{"id":2982,"date":"2025-06-18T20:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/?p=2982"},"modified":"2025-07-14T13:36:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T05:36:52","slug":"%f0%9d%90%8c%f0%9d%90%80%f0%9d%90%98%f0%9d%90%80%f0%9d%90%91%f0%9d%90%88-%f0%9d%90%91%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%ac%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%ac-%f0%9d%90%86%f0%9d%90%82-%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%ae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/%f0%9d%90%8c%f0%9d%90%80%f0%9d%90%98%f0%9d%90%80%f0%9d%90%91%f0%9d%90%88-%f0%9d%90%91%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%ac%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%ac-%f0%9d%90%86%f0%9d%90%82-%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%ae\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc18\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc08 \ud835\udc11\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c: \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc02 \ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc10\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc00+ \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc33\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gordon College established its first LGBTQIA+ Student Organization named \u201cMga Anak ng Yugtong Apo para sa Respeto at Inklusyon (MAYARI),\u201d in line with the celebration of Pride Month this June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MAYARI aims to champion the rights and well-being of LGBTQIA+ students within the college and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Mr. Marko Aratea, organization adviser of <a><\/a>MAYARI, confirmed that the organization has developed rapidly and has profound objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We, at MAYARI, are currently in the process of becoming a formally recognized civic organization at Gordon College, but we will get there very soon!&#8221; Mr. Aratea stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, MAYARI was formed with both students and the Office of Student Welfare and Services (OSWS) in mind as a dedicated community for LGBTQIA+ students and their allies. Both Mr. Aratea and co-adviser Mr. Christian Loid Valenzuela started as the founding members who led the creation of the constitution, set clear objectives, and met institutional standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The central aim of MAYARI is to establish a safe and inclusive space for LGBTQIA+ students. Mr. Aratea outlined the organization&#8217;s primary objectives: &#8220;MAYARI aims to provide a safe and inclusive space for LGBTQIA+ students and allies in our humble institution. Our main goals are to promote visibility, inclusivity, respect, empowerment, and solidarity.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MAYARI intends to accomplish these objectives through education by providing LGBTQIA+ seminars, webinars, gender sensitivity programs, and opportunities for creativity and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, one of the important goals of MAYARI is to handle issues affecting LGBTQIA+ individuals, mainly discrimination, mental health challenges, and lack of community understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;MAYARI is a civic organization for LGBTQIA+ and allies in GC, also serving as a platform to address catalysts related to gender-based concerns through formal dialogues programs and activities that will equip relevant stakeholders regarding said concerns and practical solutions,&#8221; MAYARI\u2019s adviser affirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the organization will implement peer support initiatives, explore partnerships with the college&#8217;s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office, and launch extensive awareness campaigns on SOGIESC (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking beyond symbolic gestures, MAYARI envisions a future where &#8220;total acceptance&#8221; is deeply ingrained in the institution&#8217;s policies and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Total acceptance means more than symbolic gestures\u2014it involves policy and culture change,&#8221; Mr. Aratea emphasized and further discussed that the organization aims to integrate inclusivity into the college&#8217;s systemic operations rather than limiting it to mere statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>_________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcdd\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tcc\/1\/16\/1f4dd.png\">: Princess Alliyah Danday | News Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcbb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t8c\/1\/16\/1f4bb.png\">: Angelique Jose | Head of Visual Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/informingandempowering?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZUZwVDi6s1BOhjP-clQB2arUxjCu6Ku-6Fs7j7BOBOWEittqEroSH-6N0VNWC7zBgLUjausu6t4aEcgISQZ3TS1um8TvQ3E_DHHBeCt7IepOViANNBROhsoTdDi7EDMFL8B8bNZlj3T3u6wWqTIXWhNJz3LmwK2EoP_rsXaXWvKC6fPfqgnQAucwTvXfibE48_sJ6iHGOiqHeouFgToqyCm&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">#InformingandEmpowering<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gordon College established its first LGBTQIA+ Student Organization named \u201cMga Anak ng Yugtong Apo para sa Respeto at Inklusyon (MAYARI),\u201d in line with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2984,"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2982\/revisions\/2984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gordoncollege.edu.ph\/w3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}