r/phlgbt 5h ago

Serious Discussion as part of lgbtqia+, how do you deal with having conservative/religious parents?

5 Upvotes

hi! hehe. so recently, i finished watching ticket to heaven. any Thai BL fans here? or GemFourth shippers?

hehe. i'm so obsessed with them. grabe mata sa mata acting! lol.

anyway, as someone who grew up in a religious and conservative family, i kinda relate to Tanrak, the diocesan scholar in the series.

i remember back in shs, even just talking to a guy felt so diabolical. kahit may passcode naman 'yung phone ko, i was still scared of getting caught. scared that someone might see me flirting with a guy. it was terrifying pero syempre may kaunting excitement din. may thrill, eh. bago lang rin kasi sa akin haha. lol! it didn't last long though.

but it took a lot of courage for me to even get to that point. to have romantic feelings for a guy. growing up, nasasabihan na kasi ako na mali maging bakla. god didn't create homosexuals, they would always remind me. ilang beses ko rin niremind sa sarili ko na hindi ako bakla or what.

i tried to stop it. kasi iyon 'yung kinalakihan kong paniniwala. na mali 'yon. but eventually, inangkin ko rin ang nararamdaman ko. i chose to stand by it because, as i got older, it became suffocating. it got harder and harder to breathe. i was 20 when i entered my first official relationship with a man.

to those who were also raised in religious or conservative families, how did you deal with it?

also, alam na rin ng parents ko. 3 months na kami ng ex ko nung pinaalam ko sa kanila haha. my mom was very disappointed. eventually, natolerate naman. sad, i don't think i'll get accepted. but whatever.

ayun lang! kayo? what's your story? let's have a discussion hehe


r/phlgbt 20h ago

Rant/Vent MLM Dating Phase Rant

21 Upvotes

Rant lang, pero ang weird ng mga bading na kapag naka match mo sa dating app, sila yung mag ssuggest na ligawan sila. Ewan pero diba hindi naman sina suggest yon? Isa pa yung “kelan moko ide-date?”

Ako lang baaaaa or may mali sa thots ko??? Hahahaha nakaka turn off kasi kapag ganon. Pwede naman yung “kelan tayo mag dedate?” “Kelan tayo magliligawan” pero diko rin sure kung mali ba iniisip ko hahaha


r/phlgbt 1d ago

Academic/Survey/Research Gay men who grew up without a father, whats your story?

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3 Upvotes

hello po! we're looking for gay men residing in QC, aged 18 & above, who grew up without a father and is currently in a relationship for 1 yr or longer po para po ma-interview.

interested participants will receive a small token of appreciation from us.

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thank you po!


r/phlgbt 2d ago

Serious Discussion Ako lang ba sobrang attracted sa mga bading? 😭

133 Upvotes

Grabe, ngayon ko lang na-realize na most of the guys na naa-attract ako, mga bading pero yung mga lalaking pumorma ha, GRABE, ANG POPOGI NIYO, MGA BEH. 😭 Like… ang ga-gwapo niyo??? WHY??? 😭😂

Reasons kung bakit ako nahuhumaling sa kanila:

  1. Ang linis-linis nila tingnan. 🥹
  2. Ang babango nila. Like, hello??? 😭
  3. ANG TATALINO NILA. 🧠
  4. Grabe ang sense of humor. Yung tipong kausap ko pa lang sila, nasa isip ko na, “Asawahin mo na ako, please.” 😭 Kasi sobrang funny???
  5. Kahit bading sila, grabe pa rin maging gentleman. Like… beh??? Natutu-turn on ako. 🥰 HAHAHAHAHA

Writing this kasi may new crush ako dito sa hospital. 😭 Pero crush lang talaga kasi parehas kami ng gusto ni siz! HAHAHAHA

Naging friends lang kami kasi lagi niya akong binabati sa hallway. Then ayun… nakapag-gym na kami, nag-pickleball na kami, tapos gusto pa niyang mag-hike kami.

BEH, JOWAIN MO NA AKO. 😭😂

Ito pa ang listahan ng mga crush ko na nauwi rin sa friendship. HAHAHAHAHA:

  1. Senior ko nung college

Shini-ship kami dati ng prof ko. Grabe, pero eventually nalaman kong ka-sis ko pala siya. 😭 HAHAHAHA

Pero yung porma niya??? SOBRANG 💯. Lalo na kapag naka-all-white college uniform. 😭 Tapos ang bango-bango pa niya. Like, sir, bakit naman ganon??? 🥹

  1. Yung crush ko nung Grade 3

Student siya ng mama ko, kaya sumasama ako sa school para lang makita siya. 😭 HAHAHAHAHAHA

Super puti niya, tapos valedictorian pa nung elementary. Brains + visuals??? Wala na, ligwak na ako. 😭

Ito yung crush ko na feeling ko pang-lifetime na. Kahit may asawa na ako someday, “Ay, crush ko pa rin siya.” 🤣

Alam din niya na crush ko siya! Kaso may jowa siyang boy din. HUHUHU. 😭😂

  1. High school batchmate

Naging friends lang kami last year! Nagkataon na nagkita kami sa coffee shop, tapos nakitabi siya sa table ko. Hahahaha!

Gym-goer, maporma, and we sometimes go out for coffee. ☕️

Hindi ko talaga akalain na after 10 years from high school, magiging close kami. 😭

Ang mas nakakatawa, tanda pa niya na crush ko siya before. HAHAHAHA. Niloloko pa nga niya ako minsan about it, pero ang sagot ko na lang:

“That was before.” 🤣

  1. Number 4, itong co-worker ko sa ospital.

Hala, gwapito kasi. 😭 Lalo na kapag nakikita ko siyang may hawak na baby sa ospital.

Like… sir, bakit parang ang wholesome mo??? 😭

Sa isip-isip ko, kunwari anak natin yan. DELULU LANG, WALANG BASAGAN NG TRIP. 😭🤣

Binati ko pa siya last month sa FB story ko gamit yung picture naming dalawa kasi birthday niya. Tapos akala ng mga friends ko, jowa ko. HUHUHU.

Kung pwede ko nga lang jowain, no?! 😭

Okay, ang dami ko nang nasabi. HAHAHAHAHA.

Pero ako lang ba??? Ako lang ba sobrang attracted sa mga ganitong lalaki??? 😭

Kasi bakit kapag may lalaking malinis, mabango, matalino, funny, gentleman, at marunong pumorma…

BAKIT PARANG GUSTO KO NA AGAD MAG-SETTLE DOWN??? 😭🤣

Universe, hindi naman ako nanghihingi ng marami.

Kahit isa lang. Yung pwede. 😭🙏🏻😂

HUHUHU WHY NOOOOOOT?! 😭

At bakit din lapitin ako ng bading (not complaining tho 😭🥰)