BB Gandanghari (Not Bebe Gandanghari)

Not sure if my comment went through… But I was just wondering if this for real? Or is Rustom just doing it for attention/publicity?

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I think that’s why I questioned the intent because it was kinda showy. It was on national tv! I don’t know… Somehow, it feels insincere.

Also, is her decision to cross dress because she really feels like a woman? Or does she just think that as a gay guy, it’s expected of her?

I had a college classmate who was a guy his whole life, but felt trapped in that body, so he went through treatments and emerged as a woman during her first year in college.

But, despite my doubts, if she’s happy, then that’s great and that’s all that really matters anyway

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i have a gay sibling but it’s fine with me and the rest of the family. atleast he’s not an addict.

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But did you not “judged” a 13-year old kid and his father? You also judged a cabinet secretary and his son who is a mayor, right?

Don’t you believe in what the Bible says? At least my judgement is based on the Holy Bible and what our parish priest preaches to us. Your judgements were based on rumors. Let not the pot call the kettle black. I find this hypocrisy appalling.

I don’t blame you. This move by Rustom and his manager is obviously a publicity stunt. It’s part of show business. I just didn’t like them using the Filipina image and exploit it. Imagine, there are millions of Filipinas in the world that should be featured and Rustom is not even a Filipina but got an interview here. It’s just a little sad that this Filipina advocacy has been tainted by the showbiz industry.

Thank you for letting me air my opinion about the Rustom issue. Really appreciate it.

Let’s clear the air…

FilipinaImages.com is about the DIVERSE Filipina. Being INCLUSIVE about the Filipina Image means also being open about human beings who are courageous and believe that they are “Filipina.”

When Noemi and I discussed BB’s upcoming interview, we were aware that she is an emerging transgender. This means that she is evolving as we speak. Thus, a lot of the questions had something to do about empowering herself to be of service to herself and others — in uplifting human dignity.

At Filipina Images, we are proud to showcase the diversity of the Filipina Image.

For example: In the US where I am based, Filipina Women’s Network continues to evolve. We will jumpstart our mentoring program this year. See http://FilipinaWomensNetwork.org.

Let’s review one of the entries that I authored: http://filipinaimages.com/filipina-womens-networks-pinay-power-2012-time-capsule-project/

If you continue to read the entries in our evolving site, perhaps you won’t be so quick to judge our intentions. It is the effect of our actions that count. And so be it.

rustom should’nt said that he fear GOd coz he never showed it since he disobeyed HIM for by doing that disgusting thing-HOMOSEXUAL have no space in an earthly PARADISE that he was talking about!… you dont deserve that undeserve kindness of GOD

To toni and to those who quote the bible judging BB,

You quote the book of Liviticus to defend your judgement. Let’s see the other passages in that same book…

Don’t let cattle graze with other kinds of Cattle (Leviticus 19:19)

Don’t have a variety of crops on the same field. (Leviticus 19:19)

Don’t wear clothes made of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19)

Don’t cut your hair nor shave. (Leviticus 19:27)

Any person who curseth his mother or father, must be killed. (Leviticus 20:9) Have you ever done that?

If a man cheats on his wife, or vise versa, both the man and the woman must die. (Leviticus 20:10). I wonder if Dr. Laura would like that one to be enforced?

If a man sleeps with his father’s wife… both him and his father’s wife is to be put to death. (Leviticus 20:11)

If a man sleeps with his wife and her mother they are all to be burnt to death. (Leviticus 20:14)

If a man or woman has sex with an animal, both human and animal must be killed. (Leviticus 20:15-16). I guess you should kill the animal since they were willing participants. Are they crazy?

If a man has sex with a woman on her period, they are both to be “cut off from their people” (Leviticus 20:18)

Psychics, wizards, and so on are to be stoned to death. (Leviticus 20:27)

If a priest’s daughter is a whore, she is to be burnt at the stake. (Leviticus 21:9)

People who have flat noses, or is blind or lame, cannot go to an altar of God (Leviticus 21:17-18)

Anyone who curses or blasphemes God, should be stoned to death by the community. (Leviticus 24:14-16)

Don’t let cattle graze with other kinds of Cattle (Leviticus 19:19)

Please, toni, tell me you do not adhere to these.

