Come to think of it, Holy Week is a week long Drag festival. The many high church liturgical expressions are a kind of drag. Sinakulo is drag. People dressing up as biblical characters is a form of drag. Procession of dressed up statues of biblical characters is a kind of drag… Yung mga Maria ay […]
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Woe To You Hypocrites! On Pura Luka Vega’s Arrest
Genuine faith should not be threatened by anything let alone by a drag performer. Genuine faith should not even seek to punish because the faith they claim to be defending is based on grace, or perhaps they have forgotten that? If offending religious feelings is indeed a crime then a significant number of pastors and […]
Jesus in Drag and Lip-Syncing
Recently, last July 11th, my partner, Lawrence sent me a video link and asked my thoughts about a drag performance in a gay bar where someone who seems to be dressed and presenting a dragged version of Jesus is lip-syncing “The Lord’s Prayer” or “Ama Namin.” Then, in the evening when I was commuting on […]
Equality is Political
Demanding laws that promote equal protection and recognition is political. Demanding laws that protect and recognize Transgender persons is political. Demanding the passage of the SOGIE Equality Bill into law is political. Demanding Marriage Equality for LGBT couples and their families is political. Changing hearts and minds regarding human sexuality and gender identity is political. […]