Manila Gay Guy

I was not able to stop it. I was trying to hold the topic off as long as I could but it was no longer possible. I had to give in. The podcast has been recorded. The topic: “Religion and the Gay Guys” errr… maybe this title here is better: “Homosexuality and Religion — how do you reconcile them?”

This has got to be the the podcast with the most number of people in attendance. The whole Fabcaster gang was present (Gibbs, McVie, Tony, CC, AJ, and moi) plus guests Dennis, James, and Senan (AJ’s boyfriend). Nine folks gabbing so this is indeed a riot — but because of the topic, I’d say this one is among the most substantial podcast we’ve recorded. That being said, I invite you: listen to this podcast, reflect and genuflect, and comment away answering the million-dollar question: how do you reconcile your homosexuality and your religion?

Streaming podcast and MP3 downloads after the jump.
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There are so many names for confusion, well because it is confusion. Here’s a letter from Rico, a confused guy who, according to him, seems to swing from homo to hetero to homo and back — just like a pendulum. Read on, and feel free to share your thoughts.

Migs,

Since pre-school I was called bayot, bading, bakla, etc. because of the way I walk and talk back then. I was bullied in school because of that. But I had never felt attracted to the same sex then. I play dolls with my older sister but I only play them because I like to write and scribble around the dolls’ bodies. I also play robots and video games with my cousins. I thought nothing was wrong with me. I had girlfriends since first year high school. This time, I do not walk and talk like a fag anymore because of puberty, I guess, and I trained my self not to act like one. But deep inside me, I really thought I’m not gay. I fantasize women. I started masturbating when I was in my sophomore year. I am into “straight” internet porn. I had a sexual encounter. But when I accidentally saw a naked man while searching for internet porn, I suddenly became aroused. Much more aroused when I see naked women. And then I started to stick to naked men. I get erections when I see actual naked men. And I asked myself for many times, “Am I gay?” And the odds started to sink into my mind.
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If we believe what the traditional Catholic teachings say about people who engage in homosexual acts, then we can conclude that sexually active gays go to hell. (Aba, ang hell pala ay parang isang napakalaking Malate, or Puerto Galera during Holy Week! Hehehe!). Well, here’s a sharing by a young MGG reader about his reflections on sprituality and homosexuality. Read on and feel free to share your thoughts as well.

Hi Migs,

Before proceeding to the real purpose of this email, I would like to begin by introducing myself as Drew. I am a junior at the Ateneo de Manila University. Though I’ve probably known about my homosexuality since I could remember, I have only come to a deeper acceptance and understanding of it over the past 2 years. You see, I come from a religious and spiritual family which is probably why I gave, and am still giving, a great importance to dealing and coming into terms with my issues about being homosexual vis-a-vis my religion, more so, my relationship with God.

Introductions aside, I emailed you because it has come to my attention how the topic of the homosexual act being viewed as a sin is touched, discussed, and reacted to by many of your subscribers and our fellow gay brothers/ sisters.
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Gibbs, McVie, and AJ have all written about it, and I am writing about it too, so you dear MGG readers can share your intelligent opinions here.

“Real issue in video is gay sex.” – Cebu Priest

The article (excerpt only, copied from McVie): For an official of the Roman Catholic Church, the commission of a homosexual act is the real issue behind the rectal surgery in Cebu City that exploded into a scandal on YouTube.

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Dahil kuwaresma naman, panahon ng pagmumuni-muni, naisipan kong isulat ito. Minsan kasi may mga bagay tayong ginagawa, na kapag nagkaroon tayo ng pagkakataong makapag-isip, tatanungin natin, “Bakit ko nga ba ginagawa ito? May kabuluhan nga ba ito?” Pakibasa, at sabihin ninyo naman sa akin kung may kabuluhan nga ba ang pagba-blog ko dito sa ManilaGayGuy.com (MGG). May saysay ba para sa inyo ang MGG?

