do to obtain another order or motion, you now decided to over that one. How come you obeyed the order to hold El Zakzaky and tag Shi'ites as terrorists, but refused to obey the same court when they asked you to release him. How come you obey one judge of same Federal High Court and disobey another one?
"If they want to practice their Shi'ites type of Muslims it's not your business. Freedom of religion is enshrined in your constitution. Trying to claim that they have a tie with Iran as a justification for this action holds no water.
"IPOB supports Israel and will continue to do so till we die. That's our view and we are entitled to it. Not because you have one thing or the other against Israel and then you hate IPOB, that means you're very foolish.
"As long as I'm aware, Iran has never attacked or killed anybody in Nigeria and that's the truth. The people who are actually doing the killing nobody is proscribing them. Are you sure Nigerians are okay?
"Why are Fulani herdsmen not tagged terrorists? I can't define the stupidity of a black man. Fulani herdsmen are killing, raping and slaughtering and you've done nothing. People will come to my village, kill my people, rape our mothers and you'll give them land to continue.
"Others are simply saying release my leader and obey court order and you responded by killing them, proscribing them and tagging them terrorists.
"The evil and ignorance in Africa are indescribable. There's no single truth in Africa and this is why everywhere is full of evil and darkness. The heart of a black man is full of evil and wickedness."
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Re: Murray
by billythefish » Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:57 am
Also congratulations to Jonny Marray in the doubles.
by haggis » Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:15 am
Well done Murray!!! Awesome match last night.
Theres a man with a mullett going mad with a mallett in Milletts
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by Roger Mellie » Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:46 am
Scottish ****
by Realist » Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:15 am
I can't understand some of the bad feeling towards him? I'm pleased he's won a major even though he's a jock. He played well and fully deserved his victory.
by the boss » Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:39 am
1st of mant IMO but Still a jock ****
by plastic scouser » Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:50 am
Top class stuff.....made up for him.
hope he goes on to win several now....hes good enough.
by Burf » Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:30 am
by AD » Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:05 pm
He so nearly bottled it again though.....
by skyblue » Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:10 pm
Went to bed at the end of the second set and said to the missus that Murrey would win it in 5.
Working with Lendl, and winning at Wimbledon, have toughened Murray up mentally to the point where he can now make the big three in tennis the big four. Never been much in it in terms of ability between Fed, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray but the Scot needed to catch up in terms of mentality.
I think he will go on to win 3 or 4 now, Fed is declining and Nadals knees are fucked so so he is going to have a great chance in the US, Aussie and Wimbledon for the next three or four years.
Location: Sandwell
by Timbo » Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:35 pm
Federers first grand slam win came against Philippoussis (then Safin). He came to prominence when there was a vacuum left by Sampras and Agassi. Nadals first win came against Mariano Puerta (who?) before Federer improved his clay court game. Djokovic won his first final against a relatively unknown and unseeded Tsonga. Murrays five finals have been against either Federer or Djokovic.
Before this week 29 of the last 30 grand slams have been won by one of the big three and each has consistently got to the latter stages meaning Murray has consistently had to beat two of them. This time the route was that little bit easier but no less so than when the other three won their first major.
Strangely despite him going off the boil in the third set (and the start of the fourth) I still fancied him to win. When he was one set up Djokovic would still have been most peoples favourite but when he won the second all of a sudden Murray was in the drivers seat. He needed the underdog status to get him playing his best and he became that once Djokovic had pulled it level. The good thing was Murray still didn't make those two sets easy. Djokovic had to work hard to get back into the game and that told in the final set.
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by plastic scouser » Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:45 am
Get in Murray....top top class.
Cracking day yesterday.....round me mates for a BBQ on my birthday, shit loads of Peroni in the sun & Murray finally wins it...
..Made up for him.....every defeat hes suffered in previous majors has made him go away & improve his game....
.....Thoroughly deserved.
by Timbo » Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:06 am
I think Murray owes Del Potro somewhat for softening up Djokovic but nonetheless it was thoroughly deserved particularly considering the pressure the media and fans heap on him.
by Realist » Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:11 am
Congratulations to the lad. I've got no time for all this is he British/Scottish bollocks, he's a Jock, and rightly won it for Scotland. Well done young man.


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PIVOT FOR THE PEAK: Creating New Partnerships
When George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis last May, the world was already in the midst of an international pandemic. Together, these events created a social movement that The Food Group recognized as a turning point in how they work with community.
The murder of George Floyd solidified that we needed to pivot and center community," Ho Nguyen, The Food Group's Director of Programs, said.
The uprising that occurred unearthed the many inequalities surrounding food security that had long existed in the community.
"When some of the major grocery store infrastructure in South Minneapolis (Cub Foods, Aldi, and Target) were burned down, it definitely caused a huge gap in food access and created a larger gap in food insecurity," Nguyen said.
As a result, The Food Group joined a large number of organizations involved in mutual aid throughout the Twin Cities. Through this intentional work, they created new partnerships with newly-formed community groups.
Volunteer Everett Ayoubzadeh talks with community members outside the Baha'i Center in Minneapolis by George Floyd Square, where a pop-up food distribution site turned into a long-term food pantry. Photo by Nancy Wong.
"When [the murder] happened, we went outside the box and we said, 'Okay, this is the way we have always done things, but the need is immediate and we're going to do what's right,'" Maria Bonilla, Agency Relations Specialist at The Food Group said. "We had the capacity to donate. We had the capacity to extend partnerships to collectives who weren't necessarily structured, who weren't a 501(c)3. It was unprecedented."
You don't actually need to be [a structured organization] for us to work with you and supply food," Nguyen said. "Because essentially what you're telling us is that there is a community need and you're able to distribute the food. You know what the community needs."
One of those new partnerships came when The Food Group connected with the Baha'i Center of Minneapolis, just steps from where George Floyd was murdered. People were coming by the memorial square at 38th and Chicago to donate food. Having a parking lot and large front lawn, the Baha'i Center started accepting donations and doing daily distributions.
"The murder of George Floyd and the uprising was the initial upstart for us," volunteer Kari Carlson said."But the pandemic was already compounding existing insecurities. That's why we kept going, because people keep coming."
The Baha'i Center now works with Organic Oneness, a newly established nonprofit focused on systemic change, community healing and wellness, that Carlson connected them with. Carlson was also accepted in The Food Group's Food Shelf Leadership Development Cohort.
"What was really exciting to us about the program through The Food Group is that it's focused on community engagement," Carlson said. "We were already thinking about how this [food pantry] can become a community endeavor rather than perpetuating the 'some people give, some people receive' dynamic."
The program is now in its second year, although the first was disrupted by the pandemic. Its objective is to help community members build their advocacy and leadership skills so they can influence policies and amplify the voices of the people they are serving.
"We're taking on the hard topics (like cultural identity and white privilege)," said Bonilla, who runs the program with fellow Agency Relations Specialist Fun Fun Cheng. "We're making space to talk about those things that are uncomfortable."
PIVOT FOR THE PEAK SERIES: How The Food Group is Addressing the Pandemic is a series of stories co-produced with the other media group giving you a look into how The Food Group has pivoted its approach to address the needs of the community as experts continue to analyze the peak of the pandemic.


