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In April 2019, I was in a rural area in the Northern Philippines doing research on the experiences of poor teenage bakla. A common experience exemplified by their responses is that people have ...

I grew up listening to people blurt out, “sayang,” every time I declared, “Bakla ako.” Over time, their language drove me to pick nits about myself, about my Sogie (sexual orientation ...

Coming out to people I've met in the Philippines always garnered responses such as"'eh hindi ka naman mukhang bakla," ("but you don't look bakla!") or "ay sayang, gwapo ka pa naman," ("ah ...

Having been away from the Philippines for most of their life, Lorica said they came to understand themselves as queer first before they understood themselves as Filipino. For Lorica, bakla is a ...

In the Philippines, if you look around and try to spot people who ... flamboyant male who likes dressing up as a female — the bakla. The identity of the bakla oftentimes ends up representing the whole ...

(L-R) Wendell Ramos, Jean Garcia, Shaina Magdayao, and Rayver Cruz lead the cast of Happy Hearts during the premiere last Sunday, March 11, at SM Megamall. Members of the so-called third sex now have ...

In Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy, Vice Ganda brings life to four different persons who are all children of the character of Maricel Soriano (right). According to Star Cinema, the Metro Manila Film Fest ...

Beaming with pride this Pride Month, UAAP Season 86 MVP Josh Ybañez expressed his joy in finally sharing the court with UAAP ...

Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy' provides its own brand of slap-in-the-face absurdity – a passionate attempt to amuse and delight MANILA, Philippines – Director Wenn V. Deramas has become somewhat ...

MANILA, Philippines—A dead man believed to be ... The body was found inside a garbage bag with a note that said “bakla killer”. “Bakla” is colloquial term for a homosexual or gay male.