Manila Gay Guy

Not all gay movies need to have skin and sex. Here’s a gay movie that attempts to bust the stereotype — watch its premier on Thursday, 28 August 2008 at the UP Cine Adarna (formerly UP Film Center), 6:30 pm. Written and Directed by Charliebebs Gohetia.

“The ‘Thank You’ Girls” is a Visayan film with a gay lingo twist.

Tired of losing in all the beauty competitions in Davao City, five dysfunctional gay beauty pageant veterans decide to travel north to Cagayan de Oro City, in the island of Mindanao.

Their mission: to conquer the grandest competition of beauty, personality and brains in the whole province.

They believe that being city dwellers, gays in the province will never stand a chance against them.

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Migs,

I want to give my reaction to your podcast entitled Homosexuality and Religion. I am a person struggling with same-sex attraction (SSA) but I don’t consider myself gay in the sense that I’m not into the gay lifestyle now. I may have been before but that was a totally different story. And oh yes I still struggle with chastity issues right now and that’s how real it can get.

I just want to reiterate that the Catholic Church does not condemn me or you for being “gay”. In fact, the Catholic Church has an apostolate catering to people with SSA and it is called Courage. You can visit www.couragerc.net for more details. And yes I am a member of that organization.

Our group is a support group and we help each other live a chaste life. We don’t claim that sooner or later we will all become heterosexuals, etc. Nothing of that sort. Instead, we are responding to God’s call to live a life of chastity and that means for many of us turning away from the gay lifestyle and confronting our deepest issues as courageously as we can be.

Honestly that is the most difficult part for us – renouncing our sinful ways and letting the Lord take control. It’s hard and it’s real. It’s not easy but it is possible Migs.
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Hi migs, i must admit that i am thrilled how you and some of your readers have had so much encounters… at least with guys (if they are all authentic). well, here’s me also sharing some of my not-so-great adventures.

well, i’m 21, neat-looking, tall, white, mid way between medium built and thin, working at a so-so coffee shop doing brand communications stuff. grew up at a province but went back to manila for college. i was raised like a normal boy should be, only that i have lived only with my sister (at least for more than 6 years when i was in my puberty stage). i guess this was the reason why i act almost effeminate, but not quite. during my highschool and college days, i was the typical boy next door: kind, open, friendly, and smart (tends to be a geek at times). also, i was very active at extra-curriculars: top CAT officer, captain of the dance group, best actor for teatro, HS choir member, chorale president (in college), and a frequent contestant in bees and oratoricals. often admired by ladies, i am a hopeless romantic who would do so much just so the girl of his dreams would come to life. i don’t mind giving bouquets of roses, or gigantic bear gifts to girls, in fact i like it when others stare at me with these (dagdag pogi points din yun!). so that’s the typical me – a “good boy” often in and out of relationships with the campus cutties… that’s what i let them see.
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Hi Migs,

I don’t know what made me send this letter to you. I can say that I’m a fan of your site- a regular visitor. I have read a lot of letters from your readers, and I must say I can pretty much relate to some of them.

My dilemma starts with me, being gay, in a “Christian” family. It’s hard; I grew-up attending Sunday school, I even became a Sunday-school teacher myself, and sometime in my life thought of becoming a pastor, but I know something is different with me.
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I-Witness’ Sandra Aguinaldo goes all the way to California to join Filipino gays and lesbians who will soon be enjoying the right to be called legally married. Watch the this documentary at I-Witness, airing on Monday, June 30, 2008.
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Since the “Closet Badet” podcast, I’ve been receiving lots of “thank you” emails from dear MGG readers. I am overwhelmed by the expression of love and appreciation. In this world where criticism is the default, it is refreshing and encouraging to receive such gestures of thankfulness. I give it all back to you dear friends — THANK YOU for being here in MGG! And while I sometimes feel exhausted from blogging, I resolve to continue being here and hosting this wonderful community that has grown around MGG. Here are some excerpts from the emails of dear grateful readers…
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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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Sino si Agent Boytoy?

Blogger siya.
Lalake siya.
Pero ang trip niya… mga bading.
Boytoy nga daw siya.
Pero di siya bayaran.
Lubos at tunay niyang minamahal ang mga bading na karelasyon niya.
At ang message niya sa sangkabadingan…
“to all the gays out there… i’m all yours…”

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[Conrado de Quiros on sex outside marriage, and gay love. As usual with de Quiros -- beautiful, beautiful article. Here's an excerpt.]

“The idea of a couple, married or not, having sex in order to procreate is hilarious. It conjures the image of them hard at it (no pun intended for the male partner), enduring the ordeal, determined only like soldiers pinned down in trenches to persevere out of a sense of duty and finally to break through in one great rush. What a perverse and joyless act that is. I doubt any Christian, short of an ascetic, will fill the bill.

“Whatever happened to love? Whatever happened to ecstasy? Whatever happened to two people, straight or gay, bonded by feelings that cannot be expressed by words, needing to express themselves to each other by flinging themselves into each other’s arms and surrendering themselves into a consummation devoutly to be wished? Surely that is part of the magic of life?

“Which brings me to the argument that the Church is not proscribing against gays, it is merely proscribing against gays acting as gays, or that it is not demanding that gays do not get attracted to other gays, it is merely demanding that gays do not act on it. I don’t know about you but I found Ang Lee’s “Brokeback Mountain” to be an honest-to-goodness love story, ranking up there with “When Harry Met Sally” and “Sleepless in Seattle.” Gays do fall in love too, and what I figure is unnatural is to compel them on the ground that it is perverse or that they cannot procreate to abort it. There is nothing more natural than love in whatever form it takes. Sex is not overrated, procreation is. Demanding that gays feel but not fulfill is not Christian, it is sadistic.”

[Thanks to Mugen for the lead.]

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I love OFWs. Why not naman, they are our country’s silent heroes. So when I received this letter from Tsinitoboy of the United Arab Emirates, I published it right away! It’s not a typical “I have a problem” letter, rather it is a sincere sharing of thoughts, happenings, and feelings. Pasalubungan natin ng masigabong palakpakan ang liham na ito mula sa isang kapatid na nagta-trabaho sa UAE, at kung maari, aking pakiusap po lamang, na bigyang pugay siya sa pamamagitan ng pagbati at pag-iiwan ng komento sa post na ito. Mabuhay ang mga OFW! Mahal ko kayo! I love you from the bottom of my hypothalamus!

Hi Migs,

I’m an OFW working in the UAE and I’m an avid reader of blog. Ever since I discovered your site, no day seems to past without me checking on your site. It has become a habit of mine to start my daily routine by looking at your site if there are any updates or comments. What I find amusing is actually the comment section on each of your post (I also like the way you tastefully present naked men & other mind tickling topics). Wherein some of your readers engage in a battle of wits through debates (I’ve been into one just lately on the topic of “Gays go to Hell”) or just plainly taunting each other like a bunch of gay kids. I would like to share to you our lives here working in the desert sands.
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