Forces of Discrimination

Indeed, no matter how we percieve our society being "open" and "tolerant" to PLUs nowadays, in reality it doesn't really happen that way.



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Phanks was extremely upset today - to the point that he even shunned me till this moment after his officemates put him again on the spotlight by asking my bud the truth about us. Being a PLU-in-denial, he ended up raging mad at them after they made fun and harrassed him the whole lunchbreak because of his alleged "preference."



Nag-half day lang siya at sobrang galit na umuwi, hindi ko alam kung papasok siya bukas sa trabaho. Hindi ko alam, kung kailan niya ako muli kakausapin.



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While at Divisoria this afternoon shopping for my Christmas gifts, a commotion suddenly erupted after scores of kargadors and helpers (which included married and old women) howled at a passing entourage of trannies. (transvestites). Animo'y parang nakakita ng artista ang mga tindero't tindera't naghiyawan at nagtilian habang rumarampa ang ating mga bida.



What made me feel sorry about those poor girlies was that some of the bystanders which comprises of mostly young and attractive looking men began harrassing them - by denying them access to several stores, and cussing up words in front of them.



At the back of my mind, my thoughts were "kung alam ko lang, malibugan lang kayo tsutsupain niyo rin yung mga ka-kosa niyo sa warehouse eh." Observing those poor trannies, I cannot help but sympathize with them - trying to be gay and proud despite an entire stretch of street screaming and making fun of them was no mean feat. Sabagay, it was their mistake too. Rumampa ba naman sila ng sobrang ikli ng shorts as in almost like a pekpek shorts, fitted na baby tee at maglagay ng condom na nilagyan ng mainit na tubig para maging boobs, ewan ko lang kung hindi talaga pagtulungan sila ng tao.



And yeah, sometimes, I still wonder why some of my breathren tries to act like women when in fact, the real score in attracting some of the best boys in town is by acting more masculine than most straight guys?



Kasi, during my time - the most marketable among the crowd inside a crusing bar were those who act more masculine than everyone. It's like a gay magnet being there and acting like a straight guy.



But as they say, Bilog nga naman ang mundo. Kanya kanya trip lang yan - look at Pao (Toinks), and his unbelievable preference and you'll know what I mean.



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But I think in both scenarios, the people were unfair.



On the part of my bud, I could have defended him in that moment by cursing up his girl officemates after what they have done to my pangga. I could insult them like what Rommel and Janssen did in an LRT before.



But I know that such actions would lead to more complicated scenarios, that's why I restrained myself.



With that I think bigoted straight folks are the most pathetic people ever existed. They feared what they don't understand, they dissed any efforts to control whatever evolution is taking place within Humanity they proclaim themselves as vanguards of morality against us, but look at their very actions and you'll find out that most of them are a hundred times more immoral than the most immoral among us.



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And as for the girlie boys, I think they knew the consequence of their actions - and it all goes too to those who take advantage of straight men, like the Army officer who forced his cadets to have sex with him.



Society had always casted us in a bad light.



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The reason why half of the entire PLU population remains in the closet is because of our own actions.



It is those actions that pull us even deeper into the pit. While some lobbying groups tries to protect our rights and welfare. There would always be a time for everything, and it could be done or achieved freely, if we know how to wait.



But most of us never learns their lessons.



Trust me, somewhere at this very moment, two straight curious (read: masculine) boys are slowly discovering their true identity - by doing it on their own.



If they found out early on that such actions are deemed unacceptable in this society, if they never got the chance to meet the right people who shares the same sentiments and preferences with them - the gift, as Paulie my exVP said would eventually go to waste.



Either they would keep those things forgotten because of discrimination,



or they would remain for a time.



Hiding among the shadows.