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Cllr Bethia Thomas elected as new Leader at Vale of White Horse District Council
Cllr Bethia Thomas is the new Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council. She was chosen by councillors during a vote at the Council meeting last night (7 December). Her election as Leader comes after Cllr Emily Smith chose to stand down having led the council since the local elections in 2019. Cllr Thomas, […]
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Due to action affecting the Royal Mail services, it may take longer than usual for letters to arrive.
Free fun for all the family this half term
Children of all ages and their families will have plenty of activities to keep them busy this half term across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have set up a range of free and low-cost activities for residents to take part in. Xplorer There […]
Council motion pledges support for businesses struggling with rising costs
Vale of White Horse councillors agreed to help support struggling local businesses and to urge government to do more for businesses affected by the cost of living crisis. Following an approved motion, Cllr Emily Smith, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council, will write to The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Secretary of State […]
Major incident declared after water pipe burst near Oxford
Water supplies have been affected in South Oxfordshire and the Vale following a burst water pipe.
Ideas wanted following this year's successful Didcot Garden Party
Over 1,200 people are estimated to have joined this year's successful Didcot Garden Party to watch free performances, play cricket, football and rounders, and take part in skating sessions in Didcot and surrounding villages. To help families facing rising costs, South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils hosted a series of fun, free […]
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Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire district councils will be closed on Monday 19 September – the public holiday to mark the occasion of the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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New freshwater habitats and wetlands will be created in East Hanney, Garford and Grove to help provide an ideal environment for wildlife to thrive, including protected species such as Great Crested newts. Cabinet members at Vale of White Horse District Council agreed to allocate £91,232 of developer contributions; money collected as part of developers' agreements […]
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Pyrford
Firefighters tackle field blaze
Field fire in Pyrford is not being treated as suspicious
Beth Duffell
The field fire in Tegg's Lane. Photo: Haydn Cobb.
Firefighters battled a blaze in a field in Pyrford on Thursday (July 18) afternoon.
Crews were called to the field in Tegg's Lane at 4.45pm.
Witness Haydn Cobb, who lives in Pyrford, said: "A boy running down Tegg's Lane adjacent to my house told me there was a fire in the field next to the lane behind the scout hut.
"It got out of control and spread across half the field, about an acre, in the space of 10 minutes.
"The boy who alerted me had already called the fire crews from Cobham.
"They managed to put it out before any serious damage was done.
"If they had been five minutes late it could have been a lot worse as the fire was about 5ft away from large acorn trees, which line Tegg's Lane."
Sean Brewster, watch manager at Painshill fire station, said: "The field caught alight. It was going quite well, quite a bit of the field was alight.
"We used one hose reel and beaters to put the fire out."
He said the blaze was not being treated as suspicious, adding: "The weather did not help. There was quite a strong breeze."
The incident was dealt with by 7.15pm the same day.
Surrey Police confirmed officers are not investigating the cause of the fire.


