"This event is made to stop the people from their phobia on homosexuals and transgenders. Transphobia, that is"
7. Participant smiling while walking
8. Participant with a fan, walking
9. Participant in white and gold dress walking with escort
10. SOUNDBITE: (Tagalog) Soxy Topacio, Quezon City Pride Council chairman:
"Though gays are now accepted, homophobes still exist. They are still having a hard time accepting gays and lesbians that excel in fields that they don't like."
11. Participant in green waving
12. Participant showing off pink dress with a floral motif
TRANSGENDERS MARCH FOR LGBT RIGHTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Some 65 transgender people paraded in a park in Quezon City, Philippines on Sunday to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia and Transgenders.
Participants walked the two-kilometre (1.2 mile) route in resplendent evening gowns with extravagant head pieces and big smiles before awards were handed out for the best dressed.
The International Day against Homophobia and Transgenders marks the date that homosexuality was removed from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1990.
But Soxy Topacio, the chairman of the Quezon City Pride Council, said more work needs to be done to ensure equality for gay, lesbian and transgender people.
