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Who should “Emily in Paris” end up with? Here’s my answer

Posted on October 6, 2020October 16, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Note: This article contains spoilers. Love it or hate it, “Sex and the City” creator Darren Star has made another bingeable guilty pleasure with Netflix original series “Emily in Paris.”…

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Watch the queer slaysians of radical dance party Bubble_T

Posted on October 2, 2020October 16, 2020
Amrie Cruz

What’s your favorite place in the world? For queer folks, this question can hold a lot of weight. In a world that’s still in the process of learning acceptance, it…

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My mom got into K-pop ‘cause I won’t shut up about it

Posted on September 24, 2020October 5, 2020
Nadine Halili

As a newbie K-pop stan, getting into the community is pretty exciting. Seeing so many back-to-back releases (from new groups to comebacks) and the creativity poured out to make up…

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The House of Mizrahi and Elephant talk Philippine ball culture in 2020

Posted on September 24, 2020October 5, 2020
Amrie Cruz

“The category is love, y’all,” said Billy Porter in his acceptance speech for winning an Emmy last year for his role on “Pose” as an emcee for house balls and…

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A ‘Temptation Island’ fan’s guide to the dolomite beach issue

Posted on September 22, 2020October 5, 2020
Amrie Cruz

It’s nearly October and we’re all feeling a little drained, a little irritable and a little beach-y from being stuck with a suffocating routine—it’s like we were thrown into the…

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Let’s talk about grooming and predatory behavior

Posted on September 5, 2020September 7, 2020
Nadine Halili

Content warning: The following story mentions predatory behavior, grooming and sexual abuse Grooming and predatory behavior will always be wrong no matter how we look at it and, sadly, our…

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The internet in the hands of Issa Pressman

Posted on August 29, 2020September 7, 2020
Lia delos Reyes

Editor’s note: This shoot was conducted before quarantine. Nowadays, people are glued to their phones seeking either answers or an escape from the world around. And in the process, we…

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Trans women aren’t pretending and they don’t owe anyone disclosure

Posted on July 11, 2020July 16, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Content warning: This story discusses transphobia and accounts of anti-transgender violence and murder Have you been on Omegle lately? Personally, I haven’t used the online chat website since high school.…

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On #HijaAko and her triggers—a conversation with a sexual abuse survivor

Posted on July 10, 2020July 15, 2020
Nadine Halili

Trigger warning: rape, sexual abuse If you’re a sexual abuse survivor, it can be difficult to not be retraumatized by the content you see online. You could be simply scrolling…

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Queer safe spaces in a post-pandemic world—what’s that going to look like?

Posted on June 28, 2020July 13, 2020
Catherine Orda

Around this time last year, we were marching. Though the verb isn’t quite accurate—it was pouring, the traffic was impossible, we were shoe-deep in muddied grass and bits of soft,…

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Who should “Emily in Paris” end up with? Here’s my answer

Watch the queer slaysians of radical dance party Bubble_T

My mom got into K-pop ‘cause I won’t shut up about it

The House of Mizrahi and Elephant talk Philippine ball culture in 2020

A ‘Temptation Island’ fan’s guide to the dolomite beach issue

Trans women aren’t pretending and they don’t owe anyone disclosure

On #HijaAko and her triggers—a conversation with a sexual abuse survivor

Queer safe spaces in a post-pandemic world—what’s that going to look like?

Love is the place I call home

Mental health is political for this young Filipina and her global youth network

An open letter to the hypocrites on my feed

“She was not a phase,” a writer shares about her first love

Don’t give up, join the Anti-Terror Bill email protests

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