Manila Gay Guy

How do straight guys see their gay guy friends? Find out in this podcast!

Recently I came out to a straight guy friend (Rod), someone I used to be very, very close with. For quite a long time before that moment, I knew the closeness of our friendship was in grave danger because I was not being transparent to him. How could I? — I was living a life I couldn’t talk to Rod about, thus our lives eventually started to diverge. After thinking about it for a long time, it dawned on me that I value the friendship enough to risk it for the upside possibility of Rod not making a big fuss about my being gay. It may sound simple but — I imagine those that can identify with this situation nodding at this moment — it was a very difficult decision to make. But boy, I’m just so glad I did!

It turned out that Rod was just too happy that I did come out to him, happy (and comfortable) enough to agree being a guest in this podcast with my co-fabcasters McVie, Gibbs, and Tony. So bring out your wine, grapes, and cheese — and join us, enjoy the crazy mix of fun and drama in our fabcast with a straight guy!
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After a long while, the Fabcasters reunite once again for a fun, fun podcast recording! Too bad I was on a date *wink* *wink* — but listen anyway, and enjoy! Promise, next fabcast recording Migs will be there! Mwah to all! Here’s the link to the Fabcasters’ podcast: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

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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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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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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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The Fabcasters interview 2010 Senatoriable Danton Remoto. We talked about discrimination of gays, unity of the community, gay marriage, and the phenomenon of indifference among the younger generation. Here are photos of the podcast recording session.
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What would you do if your partner leaves the country for a year — would you break up with him, citing LDRs (long distance relationships) do not work, or would you cry a river yet profess an undying love no distance could ever put asunder?

In a podcast recording session meant to be the Fabcaster’s new year celebration, a first-time fabcaster (named Tenchu) shares his to-be LDR situation… with a twist!
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Here’s a ‘thank you’ note from one of our podcast listeners… nakakataba ng puso. He relates how his friend dealt with a 13-year-old son who comes out to him. Thank you for sharing this little note of appreciation. I am sure my fellow fabcasters are all in awe with your friend’s words: “mas napamahal sa akin ngayon ang aking anak at mas naiintindihan ko ang mga nasa loob niya.” Honestly, I feel like crying. Pramis.

dear migs of mgg,

it’s a bit out-of-whack of me to say this considering it’s super-late, but it is only recently that i got to listen to your podcasts re: coming out (part 1, part 2, part 3).

i sent the podcast files to a close male friend of mine and he listened to all of them. you see, he’s a father with a 13-year old son who he suspected was gay and he has seen being very much troubled. (the boy just came out to his father this morning. and my friend, the father, didn’t go to work to spend the day with his son.)
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