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Patient Voice
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Doctors urged to look out for patients with a missed diagnosis ADHD, NICE has warned
News, 08 September 2017
NICE is urging doctors to think about a potential ADHD diagnosis in people who are at higher risk of having the condition, but who are usually overlooked.
People who have other conditions, such as a learning disability or mental health problem, or who have a close family member with ADHD are among those more likely to be undiagnosed or wrongly diagnosed with something else.
It is thought ADHD is often missed in girls and women. This is because they may not display classic symptoms and for example, be less disruptive at school, the new draft guidance says.
Professor Mark Baker, director of the centre for guidelines at NICE, said: "Not having an accurate diagnosis can have a negative effect on people and their families. It means they cannot access the best treatment and support.
"We're asking health and social care professionals to be mindful of these groups so that more people can be diagnosed correctly."
Dr Gillian Baird, professor of children's neurodisability at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and chair of the NICE guideline committee, said: "Our draft guideline highlights to doctors and other professionals about when to think an ADHD diagnosis is possible and refer someone for an assessment where appropriate."
The draft guideline, which updates previous NICE guidance, also makes recommendations about treating and managing ADHD.
Dr Baird continues: "When treating someone with ADHD, it's important to offer ongoing support and information about their condition. This, along with sharing information across services, can help them adjust when big changes in their life happen, for example, when moving from school to college."
NICE is seeking comments on the draft guideline until 18 October 2017.
Individuals and members of the public can comment on the proposed recommendations through an organisation that closely represents their views.
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#consultation
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Old and gay
"Ninang" Cordero from Caloocan City says it isn't always difficult to grow old and gay in the Philippines, even as he calls for society to accept LGBTQIA people already. He wants for the younger LGBTQIA Filipinos to heed their elders and focus on learning.
Michael David dela Cruz Tan
This is part of #KaraniwangLGBT, which Outrage Magazine officially launched on July 26, 2015 to offer vignettes of LGBT people/living, particularly in the Philippines, to give so-called "everyday people" – in this case, the common LGBT people – that chance to share their stories.
As Outrage Magazine editor Michael David C. Tan says: "All our stories are valid – not just the stories of the 'big shots'. And it's high time we start telling all our stories."
"Ninang" Cordero – who said he is used to living alone, having been doing so since after high school – was in Grade 6 when he realized he's gay.
"Ang mga kabarkada ko, mga babae (My friends were all girls)," he said, adding that his posse then was also composed of other gay boys like him.
He was "lucky" because his parents took it… quite well. This may be because they're used to it since "may relatives din ako na T-bird tsaka gay sa mother's side ko (I also had lesbian and gay relatives at my mother's side of the family)."
He was – not surprisingly – closer to his mom's family because his father's relatives were, in his recollection, "halang and bituka (literally: bad/evil people; idiomatically: evil in nature)." Ninang believes he inherited his being gay from his mom's side.
READ: 'God loves LGBTQIA people; so do we.'
Growing up gay, he didn't have a hard life, referring to it overall as "okay". He said he was able to go where he wanted to, do what he wanted, and no one reprimanded them for it.
But Ninang admitted he also encountered criticisms for being gay, and people talking behind him because he's gay.
All the same, "ini-ignore lang namin kasi baka gumulo lang (we just ignore them because heeding them can just cause trouble)," he said. "Ayaw namin ng magulong buhay (We don't want a troublesome life)."
Looking back, Ninang said he's been in multiple relationships already. But he learned that it's difficult to "invest in love". This is because "talo ka parati kung ibubuhos mo lahat ng pagmamahal mo sa isang lalaki (giving your all to one man is futile)."
Though he worked as a hairdresser, now in his older age, he is a vendor, selling food for breakfast, lunch and snacks in the barangay (village) he's at. "Yun na lang ang kinabubuhay ko (That's now my source of income)."
Ninang said growing old as a gay man isn't necessarily bad. "Basta masaya ka (As long as you're happy)," he said, and "wala ka naaapakan (you don't do harm to others)." The goal for him is to have a "peaceful life."
With growing older, there's this desire to help younger people that "the life of LGBTQIA people should also be respected."
READ: the_advocate: Living a new life
For the young LGBTQIA people, Ninang said they should prioritize education, and "huwag muna lumandi-landi (don't be lewd/promiscuous)," he said, adding that they should listen to their parents/elders.
And for society in general, Ninang calls for acceptance because LGBTQIA people are no different from others. "Kaming mga bakla (LGBTQIA people like us), even if we're like this, we're still human. We also have hearts, and also fear God."
Related Topics:#KaraniwangLGBTgay manilagay senior citizenlgbtLGBT Caloocan CityLGBT Philippinespink Filipinosenior LGBT
Be who you are
Being gay is no hindrance to success
The founder of Outrage Magazine, Michael David dela Cruz Tan is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies) of the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. Though he grew up in Mindanao (particularly Kidapawan and Cotabato City in Maguindanao), even attending Roman Catholic schools there, he "really, really came out in Sydney," he says, so that "I sort of know what it's like to be gay in a developing and a developed world". Mick can: photograph, do artworks with mixed media, write (DUH!), shoot flicks, community organize, facilitate, lecture, research (with pioneering studies under his belt)... this one's a multi-tasker, who is even conversant in Filipino Sign Language (FSL). Among others, Mick received the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) in 2006 for Best Investigative Journalism. Cross his path is the dare (read: It won't be boring).
A former non-government organization worker on Boracay island, Raffy Cooper, 34, is the first gay barangay secretary of Caticlan in Malay, Aklan. While raising two of his three kids, he hopes younger LGBTQIA people to "better yourself until you're ready to take flight."
"It's important for us to know why we're being discriminated. And then empower ourselves to find ways for the world to also respect us."
So said Raffy Cooper, the 34-year-old barangay secretary of Caticlan in Malay, Aklan (Malay is where Boracay is).
"Sometimes people think LGBTQIA people are just deviants in this world," Raffy added. "But if you have lofty dreams and achieve these dreams, you will be unquestionable and you will be respected in your community."
Raffy was in Grade 1 when he said he noted having male crushes (his classmates). "I couldn't explain why I had male crushes then," he said, adding that he found this "peculiar so I didn't entertain it then."
In Grade 6, he became more effeminate; and by high school, "I got interested in using make-up, wearing clothes used by women, and joining gay beauty pageants. My life became complicated because of these."
Initially, Raffy's family wasn't too shocked when they found out he's gay. "Perhaps because slowly, they noticed I was different."
Raffy's aunties also used to dress him up in girls' clothing, so the "progression" was expected.
But when he started joining beauty pageants, wearing clothes used by women, and even used hormone replacement, "they weren't very comfortable with those," he said, adding that the discomfort may have also been because "my family is very religious."
Raffy has four siblings; all of them are boys. All his brothers didn't want to have a gay sibling.
"But at the end of the day, with families, no matter the SOGIE you choose, if you love your family and if you don't bring troubles (for the family), they'll accept you," he said. "They'll come to love you, to accept you. And with what I've done in my life, they're proud of me."
Overall, by going through everything he did as a gay child, "I think it's a good experience overall because it allowed me to discover what I can do. It also taught me how to (affect) people for them to realize that even if you are just like that, you still deserve respect."
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Not surprisingly, Raffy calls for parents of LGBTQIA children to "respect your children. You won't be able to change them by hitting them or by verbally abusing them, or by discriminating or treating them as less than your other children just because they are LGBTQIA. It's important to support them so they don't lose their way. There are parents who do not treat their LGBTQIA children rightly or equally. These LGBTQIA children lose their way; some run away. And when this happens, their lives are ruined. So it's better to just also respect your LGBTQIA children."
But he also wants young LGBTQIA people – particularly those still living at home – to obey their parents "because they are raising you. So, study. After studying, when you can support yourself and live away from them, then spread your wings like a butterfly and do whatever you want."
Coming as a surprise for many, Raffy actually had a wife; and they have three kids.
"I'm not okay with my wife now," so "two of my kids are with me now; I send them to school. Our youngest child is with my wife because it's still a baby."
