#KaraniwangLGBT Learning sex work at 16: The story of 23-year-old trans Cebuana Azia Meet Azia, a 23-year-old transgender woman from Mabolo in Cebu, who was 16 years old when she became a sex worker. She claims she... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCOct 7, 2025
From the Editor Monopoly of LGBTQIA+ and HIV ‘advocacy’, mali na nga sa Metro Manila, dinala pa sa provinces With LGBTQIA+ and HIV advocacy, if you go around the country and see only the same names among the extremely well-funded service providers, ang... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCJun 4, 2025
#KaraniwangLGBT ‘When I have apprehensions, I don’t meet clients’: A glimpse into the life of a trans Cebuana sex worker Meet Azia, a Cebu-based transgender woman who started doing sex work when she was around 16 years old. She knows not everyone approves of... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCFeb 27, 2025
#KaraniwangLGBT How Cebu-based transpinay Terra discovered sex work through her friends at 16 Cebu-based transgender woman Terra started sex work at 16, no thanks to peer pressure from friends she considers as family (with her biological family... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCMay 28, 2024
#KaraniwangLGBT From ₱500 to $150: How Jam sees sex work as an answer to poverty Meet transgender woman Jam, who started sex work at 17. Though she used to earn only ₱500 per customer, nowadays, she can make from... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCFeb 8, 2024
#KaraniwangLGBT My peers are my mentors in sex work: How Kris started and stayed as a sex worker since 17 20-year-old transgender woman Kris engaged in sex work when she was 17 or 18, mainly because of the influence of friends. These friends –... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCJan 6, 2024
#KaraniwangLGBT Starting sex work for 200 pesos: How necessity drove Lexy to sell herself in Mandani, Cebu Meet 18-year-old Lexy, who was exposed to sex work when she was 15 as a way for her to “help even in little ways.”... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCJan 5, 2024
#KaraniwangLGBT ‘I started sex work at 7 or 8’: How Mandy grew up in the sex industry Meet Cebu-based Mandy, who started sex work when she was around seven or eight years old. Now 28, she laments the limited services available... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCDec 10, 2023
People You Should Know Lucky Lastimosa Maglalang: An interest in helping out When Cebu City-based Lucky Lastimosa Maglalang became an LGBT and HIV advocate, he found a way to connect his nursing background with being able... Mikee dela CruzSep 21, 2015