Miriam Quiambao apologizes to LGBT community over remarks on homosexuality and religion

Former beauty queen Miriam Quiambao extended her apology to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community after her statements on “The Bottomline,” Saturday night, were met by negative reactions from a number of netizens.

“I'm sorry LGBT. Perhaps I was too harsh with the words I used. Will do my best to be more sensitive. #respect #nobodysperfect #grace,” the 1999 Miss Universe first runner-up posted on Twitter the evening of April 28.

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Local Beauty Queens Oppose Miss Universe Ruling To Accept Transgender Beauties

Ma. Isabel Lopez and Miriam Quiambao, representatives of the Philippines to the Miss Universe pageant in 1982 and 1999 respectively, voiced out their opposition to the Miss Universe Organization’s recent decision to allow “women who are transgender” to compete beginning next year.

The policy change was announced in a joint statement by The Gay & Lesbian Alli¬ance Against Defa¬mation (GLAAD) and the Miss Universe Orga¬nization in the US on April 10, a week after the almost 60-year-old pageant went under fire for disquali¬fying transgender Miss Universe-Canada hopeful Jenna Talackova to the com¬petition to be held on May 19, and eventually reinstating her “provided she meets the legal gender recogni¬tion requirements of Canada, and the standards established by other international competitions.”

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Justine Ferrer on transgenders being allowed to join Miss U

Former “Survivor” castaway and “Tweetbiz” host Justine Ferrer is not completely sold to the idea of transgenders being allowed to join the Miss Universe pageant.

According to Ferrer, who herself is transexual having had a sex-change operation in Japan prior to her foray into show business,

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Bb. Pilipinas Winners Shun Transgender Furor

The three newly crowned Bb. Pilipinas winners today downplayed protests following the decision of the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) to allow transgender wom¬en to compete in its annual beauty pageant, saying they are adopting a "wait and see" attitude about it.

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