Raffy said that having a wife was "somewhat surprising not just for my family but even my community. But what's important is that I've been a good father to my children. I do everything I can to offer the best quality of life to my children, the best education."
READ: Gathering to tackle 'minority issues within LGBTQI community' held in Phl
Raffy believes "my kids are all happy. They never experienced being taunted that their father is gay. I think I've done my part to help the community; I've proven what I can do. So I earned the respect of the community. So my children are never underestimated for having a gay father. I think the community even loves them more because I am their father."
With raising kids as a gay father, "I am more gender-sensitive. Perhaps with straight fathers, there's this imposition on kids to be macho."
Raffy's son, for instance, is not into sports. "He doesn't like getting dirty or being sweaty. Perhaps if his father isn't gay, he'd be asked why he's like that, and he'd be forced to play – say – basketball. For me, it's okay if he doesn't like sports. I don't think (that by not being sporty) he has plans to be part of the LGBTQIA community. But whatever his plans in life are, I'll support him."
Raffy Cooper believes "my kids are all happy. They never experienced being taunted that their father is gay. I think I've done my part to help the community; I've proven what I can do. So I earned the respect of the community."
Though he finished BS Biology in college, Raffy's career path has not be aligned with that field.
"Currently, I'm the barangay secretary of Caticlan. I started working as the barangay secretary last June (2018). This is my first time in public service. I used to work for a non-government organization. Perhaps I caught the eye of the barangay captain, who asked me to work for him. I am enjoying my work because I am directly dealing with people, and I am able to help somehow."
This is the first time that a member of the LGBTQIA community became a barangay secretary in Raffy's place, and "my presence there is (deemed) peculiar… a little more colorful. Many are happy with this."
READ: Kris Alcantara Pasion: Always fight for LGBTQI empowerment
Should he choose to also become a local leaders, "my first priority will be empowerment," Raffy said. "I want for members of the LGBTQIA community to be more empowered; for them to be more capable to compete not just locally but globally."
Raffy is also actually the reigning Queen of Aklan.
When he was younger, he regularly joined beauty pageants, going to far areas just to do so. But he stopped when he had his family.
And then they had Queen of Aklan, and "I got interested to join. Its advocacy was good."
Malay, where Boracay is, has the second highest number of HIV cases in the whole of Aklan. Meanwhile, Aklan has the second highest number of HIV cases in the whole of Western Visayas.
Boracay is a hotspot for HIV infection because it's a tourism area. "Here we can say that sex work is also rampant, including members of the LGBTQIA community. This is tolerated, and even accepted, because it's a product of the tourism industry," Raffy said. "I'm not saying it's the main product of the tourism industry, but it's happening. It's the reality."
Raffy thinks that "if we will encourage these people to know their HIV status and teach them how to protect themselves from HIV, the number of people getting infected in Aklan will lessen." And so for Raffy, "it is very important for a person like me who has the voice for the community to join a contest that will raise awareness about HIV."
Luckily, he said, he won.
"I want for members of the LGBTQIA community to be more empowered; for them to be more capable to compete not just locally but globally."
Raffy is big on education.
"When you're LGBTQIA, invest first in your education. Because in the future, you will need a job. You won't just party or sleep around. It's okay to discover yourself. But at the end of the day, you have to invest in your education."
He also sees this as an important tool for self-empowerment.
"To members of the LGBTQIA community, continue to empower yourself. Don't consider yourself as a lesser human being than other people. You should always be proud of yourself, and always do your best."
And to people who may continue to frown upon LGBTQIA people: "I think it's time (for people) to be open-minded that the world is not only filled with straight men and women. There are also people who chose different ways to express themselves/their SOGIE. So we have to be respectful. At the end of the day, your life won't change by forcing other people to change."
When bi-identifying Lee Magdaraog – 26 years old, from Parañaque City – was told he couldn't dance, he persevered and eventually formed his own dance group. More than a passion, dancing helped him finance his family's needs. He now says that "if you really want to dance, even if you're LGBT, you can – and should – dance."
"For me, even if you're an LGBTQIA person, you can also dance if you really want to dance. And you can do any genres – ballet, jazz, street dance… There's no dance that is just for LGBTQIA people. Whoever you may be, whatever you may be, if dancing is your passion, you can dance. Everyone's equal when dancing. Any genre is accessible for people who want to dance no matter the level of their talent so long as they have the passion."
So said bi-identifying Lee Magdaraog, 26 years old, a dancer cum choreographer with his own dance group in Parañaque City.
Lee Magdaraog thinks that "it's also easy for (my family) to accept me because I didn't change just because I am part of the LGBTQIA community. I also don't step on others for them to be critical of me."
Lee was in sixth grade when he knew he "may be bakla (gay)." "But I hid this from everyone because I didn't want to be bullied. I was also afraid to come out because of discrimination," he recalled. The realization came "when I started getting attracted to other men, but I was ashamed to show it."
Fortunately for Lee, "my family accepted me; I have another sibling who's gay. I also know that they'll accept me whoever/whatever I may be."
Lee also thinks that "it's also easy for them to accept me because I didn't change just because I am part of the LGBTQIA community. I also don't step on others for them to be critical of me."
Lee eventually identified as bi.
He discovered dancing unintentionally".
"When I was in high school, I didn't really like dancing. I liked singing then. But one person made me try dancing, so I did. There was one problem: I wasn't very good at it. But it still inspired me, it motivated me. It feels good to dance," he said.
And then there was one person who belittled Lee, "telling me I can't do what they can do," he said. "So I kept trying, believing that I will be able to face any struggle that comes my way. My goal was to become a dancer; it was my dream and I believed I can attain this dream."
Eventually, he founded his own dance group.
"The members of my dance group came from other dance groups. They are like me, who were also belittled. I became the person who adopts those who are down, and then build them up to be better so that they can still fulfill their dreams," he said.
Their dance group has approximately 100 members, divided into five sub-groups. He oversees them all, even if they are – in a way – autonomous. "Dumarating sa punto na nag-lalaban-laban kami (There are times we battle each other)," he said, "pero lagi ko sinasabi sa kanila na kahit ano pa ang desisyon ng judges, hindi kami kalaban. I-enjoy lang nila ang pagsasayaw (but I always tell them that whatever the judges' decision may be, we're not really competitors. So better to just enjoy the dancing)."
His dance group does different dances – e.g. jazz, modern dance, hip hop, fire dance and poi dance. "We try everything, believing that if we can, we should do all dances."
"The members of my dance group came from other dance groups. They are like me, who were also belittled. I became the person who adopts those who are down, and then build them up to be better."
Dancing, said Lee, isn't cheap.
"To be good at dancing, we join workshops given by good choreographers from all over the Philippines and even globally. This gives us knowledge about dancing," he said. "By joining these workshops, we are also able to share the knowledge to those who can't afford to pay to attend these same workshops."
Lee spends from P150 to over P1,000 to attend a workshop, depending on what the workshop is for, and who is giving the workshop.
Lee's dance group also gives "street dancing" a literal meaning – i.e. they often rehearse on the streets.
"It's challenging for us to rehearse on the streets because we can't control what happens there. Like when it rains, we don't know where to rehearse. Or sometimes, there's no proper lighting. We do everything in the dark, just as long as we can rehearse," he said. "Other dance groups have dance studios, where they can see all the dance moves. But for us, we just have to be meticulous when checking the moves of every member. And because we rehearse on the streets, there are times when we are asked to leave because we're supposedly too noisy or too crowded. But we still dance because this is our passion."
For Lee, while dancing can be challenging, some can make a living from it. "If you're serious about it, you can earn from this," he said. "Using your talent, you can earn from this. Like when doing fire dancing, which is in demand particularly during summer. Or poi dancing. Or doing backup dance in corporate events. You can definitely make a living from dancing. But you also have to invest in it."
In his case in particular, because of dancing, "I've been able to help send my siblings to school. I've helped in buying my father's medicines. I also give money for expenses at home. I may not be giving money regularly, but when I have earnings, I try to help out."
There was one person who belittled Lee Magdaraog, "telling me I can't do what they can do," he said. "So I kept trying, believing that I will be able to face any struggle that comes my way."
