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Girl, boy, bakla, tomboy atbp.
By Carlo Figueroa, VERA Files | The Inbox – Mon, Mar 12, 2012
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A forum in Davao explores the youth's notions of "gay," "lesbian," "sex" and "God." (Photo by Carlo Figueroa)
DAVAO CITY—Who is considered a transgender — RuPaul or Bebe Gandanghari?
What's the difference between sex and gender? How about sexual orientation and gender identity?
Most would probably say the differences are negligible, when in fact, they are not.
These seemingly innocuous questions were some of the hottest discussion points in a forum that wanted to explore the youth's notions of these complicated issues.