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Bye, I’m going back to Tumblr

Currently Googling: How do I make a Tumblr in the year of our lord 2022?

We all have our reasons for going back. For many, it’s the great Twitter migration care of business savant (if savant meant using former emerald mine-owning daddy’s money to jumpstart a career of jumping on businesses on the rise and claiming you’re the visionary founder) Elon Musk. (If you made a Mastodon—Hi! Do you miss the toots, too?) For some, it’s the enduring and ever-alluring appeal of nostalgia, of escaping back t
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Trans people should be allowed to use fitting rooms matching their gender identity

Last Oct. 19, Louis Marasigan, a municipal councilor for Batangas, posted a couple of TikToks detailing her experience at Zara’s BGC branch. Visibly upset, Marasigan says she was barred from using the women’s fitting room because she was trans, with the staff insisting she use the men’s fitting room.

The staff told her they feared other customers would complain, though as Marasigan points out, she and her sister were the only customers at the time. But even if there were other customers in the
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What do children owe their parents after neglect or abuse? Nothing

A week after Eraserheads guitarist Marcus Adoro’s domestic violence allegations resurfaced amid news of the band reuniting, the musician finally broke his silence. He penned an open letter to his daughter, the singer Syd Hartha, on Instagram.

The message begins with Adoro noting that he’s “lost contact with [his] daughter for years now,” and that he had tried to reach her via her manager but he was “not sure if [his] messages are getting through.” Not a great start.

“I’m far from perfect,” he
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Here’s what went before the arrest warrants against Vhong Navarro

Comedian and actor Vhong Navarro has surrendered himself to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) after Taguig authorities issued two warrants of arrest yesterday, Sept. 19.

One arrest warrant was for an acts of lascviousness case and the second was for a rape case, both of which were filed by model and stylist Deniece Cornejo, who accused the actor of rape in 2014.

The Court of Appeals (CA) overturned the Department of Justice’s previous dismissals of Cornejo’s case in 2018 and 2020 last
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What the heck is the Heterosexual Act?

That’s really the only response I, and many others, could give to the newest proposed bill, “The Heterosexual Act of 2022.” It’s absurd. It’s the kind of absurd where it’s hard to come up with an intelligent response immediately because you have to wrap your head around how it even exists first.

So what exactly is the bill? As the proposal states, it’s “an act recognizing, defining, and protecting the rights of heterosexuals.” It includes gems like defining queer as “a person who is differing i
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Introducing rising drag star Naia—who is going places

This story is part of season two of “Serving You Style and Substance,” a video series where we get to know bold Filipino creatives with idiosyncratic styles through their influences and the narratives that they choose to explore.

At the last Elephant Party Pride gig, Naia was introduced as a “star on the rise.” With her punky glam aesthetic and flawless lip-synching skills (she regularly hosts drag brunches at Butterboy), it’s easy to see why.

Naia, who describes her drag persona as “someone w
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Lukresia is coming for your gig

You will never meet anyone quite like Lukresia. There is something both audacious and otherworldly about the Cebu-based model and designer’s style—which is avant-garde and vaguely Mugler-esque—and the way they carry themselves. Going through Lukresia’s feed is like watching a rare talent you can’t believe is still here.

My favorite photo of Lukresia from their social feed is of them inside a public bus. It’s an evocative picture—a skimpy, banana leaf bikini top and beads over a thin black heads
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What the heck is Wordle and why is everyone playing it?

You’ve seen the colored squares all over Twitter, I’m sure, followed by the word “Wordle” and what seems like to the uninitiated a random series of numbers.

When I first saw it, I thought it was a Twitter-only Tetris game. I am, as all my loved ones know, a total b*tch resistant to change, so at first I was totally unwilling to look up the new hotness. Eventually, I had to succumb and my curiosity took over after what felt like the hundredth tweet.

Ian, a recent law school graduate, had a simi
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Meet NOVEL, the organization by and for women with visual impairment

Last October, we published the essay “Angkop na Mundo Para sa May Kapansanan sa Paningin” by Fermin Yap, a 21-year-old student who dreams of becoming a teacher one day. It was the winning piece from Nationwide Organization of Visually Impaired Empowered Ladies (NOVEL)’s essay competition for people with visual impairment.

Full disclosure: I was one of the judges on the panel. It was my first introduction to the organization, and I was deeply honored to be a part of it.

To give you a peek behin