"Because we rehearse on the streets, there are times when we are asked to leave because we're supposedly too noisy or too crowded. But we still dance because this is our passion."
Lee's message to LGBTQIA people who want to dance: "It really feels good to dance. There will be lots of difficulties. Because when you dance, you won't immediately be on top. You have to go through steps, through levels. But if you really want this, if you're really serious about this, you can attain your dream to be a dancer."
But aligned with his teaching that dancing is for everyone, he said that "I want the young (no matter their SOGIE) to be inspired; instead of just getting addicted to drugs, instead of becoming bums… they should dance, which can help them change. The young should learn about respect, and dancing, can teach this, along with discipline and nurturing of dreams."
To people who continue bashing the LGBTQIA community, "I pray for you," Lee said. "I'm even thankful to you. You challenge/inspire us to do better and succeed in life."
"I want the young (no matter their SOGIE) to be inspired; instead of just getting addicted to drugs, instead of becoming bums… they should dance, which can help them change."
Only 18, Maria Ella Danaya Gigante – self-identifying as a gay man in Bataan – already makes a living to help his family. He tells other LGBTQIA people to find happiness in what they are, and show others that LGBTQIA will find ways to show we deserve to be accepted completely.
Maria Ella Danaya Gigante, 18 from Brgy. Payumo, Dinalupihan, Bataan, was still in elementary school when he started feeling "different" – i.g. he was attracted to other men, and he also expressed himself in an effeminate manner.
"I really just want to give my family a good life. I want to be able to buy them everything that they want."
He was "lucky", in a way, because his family accepted him.
"At first – when family members noticed there was something different with me – I
was scared tell them who/what I really am," he recalled. "But an elder sister told me that when I start high school, I'd be more gutsy to be who I am and tell them the truth. And indeed, this became true. And when I finally came out to them, they accepted me immediately. They told me that there's nothing they can do if I'm really like this."
This is perhaps why, for Maria Ella Danaya, family always comes first.
"I read somewhere that a person who talks too much has nothing worth hearing; and those who stay silent are better thinkers."
He is currently studying at Eastwoods College of Science & Technology, also in Dinalupihan, Bataan, where he taking up IT Programming.
READ: Fear and loathing over HIV
This is not the course he really wanted to take up. "But gay men are talkative. And with this course, I can work in a call center, or have any job that will allow me to use my loquaciousness," he said. In the end, "I really just want to give my family a good life. I want to be able to buy them everything that they want."
Maria Ella Danaya, in fact, already currently works as a freelance hairdresser.
"It started when a gay friend rebonded my hair. It didn't work on my hair, and it angered me. I did to my mother's hair what my gay friend did to my hair, and it worked. I also have an auntie who has five salons in Batangas. She taught me the proper ways to do hair rebonding, give Brazilian treatment, do hair cellophane, and so on. That's how it started for me," he said.
Everything he earns from work, "I give to my family, particularly to my mom."
Though his family has been accepting of him, Maria Ella Danaya admitted that, "to be honest, there's really discrimination done against LGBTQIA people, particularly outside our homes. This is an unavoidable fact. People like us become outcasts; society just doesn't prioritize thinking about us."
Now how does he react to this?
"I stay quiet. I read somewhere that a person who talks too much has nothing worth hearing; and those who stay silent are better thinkers," he said.
For Maria Ella Danaya, "my message to other LGBTQIA people is not to mind what other people say. Instead, show who you really are. Be happy in who you really are, and what you have."
And to people who continue to discriminate against LGBTQIA people, "I can only say one
thing: The same LGBTQIA people you put down will rise to show you we also deserve complete acceptance."
Having experienced discrimination, trans pageant enthusiast Sophia Montecarlo even thinks this is "normal", though she also thinks LGBTQIA people should use their bad experiences to do better in life. "Take failures and challenges to be better versions of yourselves," she says.
Sophia Montecarlo, 21, from Imus City in Cavite, knew of her sexual orientation since she was a child. "I always knew I'm not male," she said. "There's something inside me telling me that I'm really a woman."
Perhaps to be expected (and even if this is saddening), "my family was initially shocked. And at first, they couldn't support me for being who and what I am."
Sophia Montecarlo sadly thinks that it is "normal" for LGBTQIA people to experience discrimination and/or bullying.
What made it difficult for her family to accept Sophia was their religious affiliation.
"I am not part of the Roman Catholic Church; I am from Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ)," she said. And "in our religion, we do not support… we do not believe in people being LGBTQIA."
Because Sophia couldn't deny who she is, this created a fracture in her relationship with other family members. "All family members are part of the Church of Christ. And for me not to harm them because I also love them, I chose to separate myself from them," Sophia said. And so while she still lives with her family, "but I am no longer an active member of the Church of Christ."
READ: Living History: Emergence of LGBTQIA-related writing in Phl
It was this move – her "courageous step" – that allowed Sophia to start to openly express herself especially to her parents. And "that's the time they also opened up to me and started accepting me."
Sophia sadly thinks that it is "normal" for LGBTQIA people to experience discrimination and/or bullying.
There will always be people, she said, who will say that God only created man and woman. "These same people (will) say that LGBTQIA people were not really created by God. But one thing is for sure, I believe that the discrimination we experience can uplift us and make us stronger persons."
When Sophia Montecarlo was in her third year in college, she started joining beauty pageants.
When Sophia was in her third year in college, she started joining beauty pageants. "I was 18 then, and this became my passion," she said. "I and my friends decided to just join a pageant; and I had fun experiencing what was happening backstage and onstage, so I continued joining pageants."
Since 2017, she must have joined over 20 beauty pageants already. "But I only join pageants when I have free time, or when I am readily available."
Sophia already placed in pageants in Cavite, and even won titles already. The biggest prize money she said she got was from P7,000 to P10,000.
"It hurts when you don't win. I particularly feel sad because of the effort given by my handler and my friends," she said. "But I also take these failures to become better, and use them to win in the next pageants."
"Being true to yourself will lead you to become a better person, to become a stronger individual who can influence other people as well."
Having finished college at Cavite State University-Main Campus (with a degree of Bachelor of Science-Business Management, majoring in marketing management), Sophia is currently working as a call center agent.
READ: Balangaw: Gathering the LGBTQI people of Puerto Princesa, Palawan
But "I am looking forward to having a stable job that will help me provide for the needs of my family."
To younger LGBTQIA people, "be true to yourself," Sophia said. "Being true to yourself will lead you to become a better person, to become a stronger individual who can influence other people as well."
And to people who continue to discriminate or bully members of the LGBTQIA community, "you're not doing anything (substantial) to us. All you do is say that we're failures; that we're not really members of this society. But I can say that there's nothing you can really do; we're already here. And we'll prove to you that we're living (our lives) and we're (going for it)."
Cavite local Edson Julianda Gloriaga is part of a band, where he found a way to express his being part of the LGBTQIA community. He now says for others to use music to showcase what they can do without heeding those who are only there to pull others, like LGBTQIA people, down.
Edson Julianda Gloriaga, 25, from Bailen, Cavite knew he's gay since he was seven years old. "Doon ko naramdaman na iba ang pagtingin ko pagdating sa lalaki. Tapos mas gusto kong babae ang kasama ko; mas gusto kong kakumpitensiya ang babae kesa lalaki (That was when I noticed that my feelings for other men were different. I also preferred hanging out with women. I preferred playing/competing with girls, not boys)."
At first, Edson's father couldn't accept him – something he believes is because of machismo, e.g. the male members of his family are brusque, with his uncles even regularly get into fights because of machismo.
"Nandiyan yung times na nabubugbog ka; bubugbugin ka kasi hindi ka tanggap (There were times when I was physically abused because I was not accepted)," he recalled.
"You will be ridiculed, you will be denigrated… even by your own family because you are gay, and they believe you'll amount to nothing. But if you convert this into something positive, it will be your inspiration, your motivation to show to them that no matter what happens, no matter what I choose to do in life, I can improve to contribute better in society."
By the time he was in fourth year high school, when Edson was already earning his own money, family members started to accept him. At that time, too, "I told them that this is the real me, I can't change this. And I can stand up for my chosen gender identity."
