Posted by AJ on 10.06.2008 at 10:47 am
Rustom Padilla at the Urian Awards (Photo courtesy of James Samaniego)
Out Filipino gay actor Rustom Padilla recently stole the scene at the 31st Gawad Urian last October 1 after going onstage as a presenter, dressed in a women’s clothes. Rustom, who won the Best Actor award last year, surprised many people as he went onstage dressed as Binibining Gandang Hari - a character he will be playing in a one-man show at the Music Museum in February.
In an interview with TV show Startalk, Rustom explained that he was dressed as a woman as a part of his preparations for his upcoming show. He adds that he doesn’t need permission from anyone for him to be able to wear women’s clothes.
Rustom adds, in an interview with Chika Minute, that he finds it very interesting and very challenging to play this role. He even had to study ballet! When asked if there’s a difference between the character he is playing and the real-life Rustom, he quipped: Read more…
Tagged: Fasyon, Ganda Lang, Gay Actors , rustom padilla, rustom padilla drag, rustom padilla urian awards //
Posted by AJ on 10.06.2008 at 9:35 am
Got this from Migs, the Manila Gay Guy:
[Posting this email I received from Peachy Natividad, an invitation for everyone to participate and support the upcoming 2008 Pride March]
Do you remember your first pride march?
I do. I’m sure we all do. And if you haven’t had the opportunity to participate in one yet, this year’s the perfect time to do so.
This years Pride March is a tribute to our rights, our lives, our loves and our selves. It’s also the celebration of the 10 years of Filipino rainbow pride. It’s a perfect 10 for the success of the past pride marches, and the anticipated one of this year’s. Hence, the theme is A decade of dignity: our rights, our lives, our loves, our selves.
The Pride March is known for its overwhelming attendance. It attracts thousands of participants and generates extensive local and international media attention. This year’s Pride March is also more particularly significant as it coincides with the celebration of the 60th year of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the launch in Manila of the Yogyakarta Principles (www.yogyakartaprinciples.org), an international declaration which affirms that sexual orientation and gender identity and expression as fundamental human rights.But we can’t do it without your help. Community member or supporter, we could all contribute to make this year’s pride march a milestone for our country’s history.
How you can help
There are a lot of ways to help. Right now,
Read more…
Tagged: Balitang Bakla, Filipino Gay Bloggers, Gay Events, Gay Issues, Gay News, filipino bloggers, gay rights , Filipino Gay Bloggers, Gay pride, gay pride philippines, pride manila, pride march manila 2008 //
Posted by AJ on 10.03.2008 at 1:59 pm
Volcom Stone presents Why Do You Keep On Hurting Your Neighborhood? What’s Wrong With You?
Win a cash prize of P25,000.00, a shopping spree worth P10,000.00, media mileage, and bragging rights! How?
Check this out for the details: Let’s Volcom It In!
Tagged: Bakla Bili Na, Fasyon, Ganda Lang, Gay Fashion , Aloha Boardsports, Art Design Contest, Volcom Call for Art, Volcom Stone //
Posted by AJ on 10.03.2008 at 1:17 pm
There are many kinds of bloggers. There are many kinds of gay bloggers. And there are many kinds of Filipino gay blogs and bloggers from all over the Philippines and the rest of the world! But how do you keep track of all of them? How do you see them?
The answer to this question is Rainbow Bloggers Philippines! Rainbow Bloggers Philippines is a group of Filipino gay bloggers from all over the world.
Rainbow Bloggers Philippines
I’m personally very happy and proud to be part of this group. I’m much happier because it sort of is a dream-come-true moment for me. In April 2007, I wished that there was a venue for gay bloggers in the Philippines to form a community of our own, or even just a Gay Bloggers Summit. Thanks to the wonderful people who started Rainbow Blogs Philippines, that dream has come true for me!
The blog is now bustling with color and flair as gay bloggers have already started posting and contributing their stories and entries to the blog.
Want to know more about Rainbow Bloggers Philippines or want to join it? Visit Rainbow Bloggers Philippines now!
(You can still sign up for the Filipino Gay Bloggers for the Pride March here!)
