BOY ABUNDA

HOW DOES BEING A FILIPINO INSPIRE YOU TO BE BETTER?

I don’t know what it is not to be a Filipino. And because I am, it is special. It is special but it is not perfect and, therefore, I can aspire to be a better person. Better people make happy families, safe communities and a great country.

HOW DO YOU INSPIRE OTHER FILIPINOS TO BE BETTER?

By making my Nanay proud. By being the best of who I am and in all that I do. By letting every Filipino who cares to listen know that it’s great to be a Filipino.

WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO?

My Nanay! With her love, nothing good is impossible.

WHAT ARE YOUR OTHER GOALS IN LIFE?

To create a genuine database for LGBTQIA people in this country. It’s going to take time. It’s going to be arduous and daunting but we’ve got to start knowing how many we are in each barangay, in each town, in each city, in each province, in this archipelago made up of 7,600+ islands.

Why? Because people deserve to know not just who we are but how many we are. When they do, they will listen. And when they listen, they will understand that we are all equal.

“PEOPLE DESERVE TO KNOW NOT JUST WHO WE ARE BUT HOW MANY WE ARE. WHEN THEY DO, THEY WILL LISTEN. AND WHEN THEY LISTEN, THEY WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ALL EQUAL.”