“I was born to be true and not to be perfect,” Epey said in his speech. Epey is the winner of the trending segment in It’s Showtime – That’s My Tomboy. In this segment, they (lesbians) let me, the madlang people and the world to see their worth as a lesbian and as a human. They also made me believe that all of us can be accepted in the society beyond our imperfections, because no matter how imperfect we are, there are still things that we must be proud of and things that we must treasure – our abilities, skills, talents, and personalities and us, being true to ourselves, and our family, friends, and loved ones.
I am Joanne Mae Labio. I believe that there is no one who knows you so much but yourself and that there is such a great happiness when you know that you are living your life being true to yourself. I am fourteen years old, eight-grader student and I’m proud to say that even though I’m still young, I already discovered some of my talents and skills and trying to improve them nowadays. I am a dancer, but I’m dancing not to impress but to express my feelings, myself, and my life, just like what other dancers do. I am good in the so called “cursed” subject in the whole world – Math, and I’m proud of it. I believe that it just really takes perseverance and hard studying to understand its challenging and crazy concepts and problems. I am good in puzzles, and logical questions, too. Those are some of my biggest skills that I’m really proud of and I consider them as one of the most important thing in my life together with my personality and confidence. Without them, I don’t know if I am me, if I’m the Joanne today. I also consider my inspirations and encouragers as important in my life. They are my family, friends, Ina and Xyrille together with Daniel Padilla. Without them, I don’t if I will have courage to study hard or show my talents and skills. I consider my abilities, skills, talents, and personalities as my