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Ang Lantarang Diskriminasyon sa Relasyong Magkapareho ng Kasarian sa Close Up Lovapalooza

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Gusto ko lang i-share ang naging karanasan ko sa Lovapalooza na ito.

Noong Friday, nabigyan ako at ng partner ko ng libreng ticket sa Lovapalooza ng isang taga-kumpanya ng San Miguel Beer. Hindi ko naman hiningi ngunit gusto ko din pumunta dahil tutugtog ang isa sa mga paborito kong banda na Pupil. Wala talaga kaming balak pumunta doon dahil inaasahan namin na magiging marami ang tao ngunit dahil nabigyan na kami ng VIP ticket eh sayang naman kaya ginamit na rin namin. Wala naman talaga kaming balak din mag-date o makisabay sa mga magsing-irog na nagdiriwang nito.

Sabado, araw ng mga puso. Dumating kami ng SM Mall of Asia ng mga 7:30 pm, Bamboo na ang tumutugtog. Pumasok kami sa entrance at hindi na kinailangan na magrehistro (kung couple o single) dahil may tickets na kami. Dahil sa couple naman talaga kami ng aking partner eh sa couples entrance kami nagbalak pumasok. Sa kasamaang palad eh ayaw kami papasukin ng lady guard kasi hindi daw kami couple. Sinabi ko sa kanya na ang kasama ko ay ang partner ko at may relasyon kami. Sinabi niya na babae lamang at lalake daw ang pwede. Nang tinanong ko naman kung bakit eh wala naamang sinabi at tinitigan lang ako. Sa unang reaksyon ay nagalit ako dahil lantarang pag-discriminate sa aming lesbian relationship. Kaya pumasok kami sa singles area. Nakahati kasi ang mga couples at singles sa VIP. Ang mga masasarap na food booths ay naroon sa couples area samantalang sa singles area ay Mcdo lamang. Dahil hindi pa kami kumakain ng hapunan eh balak sana namin na kumain ng hindi Mcdo lamang. May lagusan sa gitna para makadaan papunta sa couples area pero ang pinapayagan lamang nila na lumabas pasok duon ay ang mga heterosexual na couples. Kung parehong kasarian, ang isa lamang ang pwedeng pumasok duon at bawal sumama ang partner. Pansin na pansin na ang mga relasyong may kaparehong kasarian ay nasa singles area at puro mga heterosexual lamang ang nasa couples area.

Noon pa man ay hindi ko na gusto ang ganitong kalakarin ng Lovapalooza dahil alam ko ngang may ganito. Iba pala pag ikaw na ang nasa sitwasyong ganoon. Dahil sa binigyan lang kami ng ticket kaya kami naroon at hindi dahil sa gusto naming maghalikan para sumama sa world record. Sa inis namin ay kumain na lang kami sa disenteng lugar tulad ng UCC na sa ikalawang palapag. Kita parin naman ang stage, may video wall pa doon na kitang-kita ang mga tumutugtog, maluwag na ang lugar at saka hindi nang-aalipusta ng kapwa.
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  1. alimuom.atbpFebruary 16, 2009 at 6:32 AM

    way to go! dapat talaga pino-protesta ang ganyang mga walang kakwenta-kwentang gimik. halata namang it was made all in the name of money (commercialism).

    personal experiences of discrimination like this should be brought out in the open.

    cheers!
    red

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  2. kokoiFebruary 16, 2009 at 6:36 AM

    Masakit 'to para sa akin. Sana may magawa ang LGBT community sa diskriminasyong ito.

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  3. GeishaFebruary 16, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    sobra na to! time to declare war!

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  4. I AM RAVEN, I AM JINFebruary 16, 2009 at 3:39 PM

    this has been the Lovapalooza set up for the past years. Around nung time na sa baywalk pa ang palooza, ganun din ang mga LGBT couples. Dun din sila sa tagiliran. Kaya umalis na lang kami ng partner ko

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  5. crankygoggledFebruary 16, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    ang ganda ng site na to ah.. wahehehe.. yeah.. asar din ako sa mga diskriminasyon na ganyan.. hayzzz

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  6. PinayTGFebruary 16, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    Anti-LGBT talaga ang Lovapalooza, that's why last year as part of the Pride Celebrations we had an LGBT kiss fest at Club Government in Makati. Sadly, not many couples attended.

