Gay Talk

"Heaven, lufa,
infairness,
in, in, infairness
Saksak heartness
Flowing ang dugesh
Chuding, alyvu,
disappear ka na jan!"
~ mga batang bading, naglalaro ng langit at lupa…

I read somewhere that being gay runs in the genes and most likely passed by the mothers'. I am talking about gays because there is a bunch of them in our clan, mom's side, yeah.  I don't have much time to Google and research this claim but it hold's true enough in the family.

Let's say I had a gay grandfather who died of tuberculosis decades before the cure was invented. He was well-loved by my maternal grandmother, despite he received beatings from his brothers…just because he was gay… In addition, I have three gay cousins, one of my age, 2 in their college years. And gossips from them say that there's another one who has not come out to the open yet. Plus my own brother they perceive gay. Although, I doubt my lil bro is gay. Maybe, he is just metrosexual. But if that would be true, then there would be 5 gays in our generation.

I wouldn't be surprised if I got married and raised a gay son.

There are certainly NO dull moments with them. One night, I met Neil and TJ at Shakey's over a Grand Slam pizza we were not able to finish. Either we had stomachache because we were too full or too loud with our laughs, it did not matter. It was such a great time with them. I listened over their joys, and struggles and hints of their dreams.

It's a delight to see them grooming themselves and a big surprise witnessing them bloom. Girls transform from naive girls to beautiful ladies by stages deem Oh natural. For them, it would have been harder - learning to trim their brows, wear feminine outfits, walk like the women do - while keeping composure amidst the pressures and society's strange looks. Imagine how they keep up with the varied levels of unacceptance, embarrassment or even angst from their friends and maybe families too.

TJ recalled how his Tatay (father) chest-passed a basketball to him and came rushing to their house front door after he managed to shoot the ball. I could imagine how nervous he was that time.

'How do you change the tone of your voice?' I was curious.

According to him, it's a natural reaction. Man-like when his dad is around. But goes back to his woman-like voice when he's folly or not.

Another chance, his dad inquired him about any close relationships with girls around. The next day he brought a girlfriend and introduced her as his special someone. TJ should have won a Best Actor award, Best Actress rather for his show. Nice acting!

I almost fainted when he told me his gay brother wished to join the MG.

MG? I was clueless.

MG - Miss Gay! I was in a laugh marathon.

Lost my senses when another cousin who joined us admitted he joined before. In a gown and sash, he was waving to the crowd as 'Miss Korea.' Although, he did not grab the crown, he bragged about his 'sense of fulfillment' that reach the heavens above and his 'self-esteem' shoot and reached the moon.

Chox!