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University of the Philippines in the Visayas Tacloban College
LIFE STORIES OF MALE GBTs IN TACLOBAN CITY (Gay, Bisexual and Male-to-Female Transgender)
Chapter I INTRODUCTION Tacloban City is not spared from the retrograde and backward societal thinking towards gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. This can be rooted to the provincial location of the city. Some people in the provinces have been influenced by conservative institutions and the City of Tacloban is dominantly occupied by conservative Catholics. These people believe that transgressing from the expected social norms dictated by an individual’s assigned sex at birth is a socially deviant act. Due to this thinking, a lot of young and adult LGBTs (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) have a burden of expressing their identities. LGBTs that usually come out of the closet experience prejudice, stigma and discrimination. This stigma is usually manifested through acts of bullying, teasing and harassment to these individuals (Philippine Journal of Psychology, 2011). These individuals also face a difficult situation in revealing their identities to their families. Although there are some families who accept their children in terms of who they are, still, some Filipino families are conservative when it comes to issues about gender. Discrimination and harassment and other manifestations of the stigma they are confronted with can also be felt within their families. This result to family conflicts among their members and these individuals usually decides to live by their own means. Another problem these individuals face is coming out to the society. They are faced with dilemmas as to how they can express themselves in the society without being judged, discriminated and harassed by other individuals. These are just some of the many problems the members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community face. This research paper will narrate the life stories of a gay man, a bisexual and a
LIFE STORIES OF MALE GBTs IN TACLOBAN CITY (Gay, Bisexual and Male-to-Female Transgender)
Chapter I INTRODUCTION Tacloban City is not spared from the retrograde and backward societal thinking towards gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. This can be rooted to the provincial location of the city. Some people in the provinces have been influenced by conservative institutions and the City of Tacloban is dominantly occupied by conservative Catholics. These people believe that transgressing from the expected social norms dictated by an individual’s assigned sex at birth is a socially deviant act. Due to this thinking, a lot of young and adult LGBTs (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) have a burden of expressing their identities. LGBTs that usually come out of the closet experience prejudice, stigma and discrimination. This stigma is usually manifested through acts of bullying, teasing and harassment to these individuals (Philippine Journal of Psychology, 2011). These individuals also face a difficult situation in revealing their identities to their families. Although there are some families who accept their children in terms of who they are, still, some Filipino families are conservative when it comes to issues about gender. Discrimination and harassment and other manifestations of the stigma they are confronted with can also be felt within their families. This result to family conflicts among their members and these individuals usually decides to live by their own means. Another problem these individuals face is coming out to the society. They are faced with dilemmas as to how they can express themselves in the society without being judged, discriminated and harassed by other individuals. These are just some of the many problems the members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community face. This research paper will narrate the life stories of a gay man, a bisexual and a
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