Whatever happened to the scripture that goes something like this: he (or she) who has cast no sin be the first to throw a stone at this sinner?

Why do we burn others with the fire we have inside us?

if rustom/BB is happy on what she/he is now… support nyo na lang all d way… dont judge her… lhat naman ng tao my flaws… kayo do u have the courage to shout what you really feel?

It doesn’t matter what BB has become. Fos aslong as he does not step on other people’s foot no hurt other’s feelings.
Just like all of us, he is entitled to live his own life so let this person be. At least he is honest enough to admit who and what he is.

Here is a fact and the truth: Transgenders are not gay men who think and feel they are women born in the wrong body. They are not, as stated by one so-called expert, merely people who suppress their sexuality for a very long time.

“Transgender” is a term that has emerged fairly recently and is used to describe anybody who feels their gender identity and expression is different to that which was assigned to them at birth (based only on the viewing of their genitalia). A transgender may be a woman or a man, and like any woman or man, they can be heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual. Therefore, their sexuality is not their gender.

To clarify and emphasize this point, gender is who we are – it is ourselves, our person. Gender is not our body, not our genitals, not our clothes, not even our names, not our hormones and not our sexual preference.

A newborn who is pronounced male by the doctor or midwife may not necessarily identify as male when that child grows up. This person must have every right to choose to live his/her life the way s/he needs it to be lived. This person who was born male may live her life as a woman. Because she expresses and identifies as a woman, then she is a woman.

One’s gender has nothing to do with the absence or presence of a specific genitalia. Gender must not be imposed on us. Who, then, has the right to determine the gender of a person? Is it the church? Is it the doctor who inspects the baby’s genitalia upon birth? Is it the psychiatrist? Surely, it is only that person because only s/he alone possesses and has innate knowledge of his/her self.

Furthermore, a person need not make any change in order to be the gender they are. Feeling is being. No genital or cosmetic surgery, hormone replacement therapy, nor any other intervention is a prerequisite to being oneself. A man is a man and a woman is a woman not because of their genitals. We are not walking penises and vaginas. We are living beings who happen to have a certain kind of genitalia. Surely, we do not want to reduce ourselves to mere organs. Our being is a determinant of who we are, not what’s between our legs.

Man or woman. Hetero-, homo-, bi- or pansexual. These are only words, and words are only inventions. Sometimes, words are ambiguous. Sometimes, their meanings change over time. Sometimes, new words are invented as our knowledge and understanding evolves over time. It is not surprising then when sometimes, writers publish a piece that contains inaccurate and misunderstood use of certain words. Words, which in this case, are crucial to the understanding and description of other people. Words that can confuse, harass, demean and disrespect people. Hence, a writer must take it upon themselves to be vigilant in ensuring their thorough understanding of all words before going to print.

As for BB, let us respect her freedom of expression. Let us graciously accept what she tells us because only she has the right and ability to assert her own identity. Only she can truly know herself. If you don’t understand, ask her. If you can’t ask her, then it is best not to comment with so much certainty. Opinions are one thing, statements are another.

and to you jsamboy? are you sure of your heaven? if you are, then we should adhere to your beliefs, if not… then shut up your mouth..

as if we are sure of our own salvation.

kadiri naman tingnan yang bading na yan..
ung ibang bading ok pa eh.. nakakaaliw sila pero yan si rustom kadiri… di nakakatuwa. bading kang salot.

just stay who you are,,,nomatter what other people say,,its your life and lived it with the fullest,,as long as your happy men,,,,,,everything gonna be find,,,,just canada we had the beggest gay parade in the world,,,everything accepted here mennnnn,,,you can even get married its legal here….good luck…