Bataan 1st District Rep. Geraldine Roman said it is up to pageant organizers to decide if they would allow a transwoman to join pageants, which historically were intended only for natural-born women.
From moments like a first transwoman politician winning a congressional seat, stories of celebrities coming out, up to a city in Metro Manila landmarking a pro-LGBTQ ordinance, the Philippines – despite being a conservative and dominantly Catholic country – is soldiering on.
Little by little, the Philippine society seemed to veer towards the complete celebration of love, respect, and pride for the members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community.
And earlier this year, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) has joined these LGBTQ defining moments in history as it welcomed Ianne Gamboa, its first transwoman valedictorian.
In the aftermath of the social media coming out of Angelina Mead King as a transwoman that sent kibitzers into a tizzy, came many questions that we have heard at least once before—when BB Gandanghari came out, when Caitlyn Jenner debuted her new identity on the Vanity Fair cover.
I am one with Angelina in her coming out as a transgender woman. Having gone through the same process of transitioning, and coming out certainly isn’t a breeze. I can just imagine the amount of pressure she must be feeling now, considering she’s a known personality. I am very happy for her and proud of her. I’m glad that she is finally free and true to herself and to everyone around her.
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