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What is happening to the Home for the Golden Gays?
I became involved with the Home for the Golden Gays in 2011 when PinoyG4M and Akei visited the Home. The Home is a place where elderly gays and lesbians (hence, “golden gays”) can stay if they have...
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The first Malate Food Festival.
It’s been a while since I uploaded photos. Since I finally have a camera that takes decent photos, here are some photos from last night’s Malate Food Festival. Many thanks to Jerick of Secret Society...
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The 12th White Party Manila chooses the Home for the Golden Gays as beneficiary.
From the Home for the Golden Gays website: All eyes are on Malate, the heart and home of Manila’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) nightlife as it celebrates the 12th White Party Manila on...
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That huge and unwieldy complication we shall refer to as SOGIE.
A good question from the Geeky Guide: Are we over-complicating the LGBT identity discussion? I agree with some of the points Rocky raised in his entry but wanted to answer some of his questions....
View ArticleWrong frequency.
A kid from Sta Mesa sent me a private message. He seems okay, good Filipino grammar in his profile and all, but maybe a little too chummy. He said he thought I was interesting. Kid: wala lang, i just...
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The dancer fellow.
There are two birthday reminders with the guy’s name in my phone’s calendar. One from Facebook and another which I manually created — one of the few birthday reminders I actually setting myself,...
View ArticleDefine quickie.
Barely fifteen minutes: from the time I entered his house until the time I got out. I checked my clock. I was supposed to meet someone else, but he stopped replying after I sent my photos. Oh well. But...
View ArticleStories of Being Me: Short film screenings in celebration of IDAHO.
From an emailed invitation from the UNDP: To mark the global celebration of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United...
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Confronting a shadow.
A friend whom I sometimes sleep with admitted to me that he was found to be reactive in a recent HIV test. We’ve been hanging out (and occasionally sleeping with) each other for several months now....
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#IamJenniferLaude: Solidarity message for #LGBTOutragePH.
As representative from PinoyG4M.com, I was asked if I can give a two-minute solidarity message for the LGBT National Day of Outrage for the killing of Jennifer Laude. Like most things I do, I wrote...
View ArticleSaturday night at the Distillery.
Even before I left the Distillery, I can feel one shoulder to be slightly aching. I thought it was because of the bag I was carrying the entire night. I told Sandy and her friends that the place is...
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Friday night at Today X Future.
And we were singing along. These songs we grew up with, songs we thought were written about us, songs we either have not heard for years or have constantly keep in our music players. And they were...
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U.S.T.
I wrote this last year, but never got around to telling the story behind it. I figured a year is long enough a time to procrastinate. That may have resolved several years of sexual tension. Or it may...
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Bored because no travel selfies from me.
“Jade, are you okay?” my friend asked me while we were touring the BenCab Museum. “You’re not taking photos. Are you bored?” I assured him I was not. And I really wasn’t. It was the first time I...
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A Really Good Movie with a Rather Boring Title: a review of Pride.
Seriously, a title like “Pride” isn’t the most engaging thing one can call a movie. It isn’t enough to hint at how heartwarming and inspiring the story of a group of gay activists who decided to help a...
View ArticleBeer under moonlight.
The entire conversation was obviously a way of stalling before sex. We only knew each other through a few online conversations: greetings, perfunctory small talk, and mild flirting. We really didn’t...
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#30DayWritingChallenge: A strange phone call.
Day Four: A strange phone call. There is this guy, he calls himself Gabriel. Every time I see him calling me, it means one thing: the guy is horny. Often, I ignore his call. I might be doing something,...
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Kiss, kiss, kiss.
Today’s 30-day writing challenge topic is “a kiss”. Can I cheat and just repost this entry I posted the other day, instead? He kissed well and was not self-conscious about it. Oh well. I’ll forget his...
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Day Six: A kiss. We both knew it was doomed from the beginning. She knew I was gay. She went to the gym with my ex. I knew a part of her hoped that I would return her affection. In hindsight, I was...
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#30DayWritingChallenge: A neighbor.
Day Seven: A neighbor. Next week is Spirit Day, and international LGBTQ campaign against bullying, especially those targetted at LGBTQ youths. Though not directly related to bullying, I will write...
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