Clik here to view.
Do we deserve the abuse we get?
When Australian freelance writer Doug Hendrie interviewed business tycoon Ricky Reyes, the Filipino otherwise known as Mother Ricky was quoted as saying that gays should leave marriage to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Do we have the space we deserve?
The first time I publicly kissed (and only on the cheek at that) my partner was at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Greenbelt 3 in Makati City. Some years back (in 2004, if my memory serves me right),...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Come out, come out…
“You don’t have to be out to be happy.” A (surprisingly) close friend – obviously not exactly approving of my “out” life – told me, adding that while he sees nothing wrong with my way of seeing (i.e....
View ArticleWANTED: A change in perspective
Me and some friends were discussing HIV, when – just as the discussion was winding down – one of my close friends (I have diverse friends, see…) said that “seropositive people should only date others...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Holding our allies just as accountable
When resigned Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri was questioned by Yahoo! Southeast Asia about the “persistent rumors” surrounding his sexuality, he was quoted as saying: “They should ask my wife. My...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For us, by us
As Bemz Benedito, First Congressional Nominee of Ladlad, said: “It is important to have an LGBT representation in Congress because… I deem it important that an LGBT individual be the one articulating...
View ArticleClik here to view.
May taste po kami
This will sound like an angry missive, but it’s not. It is – however – an expression of annoyance. Nang lumabas sa kloseta o mag-out si Jason Collins, isang NBA player, bilang isang baklang manlalaro...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Condom kingdom
That we are confusing our message is becoming too apparent – and annoying so, too. I’m talking about C-O-N-D-O-M-S, of course. Say that, repeatedly: CONDOMS, CONDOMS, CONDOMS. Say it like you’re not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maling akala
Bilang bahagi ng kampanyang “More than a Number” ng Outrage Magazine, marami-rami na rin akong nakausap na HIV-positive Filipinos. Marami sa mga nakausap ko ay nakaranas o nakakaranas pa ng...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can’t stop sex
A few years back, me and some cousins around my age were talking about sex when an auntie who overheard us told us to keep our voices low, if we can’t stop talking about sex at all. “Your younger...
View Article
