Breakup

It’s official. The “Supreme Court of Relationships” has issued its decision on my one year and three month relationship, I and my former partner, JDG are now separated.
 
I am again, single.
 
Many dreams and hopes have also drained away as we have both decided to split up. For more than a month, my partner has [...]

Truth is Over Rated

 

My usual conversation with gay friends is normally punctuated by exaggeration, fantasies, hyperboles, rumours and all variations of that much feared term – lies.
 
Then one of my friends posed a very confronting question, “Bakit puro tayo ka-echosan”(Why are we so fond of silly talk?)
 
And without thinking, I just blurted out, “That’s because truth is over-rated”.
 
I [...]

Of God and Blow Jobs

I bumped into screenwriter Ramon Bayron (Abakada, Ina) and he was ecstatic to share his thoughts on our film “Ang Lihim ni Antonio” (Antonio’s Secret). He liked the existentialism of the material and all. I was surprised that Mr. Bayron liked the film despite him being very religious. And he caught me by surprise by [...]

Exploiting Sex

The films I have written were accused by several people to be sexually exploitative.
Fortunately, I never had any issues regarding sexual exploitation. Or using sex as a selling point of a particular material.
Sex is just like food. It is a physiological need. It’s just like clothing and fashion. It is part of our identity. And aside [...]

Why I Write Gay Stories

“Thank you for speaking for us. For bringing to memory the fondest and darkest moments in my life…helping me understand myself… (and realize) that it’s ok to be me…” (Jeffrey, 25 years old)
 
This is a part of a letter from a viewer after watching the film that I wrote “Ang Lihim ni Antonio” (Antonio’s Secret). [...]

“Coming Out”

One quiet evening by the low tide beach of La Union, a beautiful friend of mine, Mayi Fabros, shared an interesting speculation on people who have come out with their sexuality at a young age.
For her, people who are able to admit their queer sexuality publicly at an early age tend to be unafraid to make [...]