THE Shariff Aguak town in the province of Maguindanao del Sur has banned members of the LGBTQIA+ community from cross-dressing in public.

LGBTQIA+ is the abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more. These terms are used to describe a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

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