Originally from Negros Occidental, Jorie Salvano Garnado now sells 'kakanin (snacks)' in the streets of Manila and Makati, with his earnings sustaining him and his family...
Bhee Garcia, a trans woman hairdresser in Makati City, believes LGBTQIA people can be empowered by not focusing on negativities thrown their way. Once derided as...
Khandie Segovia, a trans mother figure in Pasay City, has been through a lot in life, with her experiences shaping her somewhat contrarian beliefs. But through...
What is it like to be a lesbian and also a part of an indigenous group? For Teng Calimpang, the Tagbawa ethnic group of people at...
Trans community leader from Caloocan City, Jenica Madridazon, may have been accepted by her family, but she knows this is not always true for every LGBTQIA...
Lars Velasquez, a trans community leader in Barangay Sangandaan in Caloocan City, wasn't always openly accepted by members of her family. They eventually warmed to her;...
"Ninang" Cordero from Caloocan City says it isn't always difficult to grow old and gay in the Philippines, even as he calls for society to accept...
Jairo Bolledo – who was raised by a single mom – once thought that living as a gay person “can break you because you are always...
An interview with a human rights defender from General Santos City, Ali Macalintal, who is also trans and Muslim. As she calls for LGBT acceptance, she...
