Ladlad
Ladlad | |
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| — Philippine partylist — | |
| Full name | Ang Ladlad LGBT Party Inc. |
| Chairperson | Brian Esmejarda |
| Type | Sectoral party |
| Sector(s) represented | LGBTQ |
| Founder | Danton Remoto |
| Founded | September 1, 2003 |
| COMELEC accreditation | April 8, 2010 |
| Delisted | February 13, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Pasig, Metro Manila |
| Slogan | Bukas isip. Bukas puso. (transl. Open mind, open heart) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Ladlad (Tagalog for "coming out," lit. "The Unfurled", from the swardspeak pagladlad ng kapa lit. unfurling one's cape), formerly Ang Ladlad LGBT Party Inc. and sometimes colloquially known as "the LGBT party", is a Filipino lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) political party. It was founded on September 1, 2003, by Danton Remoto. They sought party-list representation at the House of Representatives in the 2010 and 2013 elections but failed to win a seat. They are delisted as a partylist organization by the COMELEC since 2015 but is still an extant organization.
The party's official motto is "Bukas isip. Bukas puso." (Open mind. Open heart.)