#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 From HIV counselor to sex worker Ritz used to work for an LGBTQIA NGO that also serves sex workers. But when she started to transition as a transgender woman, she... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCJan 3, 2025
#KaraniwangLGBT How Emily learned to make a living as a sex worker Emily, 23 years old from Cebu City, was 19 years old when she started doing sex work. And these days, she does not only... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCOct 2, 2024
#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
NEWSMAKERS Mandaue club called out for trans discrimination even if city has anti-discrimination ordinance In Mandaue City, a member of the LGBTQIA community has claimed that she was discriminated against by a bar – Club Flex – solely... Kiki TanMar 1, 2024
#KaraniwangLGBT Easy money… somehow: Nikka’s introduction to the sex industry at 17 Meet #transgender woman Nikka, 22 years old, who became a sex worker when she was around 17. “It started with the encouragement of friends,”... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCJan 23, 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