There are many ways to skin a cat. If you have “same-sex attraction”, here are some tips on how to cure that ungodly desire: 1. Cover the naked body of the crucified Jesus. He’s good-looking, compassionate, very much into equality and therefore pro-gay, and sinew. It really gives the wrong impression. 2. Ban products that … Continue reading »
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Hindi ninyo kami mabubura
Thank you for the letters. The response to the article made me realize that a 3,000-character piece on coming out could never encompass the space and stories inside the closet – the agony/ecstasy of desire, unrequited love (and how, as a friend once told me, we latch on it as if that’s the only meaningful … Continue reading »
Coming Out: smashing closets, opening doors
Just sharing a coming out article I wrote for the PDI’s Sunday Inquirer Magazine. First Person: Smashing Closets, Opening Doors I WAS a little brash when I came out. It happened in 1998, on my last year in UP Diliman, when I was madly in love with another gay man. It was unrequited, but love … Continue reading »
the pink elephant and coming out
When I was in high school, I always imagined that I would come out in college. I already had in mind how I’d do it, or where I would study, or what course I would take. It turned out to be more difficult than I imagined, and I was only able to come out during … Continue reading »
