Poor, aged drag queens in conservative Philippines are given a lifeline

International Courant

Xueying talks to ST’s Philippine correspondent Mara Cepeda concerning the nation’s ‘Golden Gays’.

It’s a neighborhood of lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender, queer and different sexualities (LGBTQ+) elders between the ages of 60 and 80, who dwell collectively and carry out exhibits to make ends meet. In addition they belong to the nonprofit group The House for the Golden Gays, which was based in 2002 by the late AIDS activist and politician Justo Justo to offer everlasting housing for older LGBTQ+ members.

However when Justo died in 2012, his household expelled the Golden Gays, who affectionately name themselves “lolas,” or grandmothers. 9 of them ended up in a cramped two-bedroom house within the slums of Pasay Metropolis, additionally close to Manila, whereas the remaining rented rooms with the identical dire residing situations.

Highlights (click on/faucet above):

2:55 What it was like to go to the Golden Gays’ rented home within the slums of Pasay Metropolis, Philippines

4:55 The distinctive challenges they face (in contrast to different destitute older Filipinos?); social security internet for such demographic teams

7:45 Modifications in attitudes in direction of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood; how popular culture drives change

12:13 Apprehensive that this new, elevated profile of drag queens might result in a backlash from extra conservative components in society?

Learn Mara Cepeda’s article right here:

Produced by: Li Xueying ([email protected]), Ernest Luis and Fa’izah Sani

Edited by: Fa’izah Sani

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