    I hope the Lovapalooza policy against LGBT couples will change in the future. Maybe with your story we can start a signature campaign of protest and send it to the organizers of the event.

    Otherwise, let's hold our own Lovapalooza at tapatan natin ang event nila. Let's show them we really have the numbers when in comes to love. (I HOPE!) :)

    Hope you and your partner will turn this experience into an opportunity for change. ;)

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  7. Rockerfem ShaFebruary 16, 2009 at 5:51 PM

    oo gawa na lang tayo ng sarili natin, haha. may world record na ba ang pinakamaraming same sex couples na nagkiss? haha. next level ang gusto eh. probably next year gumawa tayo ng sarili nating ganon sa mismong lovapalooza as a protest din. mga bokot sila!!!

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  8. badingakoFebruary 16, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    Close up lang naman yan eh, let's invite Colgate at gawa ng Homopalooza for gay couples. O db, talbog! hehe

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  9. Yffar (^^,)February 16, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    ate pau, can we make it a TFP event???

    or sa mismong pride march gawin?

    la lang

    pantapat lang

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  10. Yffar (^^,)February 16, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    ate pau, can we make it a TFP event???

    or sa mismong pride march gawin?

    la lang

    pantapat lang

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  11. Rockerfem ShaFebruary 16, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    @badingako,
    wahaha homopalooza talaga eh. close up pa naman toothpaste ko. lol.

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  12. mel beckhamFebruary 17, 2009 at 3:14 AM

    that's not surprising na. they've done it before (the bawal ang same-sex couple). i don't patronise that brand din kasi, lalo na yung mga gimmick nila. mabuti pa ang colgate, may kabuluhan ang ginagawa.

    that's all. hahaha

    rockerfem, i think i know u from tpc.

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  13. Ming MeowsFebruary 17, 2009 at 3:56 AM

    short-term solution: kumuha na lang sya ng another same-sex couples ng opposite gender!

    laos na yang lovapalooza. para lang yan sa mga PDA. di na natin makukuha ang kissing record,nasa mexico na.

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  14. Yffar (^^,)February 17, 2009 at 5:07 AM

    @rockerfem

    magpalit ka na kasi ng toothpaste; HAPPY! oh kaya BEAM!

    o kaya ang sponsor natin pdeng hindi toothpaste, gawin nating mouthn wash. Listerine. hahahha

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  15. Rockerfem ShaFebruary 17, 2009 at 9:26 AM

    @yffar,
    bagay siguro kung happy ang sponsor tapos ang tagline eh "it's nice to be happy and gay!" ayon. choz lng.

    @mel beckham,
    question, what's tpc? hehe. :)

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  16. A DEXTER MACALDOFebruary 18, 2009 at 3:39 PM

    Dapat papadalhan ng sulat ang mga namumuno nito. Bakit may diskriminasyon?

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  17. Empress MarujaFebruary 19, 2009 at 2:35 PM

    They will never get the world record anyway. Hungary has already set the record too high.

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  18. Empress MarujaFebruary 19, 2009 at 2:37 PM

    I agree rin na gumawa na lang tayo ng isang bonggang kissfest among LGBT couples. Organize natin nang bonggang-bongga for next year. Kahit walang advertisers, media mileage lang ang kailangan at go na go 'yan. Kebs sa Church chuva, dagdag publicity rin sila.

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  19. A DEXTER MACALDOFebruary 20, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    pede natin itong idulog kay danton para ang ladlad na lang ang mag organize nito this year.

    what dya think, mga sista?

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  20. MomelFebruary 25, 2009 at 4:20 AM

    I don't think it matters. You can kiss elsewhere and still remain a couple, right? To hell with yet another trying hard attempt at copying another country's kiss fest. Seriously, would you want to be caught dead in something as cheap and stupid as that?

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