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[[File:dantonremoto.png|200px|thumb|left|Danton Remoto]]

==Country==

Philippines

==Birth - Death==

1963 -

==Occupation==

Writer

==Description==

Writer, poet, and essayist.  Taught at the Ateneo de Manila University from 1986-2009, and later worked as a Communications Analyst at the United Nations Development Programme and as Head of Research and News Desk Manager at TV5.  Former writer and reporter for the Philippines Press (1986-1994).  Many awards, including a three-time Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) awardee for poetry, Philippines Free Press Award for essay writing (2004), and first prize recipient at the ASEAN Letter-Writing Contest for Young People.  Chairman emeritus of Ang Ladlad, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) political party in the Philippines.  LGBTQ activist.

==See Also==

* [[LGBTQ Individuals at the United Nations]]
* [[LGBTQ Investigative Journalists and Editors]]
* [[Notable LGBTQ Essayists]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://dantonremoto2010.blogspot.ca/
* http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/philippines.politics.gay/
* http://www.interaksyon.com/lifestyle/danton-remoto-truly-madly-and-deeply-at-home-in-asia
* http://journals.ateneo.edu/ojs/index.php/index/index

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