The Wheel and Axle

Yes, I admit it. I am occasionally shallow, and I give in to bouts of teenybopperdom.

I actually watched Enrique Gil’s concert. He dances like the bastard son of Ricky Martin and Magic Mike; his singing is passable, if auto-tuned. I’ve seen his movies; he has acting potential.

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Papa P. Up Close and Personal

So a couple of weeks back, a friend and I were sent by our mentor to cover the press launch for Piolo Pascual’s feature on E! News Asia.

No, we’re not press. We’re bloggers, and it seems other bloggers were also invited based on the guest list. I guess nowadays bloggers have as much potential clout as the press, and we probably do not have the same extensive filters in our brains that the press requires.

Making us perfect candidates to write about tell-all juicy documentaries about hot movie superstars.

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When the TV contest I Am Pogay first came out, it must have been a curiosity to the Filipino masses who may still have little understanding of the modern gay paradigm. After all, the stereotype of the bakla as the swishy fairy is ingrained in our cultural consciousness – stemming, perhaps, from our own pre-Hispanic roots where notions of gender and sexuality were much more fluid and definitely more liberal than what the West brought to us throughout four centuries of colonial rule.

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I recently watched Slumber Party, the Cinema One Originals / Origin8media / One Night Entertainment / Outpost film. Despite very minimal publicity, I was eagerly anticipating this comedy based on a viral trailer I saw on the internet. I also had high expectations because two of the studios have produced a lot of quality films in the past, including one of my favorite aswang movies (Yanggaw, Cinema One Originals) and one of the most hilarious movies in the history of ever (Zombadings: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington, Origin8media).

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The FB page of “My Husband’s Lover” recently asked a simple yet ultimately (as the comments section showed) divisive question: “Kanino kayo pumapanig: sa babaeng pinakasalan, o sa lalaking unang inibig?”

My initial reaction, swooning over #tomden and typical of the “follow your heart trope,” was to say, “Eric!”

Then I realized: If we want to look at this in a healthy manner, then the answer is, “Neither.”

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Is that my husband?
(Image courtesy of MHL’s Facebook Page)

Today, on the Philippine Online Chronicles (http://thepoc.net), I talk about the unexpected phenomenon that is GMA 7’s “My Husband’s Lover” and why it is a phenomenon.

No, in my article, I don’t extol the virtues of the beautiful creature that is known as Tom Rodriguez.

However, I will extol his virtues here and say that he is one of the most beautiful creatures on the planet, isn’t he? I mean, just look at him. Ever since I first saw him on “Here Comes The Bride” emerging from the sea and into that beach, I knew he was something special.

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In 2012, UP Babaylan celebrated its 20th anniversary. Two decades are quite the milestone for the first and most influential student LGBT organization in the country, and to further celebrate the successes of the organization through the decades,UP Babaylan worked hand in hand with the UP Center for Women’s Studies to publish and release a beautiful coffee table book entitled, “Anong Pangalan Mo Sa Gabi? at iba pang tanong sa mga LGBT.”

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photo courtesy of chucksblog.emc.com

Who do you think are the true experts, the undisputed authority, when it comes to men having sex with men?

Find out by reading this article.

Twenty years ago, a group of U.P. Diliman students had a dream: a dream of equality in a school that was otherwise trapped by the “accepted” social norms of gender, sex, and sexuality… a microcosmic reflection of a misguided world outside the academe.

Twenty years ago, a group of U.P. Diliman students banded together and formed a trailblazing pioneer LGBT student organization that has withstood the test of time.

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From my Facebook status update earlier:

As UP Babaylan gears towards celebrating its 20th anniversary later this year, it is but fitting that this year marks another historical milestone for the pioneering student LGBT organization in the country.

It is with great pride that I congratulate Heart Diño for becoming the first transgender woman to be elected as the Chairperson of UP Diliman’s University Student Council!

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