Three gay men in their 50’s share their experience and why Congress should pass into the law the SOGIE bill
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4 in 10 Asian Execs Say Being Openly LGBT Hinder One’s Career
A regional survey reveals advances for LGBT inclusion in Asia’s business community, despite a conservative “groupthink” mentality that remains widespread.
Boys’ Lockdown: Redefining BL Series for Filipinos
After years of flourishing in its neighboring countries, the Philippines is finally taking its turn to embrace BL. A new online series redefines Boys Love for the Filipino audience.
Bashing Buknoy Glamurrr
It cannot be denied that the controversy of Andrew Luis Lapid (aka Buknoy Glamurrr) surfaced numerous expressions of hate and further discrimination towards the queer community.
Ang Kwento ng mga Mujer: Pag-ibig, Pagtatanghal at Katapangan ng mga Golden Gay
Ang mga Lolang unang tumayo para sa pagkakapantay-pantay at lumaban sa diskriminasyon.
The Sixth Spice Girl
‘Nothing could change the fact that, viva forever, I was the Sixth Spice Girl.’
The Transgender Couple
Our pseudo-conservative society will judge them and the mysoginists will bash them. But for Pau and Aiju, both 25, they simply made a decision to choose, and that is to choose love—no matter how cliché it may sound. These lovers met only days after Valentine’s Day in 2015. The last two years was not smooth sailing…
Kayumanggi and Proud: Life as a Filipino Gay Immigrant in Denmark
Alvin Tuling, 37, has always been reserved and shy. He admits he is not openly gay as some of his friends are. He wears typical men clothes and tries to “act like a heterosexual man.” “I do not like drawing attention to myself,” he says. Alvin comes from the Philippines, a country populated mostly by Catholics….
Care Divas: An Important Story in These Trying Times
To celebrate their golden anniversary, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) re-staged the award-winning musical hit “Care Divas,” a story about five gay Filipinos working as caregivers in Israel and doing drag shows as a sideline. Without divulging much of the plot, let me attempt to explain why you should watch ‘Care Divas’ and take away with it…
Cybersex and Congress: A Tale of Two Queens
The mountains of Matnog, Sorsogon looked weary — its coconut trees totally felled or crownless. A tinge of gloom painted the town as it reeled from nature’s wrath. Call it a perfect disaster: a natural calamity hitting a vulnerable community. It had already been months since a powerful storm struck the third class municipality, but recovery…
How to Get Away with Murder: The Pemberton Verdict and LGBT Rights
Until now, Julita Cabillan fondly calls her daughter, “Ganda.” To the rest of the world, she is known as Jennifer Laude, Jeffrey to those who cannot accept that a person can choose his or her own gender identity. Whatever you call her, she’s now just a name, a memory. For Julita, the lower court verdict…
VFA and the Murder of Jennifer Laude
Co-written with Lian Buan One year after the death of transgender woman Jeffrey Jennifer Laude, SubSelfie.com provides an update to the case filed against the suspect L/Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton. Guilty Verdict December 1, 2015 — The Olongapo City Regional Trial Court Branch 74 of the Philippines ruled that US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is “guilty…
Beks Factor: Loving a Man who Loves Men
Editor’s Note: Beks or Beki is a Filipino colloquial term that refers to gay men. This is a story of a girl who loved a boy who loves boys. We geared up for the high notes as we wait for the next song in the small videoke room. From the clear pane that divides our room…
LGBT Pride: A Constant Struggle
It’s a choice. And yes, it’s a tough one. Deviating from what society deems as normal will always be a difficult call. That is why independent artists struggle, why the alternative media works twice as hard to create buzz, and why up until this modern age and time (while post-modern ideas abound), the LGBT community…
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