the choice.

    I'm sure we've all been curious about a few things here and there, homosexuality and bisexuality being some of them. We all have those questions that we just itch to ask, but sometimes are too shy to do so. But we noticed that when it came to asking them the questions, we couldn't really think of what we wanted to know. We were stuck thinking... What did we always want to ask them again? I guess it's because in the moment when you actually get to ask those questions, all those random ones you've always wanted to ask, disappear. So this made it hard for us to actually come up with good questions.

   We had to interview two gay guys, two lesbians and two bisexuals. One paminta, and one effem for the gay. One butch and one femme for the lesbian. And of course, one girl and one guy for the bisexual. It was actually hard because most of the people we tried to contact were all too shy to be interviewed. Maybe because most of them didn't really want the whole world to know or something, but it is their choice anyway.

    We weren't able to ask all of them the same questions while at the same time, some questions they just refused to answer or were not applicable to them. :D

   The people we interviewed are as follows:
      Josel:        Effem
      Ted:         Bisexual guy
      Kenneth:  Paminta
      Mia:         Femme
      Alyssa:    Bisexual girl
      Aish:        Butch

   When did you first know you weren't straight?
            Josel: 1st year high school
            Ted: I suddenly had a crush on a boy/guy
            Kenneth: When I was 15 years old
            Mia: In high school when a girl had a crush on me. I guess I realized I liked her too?
            Alyssa: When I was 17.
            Aish: Ever since I was 13

   Have you ever had a sex experience?
           Josel: Yes
           Alyssa: Yes
           Aish: No

    What's the first thing you look for in a partner?
            Josel: Face value
            Ted: Face value
            Mia: Sense of humor
            Aish: So bad, but their body. hihi.

   What kind of toys did you play with as a child?
          Kenneth: Normal little boy's toys like swords, action figures etc.


    How were you sure you were a lesbian?
           Aish: because I really wasn't attracted to boys.
           Mia: I stopped liking guys. 


    Do you want kids?
          Josel: No
          Ted: Yes
          Mia: Yes
          Alyssa: Yes
          Aish: No

    Do you find it weird when tow pinks get together?
            Josel: Yes
            Ted: What's a pink?

    Have you ever been in love?
           Josel: Yes
           Mia: Yes
           Alyssa: Yes
           Aish: Yes

    Do you think it's strange to wear girl's clothes if you're a guy?
           Josel: No
           Ted: No, not sure. ( No preference)  
           Kenneth: Yes I do, I think a guy in girl's clothes is awkward.
          
    Are you proud to be gay/lesbian/bisexual?
          Josel: Naman!
          Ted: No
           Kenneth: Yes
           Mia: Yes
           Alyssa: Yes
           Aish: No


    Does you family accept your choice?
          Josel: Yes
          Ted: No
           Kenneth: No, They don't like it.
           Mia: No
           Alyssa: Yes
           Aish: Yes


    Do you think people are prejudiced towards you because you are gay?

           Kenneth: No. They treat me just like everyone else.

 

    Do you think it's awkward if a girl end up liking you? (She doesn't know you're gay.)

            Kenneth: No it's expected. ;)

 

    Are you ok with being seen going out or being in a relationship with another guy/girl?

            Kenneth: Yep.

            Mia: Sometimes.
            Alyssa: YUP!
            Aish: No


    I had fun interviewing them, actually. I was able to meet some great people and I was able to hear some stories about how people would judge them because of a choice they made. Why do people love to judge others? Why can't people accept others for who they are? Who are they to say what's right and wrong? Moral or immoral? Good and bad? Everyone is different in their own ways and I think it's in each person to stick to it and develop their uniqueness or throw it all away and conform to the norms.


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Written by:  Mirabai Sebastian

Cinemalaya

I know it's been a while since Cinemalaya took place in CCP and Greenbelt. But I haven't been able to share my thoughts on it.

First of all, the only reason I watched at first was because my older sister was required to watch one of the sets for her class. I had no idea how good they were and I'm so sad that I didn't get the chance to watch more. I watched the shorts A set and I really loved the very first one the most which was entitled, Hanapbuhay. Thing about that was that you wouldn't understand the point of the story until the very end of the film, which was awesome. It wasn't as predictable as most films. In the film the camera was basically following this guy that would end up in places where, you realize in the end, someone might die. I had to wonder in the beginning why he was throwing rocks at the free medical check-up tents, or why he was cheering for this guy to be shot, or why he wanted this other guy to jump off the cliff and commit suicide. In the end, you find out that his job is selling coffins, and his job, business or work depended on people's deaths. All that time, he was just waiting for someone to die. And in the end when the film ended with a gun shot that made the whole family smile, you could tell that it was a good day.

I don't watch so many Filipino films because most of them are too dramatic. I just like the simple funny ones like Kimmy Dora or Tanging Ina, which used to be one of my favorite movies. I think that most of the movies nowadays are all the same. They have the same stories, the same setting the same... everything. Have they all been brainwashed so much that they can't even think of anything new to produce? This is why I think Indie films are the best way to really showcase the talents of Filipinos that do films. This is the only place for them to really be more expressive and creative with their ideas. They aren't limited to the basic plot of the commercial films.

-Mirabai Sebastian