The University of the Philippines Babaylan is the leading gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students' care group on all grounds of the State University. UP Babaylan is an association secured on the conviction that all people should be equivalent, paying little heed to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or sexual direction. The association knows about the condition of minimization of gay people in the college, precisely, and the country, as a general rule, organizing exercises pointed toward encouraging social acknowledgment of gay people. The organization means to fill in as the medium through which the privileges and government assistance of gay students are progressed and safeguarded.
As they held the Drag Den IV: Unite for Love this February 25, 2021, to stand firm in what the future holds wrong. Their method for convincing and taking the battle against sexism, orientation-based viciousness, and social disparities. In line with this, this event was achieved with the help of a partnership with Motivo, Lushly, Association of Chemical Engineering Students - MCL, UP Catandungan Los Banos, UPLB College of Development Communication Freshman Council, and UPLB SIGMA RHO FRATERNITY.
When we envision Drag culture, we have great outfits and stifling displays, yet the recorded setting of Drag in the Philippines stems farther than those joined. Behind the beautiful specialty of Drag is not just a display; a sort of contradiction and pride. Regardless, it is a kind of contradiction and pride describing. It came to a long history that consolidated the fight against expansionism, homophobia, and the suffering viewpoint on drag queens as ploys for unobtrusive parody.
Balance and independence from segregation are fundamental everyday freedoms that have a place with everybody, no matter their sexual orientation, gender personality, or sex characteristics. Nonetheless, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals in the community can encounter stunning degrees of brutality, badgering, and segregation.
We were forced with a ton of generalizing and uncountable quantities of standardized sexism in the past. As they tackle the persecution and break the shackles of the patriarchal system in the present age, it is essential to spread mindfulness as we live in a society where the arrangement of abuse happens. We as a whole experience the oppressive effects of this severe system of injustice, particularly the individuals from the LGBTQ people group, but since we feed on differences and weaknesses, not all humans endure similarly.
Be that as it may, here they are, LGBTQ individuals are dashing and getting up to speed. They are showing that they can sparkle in a man's reality. The thing is, they need not bother with a man's reality. We need not bother with a man's existence. We want a world where homosexuals do things they prefer and get the stage with men equivalent to them. Furthermore, more profoundly denied and stifled than others, some can mend an overabundance to recuperate.
They are people expected to adapt to approach steady minority stress; valiance will probably be their solidarity. In a culture where dangers of actual savagery, separation, social avoidance, and political imbalance are excused by the public authority, the LGBT people group experience immediate, steady dangers that their heterosexual counterparts seldom face.
As the event started, they encountered some technical difficulties. But these difficulties didn't affect how explosive the performances of our local artists were. Frank Saturday sets the event's mood as he sang de javu and his composition entitled "Take It Slow." After serenading the lovely viewers, a heartbreaking story tells how difficult LGBTQ members face the danger and severe patriarchal system. As the video continues, it showed how receiving insults from people around them can lead to depression and suicide. It is not easy for them to be accepted by the judgemental society, and as they reminisce on how the murderer of Jennifer Laude, Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton receives a pardon quickly from the President of the Philippines. It is visible to many LGBTQ members how unfair the justice system is in the country where they live. After the heartbreaking story, a hot performance from our Drag Queens will make you dance even if you are sitting in your house. A heartwarming song from Joan Velasquez as she sang her own composition entitled “Pahinga, Sa Panaginip Lang Pala”. She shared a story that this song was dedicated to her friend who's also part of the LGBTQ community.
But, later on, as the event continued, people who joined the raffle were waiting for the extravagant prizes that would make us feel envious. They will have the chance to win: the first place will get a tote bag from EXTRAVAGANZA, a humidifier with an essential oil set for the second place, and french press from IS OKUURR the third place. However, there is more, with the help of generous sponsors, there are additional prizes: two winners of 150 pesos e-voucher from Khoeli, three winners of 300 pesos e-voucher from Lushly, two winners of 500 pesos e-voucher from Motivo, three winners of 500 pesos e-vouchers from Commune Picks, and last but not least, five winners of DKT Gift pack and Polaris e-vouchers.
This event was not just created to show how oppression and discrimination affect the individuals part of the LGBTQ community but also to show that despite the patriarchal system, they are still fighting for a better society. They show how strong they are through those colorful performances that will keep you excited. They are the most incredible performers that we have seen because they gave all their best shots to make you happy. Are you willing to join as they shout Maki-Baka, Wag Ma-shokot?
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Written by: Allen Galicia
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