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Not surprisingly, Edson believes that "particularly at first, it's hard to be an LGBTQIA person in (the Province of) Cavite." However, "you learn to turn this negative experience into something positive. You teach yourself to be motivated by this… You will be ridiculed, you will be denigrated… even by your own family because you are gay, and they believe you'll amount to nothing. But if you convert this into something positive, it will be your inspiration, your motivation to show to them that no matter what happens, no matter what I choose to do in life, I can improve to contribute better in society."
Edson was in high school when a friend urged him to join a band.
He started as a musician (a flute player who became a clarinet player). But in 2010, he stopped being part of a band because he moved to Manila; this lasted for almost four years.
"When I returned to Bailen, Cavite, my training started again; this time as a color guard of Banda Kabataan #77," he said.
"We also earn from being in a band, even if money isn't that big, but for us, for people whose lives revolve around music, you don't pay attention to money. For us, as long as you are enjoying what you're doing, then money is not a big issue."
Being part of a band is a "stress reliever for me," said Edson, adding that this also: 1) allowed him to travel far and wide; and 2) allows him to explore himself to ascertain what else he can do as an individual.
READ: Meeting a trans bangkero in Lake Pandin
Not surprisingly, while "we also earn from being in a band, even if money isn't that big, but for us, for people whose lives revolve around music, you don't pay attention to money. For us, as long as you are enjoying what you're doing, then money is not a big issue."
Unlike his gender identity (at least in the beginning), his family is supportive of him being part of a band. This may be because family members are also band members. For instance, his cousins are also in bands, so "for my family, my being part of a band is a non-issue… But they tell me to always be careful, to look after myself. And that if this is where I can improve myself, then continue being in it."
Being part of a band, said Edson, allows him to "show my talents to others, share these to others, particularly to those who intend to join bands. I want to share my talents, and everything I have learned."
This is why he said he'd be "happier if all LGBTQIA people in my place join bands because in bands, no one will ridicule them or will look down at them. People who belong to bands know that LGBTQIA people can contribute a lot to bands."
"Don't be afraid. Don't listen to what other people will say because – you need to remember – they do not feed you, they do not provide you sustenance, they do not dress you, they do not provide you housing. They're just people looking to disparage you; people who want to put you down."
Edson already had five boyfriends (the first one was in college); none of these relationships lasted long.
READ: College-age males at bars, parties more likely to be sexually aggressive
But Edson learned life lessons from having relationships.
"A former BF cheated on me, so while in one relationship, I also cheated. That former cheating BF replaced me with another gay guy, and I had a hard time accepting it. That cheating ex-BF replaced me with my friend. Now I know better; that I should not do to others what was done to me because they may also do it to other people who will also unintentionally get hurt," he said.
To younger LGBTQIA people, "continue doing what you want to do. Know yourself better by being certain with your gender identity," Edson said. "Don't be afraid. Don't listen to what other people will say because – you need to remember – they do not feed you, they do not provide you sustenance, they do not dress you, they do not provide you housing. They're just people looking to disparage you; people who want to put you down."
And to people who continue to discriminate against LGBTQIA people, "ang masasabi ko lang huwag nilag tingnan sa physical figure ang katangian ng isang tao, bagkus alamin nila kung ano ang nasa loob ng taong yun, kung bakla man siya o tomboy (I say: Don't judge people based on their physical attributes. Instead, know people for who they really are)," Edson said. "Lagi nating tatandaan na kung ano ang kayang gawin ng lalaki at ng babae, kaya ding gawin ng isang bakla o ng tomboy (Remember that what men and women can do, LGBTQIA people can do, too)."
"I'd be happier if all LGBTQIA people in my place join bands because in bands, no one will ridicule them or will look down at them. People who belong to bands know that LGBTQIA people can contribute a lot to bands."
In the end, to survive – and even thrive – in life, "Turn bad experiences to motivate you, to inspire you to show to them that no matter what happens to me, no matter what other people say, I will stand proud. I will stand proud because I am not alone; I am with God, who accepted me for who I am. I know these people will also accept me one day because they will also be proud of me," Edson ended.
Trans beautician Airah Austria also hosts events, which she said allows her to poke fun at people's misconceptions about LGBTQIA Filipinos while sharing lessons about acceptance. She now tells younger LGBTQIA people: "Don't mind the bullies; just do good in life."
Airah Austria, 37, was in Grade 3 in elementary school when she discovered – for herself – that she was "different" from boys her age.
"Yung boys, masculine; pero ako, I feel feminine. Tapos ang gusto ko kalaro, mga girls. Mahilig ako sa mga larong pambabae, especially Barbie, mga paper dolls (They were masculine and I was feminine. My playmates were girls; I liked playing only games stereotypically associated with girls, especially with Barbie and paper dolls)," she recalled.
This realization made her admit then that "I discovered I'm gay."
Airah was, in a way, luckier. Though a product of a broken family, her grandmother – who raised her – accepted her "for who I am and what I am."
To other LGBTQIA people, especially those younger than she is, "study well. Make yourself productive so people won't also discriminate against you. We, ourselves, decide our own fates."
Outside her home, of course, she also experienced discrimination and bullying – e.g. getting taunted for being "different".
But – particularly as she gets older – Airah said "binigyan ko ng magandang pananaw para maging diretso yung pananaw ko din sa buhay (I looked at these in a positive light. I did this so that I would also have a positive outlook in life)."
A few years back, while working in a salon, Airah remembered singing with who's on the radio. "One of our clients was a road manager. He asked me if I wanted to work in comedy bars (as a host/singer). I took this chance. So now I'm in this industry because I enjoy hosting any kind of events, and I love singing a lot."
Being in this line of work is not (always) easy.
"This line of work can get difficult," Airah said. For instance, she doesn't always earn well. "There are also times when the person who asked you to host is a friend, and he/she asked for a discounted rate, you give in."
Not that this really bothers Airah.
"Giving discounts is okay for me as long as I am happy with what I am doing. This is what's more important for me. As long as you enjoy what you're doing, nothing is really that difficult to do."
Discrimination can also be hurled her way even when she's onstage.
"As a singer/comedienne, when I encounter discrimination while onstage, I try to make light of the situation. But I also make it a point to leave messages for them to realize that we're also humans created by God, and that we need to be respected. Just like them, we're also normal people," she said.
Just as she is about to turn 38, Airah said she is focusing on saving money "so that when I'm older, I won't be in a pitiful state. I have encountered some older LGBTQIA people who go from one parlor to another, asking for money to sustain them. I don't want that to happen to me. So I work hard now. So that when I get older, someone would look after me. Even if they're only doing this because I have money."
READ: LGBTQIA Filipinos gather to push for passage of anti-discrimination bill
Airah used to have a partner for 12 years. That turned sour when the guy got another woman pregnant, something Airah sadly said was "bound to happen because I can't bear him children."
And this makes her sad and "at times lonely," she said, "especially since my grandparents are gone, and I am all alone… But kaya naman (I can bear this loneliness)."
Looking forward, Airah believes she'd continue doing what she's doing "for as long as I can sing, for as long as I can stand onstage… I'll try to continue making people happy."
"As a singer/comedienne, when I encounter discrimination while onstage, I try to make light of the situation. But I also make it a point to leave messages for them to realize that we're also humans created by God, and that we need to be respected."
Her message to those who continue to bully LGBTQIA people: "Please stop. Because we are also human beings; we were also created by God. Ginagawa lang namin yung pamamaraang alam naming tama, na ikaliligaya din namin. Because at the end of the day, tayo-tayo din ang magtutulungan (We live our lives just as we see fit; and in ways that also make us happy. At the end of the day, people should help people). So please stop discrimination."
And to other LGBTQIA people, especially those younger than she is, "study well. Make yourself productive so people won't also discriminate against you. We, ourselves, decide our own fates."
READ: Ar-Ar: 'Love makes everything okay'
Airah is big on resilience while just doing what's good.
"Don't mind those people who discriminate against you as long as you do good to your fellow citizens, you do good to your country. LGBTQIA people are not doing anything wrong as long as we don't step on others, and we live with dignity," Airah ended.


