by FilipinoLGBTEurope | Wed, 27 Nov 2019 | Outsource
PARIS, FRANCE — When you met me, I had mild to moderate acne and little to no self-esteem. I remember waiting at the airport in Manila, holding a warm bottle of calamansi juice. Nervous. Partly because my mom didn’t know I was bringing a foreign man into our...
by FilipinoLGBTEurope | Mon, 30 Sep 2019 | Outsource
OUTSOURCED: FORBES.com — When you leave your home country to live elsewhere, it doesn’t necessarily mean you don’t care about the place you were born and grew up in anymore. You might still want to be involved in local politics or social activism albeit “from a...
by FilipinoLGBTEurope | Wed, 7 Aug 2019 | Outsource
AMSTERDAM — Amid a colorful and vibrant sea of spectators celebrating the 2019 Amsterdam Pride, familiar Filipino chants echoed from the balangay-inspired boat sailing through the narrow canals of the old city. I can still hear the sound of the megaphone in my head:...
by FilipinoLGBTEurope | Thu, 31 Jan 2019 | Outsource
In a country that was the first in the world to recognise same-sex partnerships in 1989, a Filipino tells his love story and how he has never felt discrimination during his time in Denmark. by Hon Sophia Balod, feature image by Hirnlichtspiele Alvin Tuling, 37, has...
by FilipinoLGBTEurope | Sun, 21 Oct 2018 | Outsource
“Saan ka nag-C-CR (Which toilet do you use)?” “Hindi ka ba natatakot magka-AIDS (You’re not worried you’d get infected with HIV and get AIDS)?” These are some of the commonly asked questions to members of the LGBT community. We hear it everyday and everywhere....