Matagal-tagal na rin pala akong nagba-blog. Mahigit isa’t kalahating taon na rin. Tandang-tanda ko pa, nung una kong naapuhap yung ideyang magkaroon ng blog, sabi ko, ano kayang concept? Basta naisip ko nun, gagawa ako nung may mga litrato ng makikisig na lalaki, pero ayoko naman ng malalaswa. Naughty, not raunchy, sabi ko nga. Tapos, lalagyan ko ng kung anu-anong salaysay tungkol sa mga kaganapan, karanasan, at mga lugar na may kinalaman sa kabadingan. Di ko pa alam noon kung papatok, o kung mayroong magta-tiyagang magbasa. Di ko akalain umpisa pala yun ng mga pangyayaring ni sa panaginip eh di ko napagtanto.
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The Bakla Review is one of the most incisive gay-related Pinoy blogs dedicated to commenting on movies and videos. The reviews are both serious and fanciful, that’s why I love it. It recently reviewed the gay indie film Daybreak and gave it an “A-” grade. I quote:

… the question most pertinent to Daybreak is the position of gay relationships/marriage in a larger society. Isolated from the rest of the world, a gay relationship can be a beautiful, powerful thing. But with a wife or a girlfriend or a lifestyle of multiple partners waiting outside, why does it seem natural for gay affairs to take a backseat in priority?

Good question, a very, very good question. What do you think MGG folks?

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Mark G., an MGG habitué, sent in a heart-warming email today:

Hi Migs, I have been a loyal fan of your site for several months now. A gay friend introduced your site last year, and since then I have been going to your site almost everyday. It has become a daily routine together with my email checking. I sometimes leave comments on your featured stories. What I like about your articles is they are decent, not vulgar, and professional. I continue to promote your site to my friends.

Thank you, Mark. Yes, while MGG is a gay blog, I try my best to make it decent and respectable. I feature lots of men, sexy men, hunky men, sizzling hot men, but I make it a point to observe some limitations so that it won’t hurt the majority’s sensibilities. I always tell my friends who tease me about my features on half-naked men — MGG is sometimes naughty but never raunchy.

Recently, through the lead of Baklang AJ, I discovered a new but high-potential blog, which I believe has the same sensitivity as MGG. It is both well-designed and well-written by a gay blogger named Vince. He calls his blog the Discreet Manila Blog:

Discreet Manila is a discreet gay guy’s look into the various venues, outlets, activities in and around Metro Manila that people like him can check out. This includes a look at gay-oriented venues, blue film reviews, tips and stories in discreet cruising, and discussion about various issues facing the discreet gay person.

So MGG habitués, go visit Discreet Manila and spread your message of World Peace to our kapatid sa pananampalataya, Vince. More power to us gay bloggers and blog enthusiasts!

PLUS PAHABOL… (this is the chika part)

I was kinda quiet with recent developments in my lurve life, then “Foot in the Mouth Disease”-stricken CC, my dear CEO-blogger-friend so funnily spills the beans in his latest post. Go read the secret chika.

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Have you seen the movie, “Ang Lihim Ni Antonio”? It is reportedly the highest grossing gay indie in the history of Philippine Cinema. Congrats to the dynamic duo of Jay Altarejos and Lex Bonife — idol ko kayo! Various blogs have shared their own thoughts and opinions about the movie. Para maiba naman, let me do something a bit different…
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Not all who write to me are readers carrying crosses, problems, and issues. This one in particular, a woman who calls herself Monalisa, is a happy reader, a happy writer, who testifies how happy she is that her husband is a gay man. Read on.

dear migs,

i’ve been longing to send you this mail but time really does not permit me to do so until now.
i hope you can withhold my identity as well as my husband’s … he comes from a well off family in leyte and he’s gay — but not the open type — the best term could be CLOSET GAY.
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The Fabcasters (AJ of BaklaAko.com, McVie of The McVie Show, Tony of Lobster LJ, and myself) sit down with 2010 Senatoriable Danton Remoto to talk about the Anti-Discrimination efforts among the LGBT community, and many other chika. Thanks to McVie for the podcast production and to AJ for hosting the podcast in his server.

Listen in after the jump!
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