Here’s the list of Fantabulous Filipino Gay Blogs who have signed up to be a part of the most colorful blog organization this side of the blogosphere: Read more…
Tagged: Filipino Gay Bloggers, Pakikibakla, filipino bloggers , Blog, Blogosphere, Filipino Gay Bloggers, Filipino Gay Blogs, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Gay pride, LGBT, Manila, philippines, Pinoy Gay Blogs, Rainbow Bloggers Philippines //
Posted by AJ on 10.02.2008 at 1:26 pm
It’s finally here!
We’d like to present… “My Ganda Ako, May Reklamo?†- a spin-off blog from AJ Matela’s “Bakla Ako, May Reklamo?â€
MyGanda is your guide to anything and everything beautiful!
These are the things that I find so beautiful that I just can’t help myself but share them with all of you!
Inner or outer beauty, ang ganda ganda mo!
MyGanda is your ganda too!
Tagged: Beauty Pageant, Filipino Gay Bloggers, From Bakla, filipino bloggers , Beauty, Matela, May Reklamo, my ganda ako, my ganda blog, mygandaako //
The gay-friendly folk over at our favorite Internet company has recently upheld their support to gay and lesbian causes by
releasing an official company position on
Proposition 8 -
ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME–SEX COUPLES TO MARRY (INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT).It is quıte refreshing and heartwarming to see such a company, which does no normally take a public stand on social and political issues, show their support for a gay cause. It may be too far away from the Philippines (and we may not even calling for gay marriage rights here, yet), but it’s good to know that we’re in good company with this great company.
Here’s the full text:
Read more…
Tagged: Anti Discrimination Bill, Balitang Bakla, Gay Issues, Gay News //
Stop Gay Discrimination. (Image Source).
In a column titled Gay Philippines on the Philippine Daily Inquirer (First Posted 06:45:00 09/29/2008), Pompeyo Pedroche, wrote his reaction to a Youngblood Article of Renee Julienne Karunungan of UPLB. I’m not sure how to react to this column article but here are some points that I’d like to clarify with Mr. Pedroche.
On Renee’s “outcry” in her article that gays “suffer discrimination… are looked down upon, that obstacles are thrown at them… aren’t fully accepted, are seen as immoral, are bashed and treated as freaks,” Pedroche says
that he’s sure that it was not the Catholic Church that taught Renee that homosexuality is evil.
I agree with Mr. Pedroche that such an idea is “preposterous and ghastly” but I disagree with him when he says that it definitely was not the Catholic Church that put that idea into Renee’s head. Like many others out there, I grew up in a family who followed the Catholic doctrines and tenets strictly. I was not out as a young man, but it was actually the Church that prevented me from coming out. In Cathechism classes and from numerous sermons from priests, it was imbibed in me that homosexuality is indeed evil.
Pedroche asks: “Now, in Catholic Philippines, does our society really discriminate against other religions, or against gays for that matter, as writer Renee contends?”
In more ways than one, yes! Tolerance, sir, is completely different from acceptance. And just because the society is tolerant of homosexuals, it does not mean that there is absolutely no discrimination against homosexuals in this land. While gay men can “attend Sunday masses, take holy communion, can even get married by a priest or a minister (?)” it is not tantamount to saying that there is no discrimination. And as Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales said in an interview with the church-run Radio Veritas: “I am not angry at gay men. But I’m against what they’re actually doing.†What Rosales means by “what they’re actually doing,” is beyond me.
Pedroche adds: they (gay men) “can hold their own fashion show, they have their own dance and singing groups, they have their Ladlad voice in Congress, and have already created their own gay lingo. So, what discrimination, bashing and obstacles is Renee crying about?”
Might I remind you, Mr. Pedroche, that the items you enumerated are but mere hasty generalizations. Do you think these are the only issues that gay men (and women) here in the Philippines are concerned about? Ask any gay guy and I’m sure you’ll get answers which are completely wayward from your list. Also, if you have not been paying attention to the news in the recent years, Ang Ladlad has no voice in Congress (yet) as the party’s bid for a seat in the last elections was curtailed because the COMELEC deemed it ineligible. So where is this voice coming from? Do we have someone in Congress singing and dancing for the gay men and women? I don’t think so.
What discrimination, bashing and obstacles are we crying about? Let me enumerate a few.
Read more…
Tagged: Anti Discrimination Bill, Danton Remoto, Gay Issues, gay rights , Anti Discrimination Bill, anti-discrimination, anti-discrimination bill in the philippines, anti-discrimination in the philippines, Catholic Church, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Homosexuality, Human rights, LGBT, roman catholic church //
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