Thank you, Mr. Adrian Yekkes for visiting us and featuring our story on your blog. We look forward to seeing you at one of our shows next year when you come back to the Philippines! For the full article, click on the link below: “I come from the city of flowers”
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The Golden Gays of Manila (Philippine Star)
Originally published in print- the Philippine Star, 10th of February 2018. https://beta.philstar.com/lifestyle/supreme/2018/02/10/1786185/golden-gays-manila The Golden Gays of Manila Words and Images by Shirin Bhandari “Call me Lola”, Rikka says. Lola is the Tagalog word for grandmother. It is also a term of endearment for elderly gay men in the Philippines. In an apartment, tucked along a dusty side street in…
The Life of the Golden Gays
Please visit link below for full feature: The Life of the Golden Gays by Audrey Giongco and Marielle Lucenio for the Lasallian published on April 9, 2017 http://thelasallian.com/2017/04/09/the-life-of-the-golden-gays/
I-witness with Jay Taruc
Link to full episode on the Golden Gays on I-witness below: Many say gays are a happy people, hence the term. But what happens when they grow old and alone? Jay Taruc documents the search of aging gays for a home they can call their own. I-Witness, the GMA Documentaries, is GMA News and Public…
The Golden Gays on Unang Hirit
The Golden Gays were invited to the Philippines longest running morning show, on GMA 7 last November 15, 2017 -for an early Christmas gift giving for our lolas. Short video clip below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7679D95WMw Photos borrowed from Justine, Nene and Nino.
Vice.com Feature
To view full article click on the link below: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/the-elderly-gay-filipinos-who-perform-in-drag-to-survive Photo (Geloy Concepcion)
De La Salle University Outreach Program
An outreach program was held on the 11th of March 2017 at the Savory Restaurant, Pasay in honor of the Golden Gays of Manila. We would like to thank Ms. Micah del Carmen and the rest of the team (3rd year Management and Organization) from De La Salle University. Cheers to a fun and successful…
Outreach Program with the Court of Appeals (November 2016)
An outreach program sponsored by the Court of Appeals took place last November 23rd 2016 at the Savory Restaurant, Pasay City. The members of the Golden Gays performed musical numbers to entertain the audience. A meal was served and gifts were distributed to the elderly Golden Gays at the end of the party. The…
LGBT Outreach program
An outreach program hosted by the Christian organization LGBT ( Love God Believers of Truth) was held on September 24th, 2016 Saturday at the Andres Bonifacio Elementary School in Pasay, Manila. It was the organizations first year anniversary. To celebrate they invited the members of the Golden Gays for a full on morning affair of…
The Golden Gays 