Babaylanes Inc. is the first and, so far, the only LGBT education initiative focusing on developing the capacities of young LGBTs in campuses and communities to enable them to organize effectively, raise the consciousness and awareness of LGBTs in their locality, and foster a sense of solidarity and community.

Babaylanes Inc. is the alumni association of the University of the Philippines (UP) Babaylan. Founded in 1992, UP Babaylan is the first officially recognized LGBT students’ organization not only in UP Diliman but in the whole country. Also, it is one of the most established and oldest LGBT organizations in the country. In 2007, the more than a hundred alumni of the organization have committed to expand their advocacy work beyond UP by assisting LGBT youth organizing initiatives in campuses and communities through Babaylanes Inc. 

Babaylanes Inc. aims to share lessons gained from its more than fifteen years of LGBT student organizing to raise the level of consciousness of LGBT students and young LGBTs in the communities about their rights and sexuality, and serve as a center for leadership for the various LGBT  formations across the country.

In the light of the lack of organizing initiatives among young LGBTs, “Replicating the Babaylan Experience” in schools and communities is the current flagship program of Babaylanes Inc. Organizing among young LGBTs is crucial to the protection of their rights and in providing a social support system by fostering a sense of community.