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Cambridge must improve its mental health support
Rebecca Heath draws attention to some of the biggest problems that students suffering from mental health issues at Cambridge face, and suggests solutions
The intense workload in Cambridge can take up your entire dayWikipedia
by Rebecca Heath
Thursday November 23 2017, 12:04pm
Cambridge is no walk in the park for any student, but for those with mental illness, Cambridge is even more tough, demanding and challenging. This is worsened by the University systematically failing to properly support students with mental illnesses.
With intense terms packed full of supervision work, labs and lectures, students can spend most of their day (and night) studying. Often, I go through an entire day having only seen my friends for a few minutes. For most of us, this isolation is trivial. The intense workload is why we wanted to come to Cambridge, right? But, for some, the idea of spending hours in a room trapped with just their own thoughts is terrifying. Eight weeks of social isolation can become eight weeks of torture.
"Adults in a position of authority should help students rather than forcibly pushing them over the edge"
The University is failing to provide adequate welfare services to help students with mental illness and should reduce waiting times for counselling. Last week, Varsity exposed the University Counselling Service (UCS) for its long waiting times and limited counselling hours. In Lent 2016, some students had to wait five weeks to receive counselling. This risks mental health deteriorating and could put some students off seeking help altogether.
The UCS can provide amazing support, but not if it pushes students away too soon and without long-term support. The total number of counselling hours provided by the UCS fell by 6% over the past year, according to its annual report, despite a fairly constant number of students seeking help. Last week's Varsity article pointed to a change in UCS policy as the cause of this fall. UCS minutes state that "students were no longer offered a set number of sessions; rather the decision was based on progress". This policy is having a negative impact on student welfare. Since its enactment, students have reported feeling pushed away by counsellors after being assessed as having experienced a "marked improvement". One humanities student, Eleanor, said "I was told after just one appointment that I had improved markedly, which I had not, and they said I did not need any further counselling. I left with just some leaflets on mindfulness and anxiety but no long-term support."
Colleges must also work to improve the timing of welfare slots and increase awareness of welfare services. Many welfare slots are spaced in periods where pupils do the bulk of their work, primarily in the morning and afternoon. Slots often clash with supervisions, labs and lectures: appointments should be available in the evening. Colleges need to improve information about available welfare services. Many students are unaware that free mindfulness classes and group counselling sessions are offered. It is also important that colleges forward sign-up links.
The University must tackle the worrying attitude towards mental illness expressed by some Directors of Studies and supervisors. It is common knowledge that some senior academics do not regard mental illness as a problem. After turning to her DoS for support about anxiety, one humanities student, Lily reported that "she told me to just work harder and warned me against getting behind on work". Adults in a position of authority should help students rather than forcibly pushing them over the edge.
Colleges should speak up to condemn such attitudes and not allow them to be commonplace. This issue manifested itself in the case of the recent email from a Queens' DOS. Students should not be made to feel inadequate if they do not get a First. It can be unhealthy for students to work all the time and it can lead to social isolation. After spending most of Easter term alone in his room revising, Jacob, a Natural Sciences student, said "I became a husk of my former self". Additionally, Directors of Studies must pay more attention to students' timetables when planning supervisions. Often students are left with no deadlines in some weeks and three to five in others.
Not just tea and condoms: welfare is political
Colleges must also work to better identify students suffering alone with mental illness and more training is needed. As supervisors and Directors of Studies often do not have welfare training, they may be unable to identify problems or know how to help with them. Although colleges allocate pastoral tutors, students often have little interaction with them, and some pastoral tutors could make more effort to form a relationship with students.
There is much that can be done to support students suffering from mental illness. University should be an exciting time filled with new experiences and great opportunities – not the place for mental illness to take hold
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COVID-19 testing is necessary to break the chain of transmission, says health expert
New Delhi: Amid the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, a health expert says it is important that we get tested to break the chain of transmission as avoiding the test and just assuming the presence or absence of COVID infection will lead to carelessness.
"If you just presume that you are COVID positive without any test, you would not take isolation measures as strictly as you would have taken, if you had the confirmed report. Therefore, it is important that you get yourself tested and then go through strict isolation measures so that we can break the transmission chain," said Dr Arvind Kumar, senior surgeon, Medanta hospital.
Raising concerns around the common misconception among the public regarding the virus, Dr Kumar said, "Don't consider this virus as common cold because hospitalization has risen."
"Three things have come to light after analyzing data gathered in last three weeks. First, active COVID-19 cases have seen a steep rise by many folds. Second, the rate of hospitalizations has increased but not at the same rate as witnessed in the rise of cases and last one being, the death toll has also gone up several folds," said Dr Kumar.
"In the midst of an increase in Omicron cases, people are getting a serious disease. Patients are getting admitted in ICU, they are requiring oxygen support and there have been some cases of death also," he added.
However, he also said that this wave is not as dangerous as the Delta wave.
The number of ICU admissions, oxygen requirement and death is not as frantic and as psychologically daunting as it was in the second wave last year. However, as more Omicron variant cases are being reported from every country, we can say that Omicron has replaced delta," he said.
Stressing on the need to follow precautions in the fight against coronavirus and especially the new Omicron variant of the virus, he said, "Vaccines are less effective against Omicron. It is important to take precautions because if the number of cases increases then the situation will become worst for hospitals."
"Up until now, data clearly shows that Omicron is more infectious than delta, but analysis shows that it is comparatively milder than delta in terms of causing serious disease. The vaccine unresponsiveness or vaccine failure is also higher with Omicron," said Dr Kumar.
"If anybody has an impression that it is like common flu, then we need to convince them otherwise, we are going to face serious problems because if a massive number of people get infections at the same time, we might be facing a situation like last year. It is best avoided," he added.
Meanwhile, India reported 2,47,417 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.
Today's fresh COVID-19 cases are about 27 per cent higher than compared to yesterday's figures. On Wednesday, the country logged 1,94,720 new COVID-19 cases.
Out of the fresh infections of COVID-19 logged in the last 24 hours in the country, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was found in 5,488 cases.
With the administration of over 76,32,024 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage stands at 1,54,61,39,465, said the bulletin on Thursday.
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							headerTitle.title.animate({opacity: 1, duration: 500});
						});

