Come out

Come out

Come out Quietly.Or with fireworks.When you’re ready.To your family. To your friends.To your neighbor’s cat.For yourself. To yourself.Lovingly. Poem by: Nimruz De Castro Happy National Coming Out Day to our LGBTIQ+ siblings. Do you have a story to tell?...
Out & Proud: Brian

Out & Proud: Brian

Out & Proud: Brian Growing up in Davao City, Philippines, I knew as a small boy that I was different. I did not like playing with robots and I preferred playing ‘bahay-bahayan’ (building a house and cooking) with my siblings and cousins. I also had one ‘typical...
Out & Proud: Ryan

Out & Proud: Ryan

Out & Proud: Ryan I came out when I was 17 years old. Born and raised in London, I was out and proud to everyone. My friends at college and university. Even my brother and sister. Everyone…. … everyone except my Filipino religious Catholic strict...
Philippines: A Caring Nation

Philippines: A Caring Nation

Philippines: A Caring Nation I have now lived for almost 20 years in Europe. I witnessed, experienced and lived in societies in Europe where LGBT rights are upheld and protected by the government and by its citizens. As a Filipino, it makes me feel sad that those same...
Out & Proud: Kaye

Out & Proud: Kaye

Kaye, 34, Manila > Amsterdam. “Not all girls and women were assigned female at birth. You can do it. You are unique. You are not alone”. These are the words that Kaye would love to say to her younger self to get through the hard times she would experience. This...

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