						element[1].animate({opacity: 1, duration: 1000});

						touchFlag = true;
					}
				});
			});

			element[1].addEventListener('touchstart', function ( start ) {
				startx = start.x;
				element[1].addEventListener('touchmove', function ( e ) {
					endx = e.x;
					distance = startx - endx;

					if ( distance < -limitX && touchFlag === true ) {
						element[1].animate({opacity: 0, duration: 700});

						headerTitle.title.animate({opacity: 0, duration: 500}, function () {
							headerTitle.title.text = headerTitleContent[0];
							headerTitle.title.animate({opacity: 1, duration: 500});
						});

						element[0].animate({opacity: 1, duration: 1000});

						touchFlag = false;
					}
				});
			});
	}

	return callback();
};

touchSlide( [simulationContainer, simulationContainer2], 25 );

pageChange();
// Final of the events

// Main footer menu
var footerMainMenu = createFooterMenu(main);
main.add(footerMainMenu);

// Open the main window
main.open();


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Q: Web Page not available on Gingerbread If I run my code on Gingerbread Emulator it gives me:
Web Page not available and the source code of the page listed below.
If I run the app on ICS or JB (both phisical phone and emulator) it does work:
    webview = new WebView(InterfacciaPrincipale.this);

    webview.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
    webview.loadData(Html.getHtml(), "text/html", "UTF-8");
    webview.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
    webview.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {

        @Override
        public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
            new M("Caricamento", getApplicationContext());
            Log.v("ESSE3", "shouldOverrideUrlLoading()");
            System.out.println(url);
            try {
                Html.setHtml(Connessione.generaStringaHTML(Connessione.getUrl(url)));
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            System.out.println(Html.getHtml());
            webview.loadDataWithBaseURL(null,Html.getHtml(), "text/html", "UTF-8",null);
            return true;

        }
    });

Yes, the INTERNET permission is there (it works on ICS and JB...).

A: Instead of:
webview.loadData(Html.getHtml(), "text/html", "UTF-8");

use
webview.loadDataWithBaseURL(null,Html.getHtml(), "text/html", "UTF-8",null);

on Gingerbread. This fixed my problem.