In the Philipp, the gay muny, specifilly the male gay muny, has their own unique slang lled swardspeak. It is the “gay lgo” or “gay speak” rived om English and Tagalog (one of the languag spoken the Republic of the Philipp) as well as other languag and dialects the Philipp, such as Cebuano,
Contents:
- KNOWS MO EY?: DISSECTG THE S AND OUTS OF FILIPO GAYSPEAK
- SWARDSPEAK: THE COLORFUL LANGUAGE OF THE FILIPO GAY COMMUNY
- ON PHILIPPE GAY LGO - DANTON REMOTO
- GAY DICTNARY TAGALOG
- GAY LANGUAGE: DEFYG THE STCTURAL LIMS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE THE PHILIPP
- A SECRET GAY LANGUAGE HAS GONE MASTREAM THE PHILIPP
KNOWS MO EY?: DISSECTG THE S AND OUTS OF FILIPO GAYSPEAK
* the filipino gayspeak *
To the average Filipo, the meang behd the sentenc may feel obscure; but to the fluent gay lgo speaker, ’s as clear as day. Vice Ganda’s l are jt one of many stanc where Philippe gay lgo—also lled beki language—is rporated to popular media and culture.
From movie scen and YouTube vios to ter challeng and social media mem, lol gayspeak has ed bee part of Filipo culture. “We refer to [Philippe gay lgo] as a soclect, ” stat J Feri “Tutg” Hernanz, associate profsor at the Universy of the Philippe’s Department of Lguistics. For Carlos Calo (III, PSM), gay lgo is the muny’s avenue of exprsn.
SWARDSPEAK: THE COLORFUL LANGUAGE OF THE FILIPO GAY COMMUNY
The Filipo gay empire has stck back at the center, g a language full of slippag and cracks—a language at once sophistited and vulgar, ser and light, timely and timels * the filipino gayspeak *
“Personally, I practice [beki] language more often bee may sense of empowerment on my part knowg the history of gay lgo, ” she exprs. However, gayspeak back then wasn’t as vibrant as is today. “People [ed to] practice gay lgo to create a space for [the muny] whout the fear of other people eavdroppg on their nversatns, ” Sgh says.
The term “Julie Yap Daza”, for stance—which means huli or “to get ught”—was often ed by gay men the 80s to warn each other when policemen were sight. Th, “[Gay lgo] is rooted the experienc of the LGBTQ+ muny the Philipp [where] there’s really a need to sometim veil nversatns to avoid cultural vlence, ” Hernanz reaffirms Filipo.
But what was once a way to fend off the Philipp’ heavily patriarchal and heteronormative society, gay lgo now nnects ers—whether queer or not— a muny full of love and support. Yet, masterg the art of gayspeak isn’t as easy as sounds; s trici lie s hyperdynamic nature.
ON PHILIPPE GAY LGO - DANTON REMOTO
A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE FORMATION OF GAY LANGUAGE WORDS AND UTILITY VEHICLE EXPRESS CODES * the filipino gayspeak *
“Ang bilis-bilis magbago [ng gay lgo] kumpara dun sa…mp-speak, or other social dialects, ” Hernanz not, emphasizg how external factors—like other languag and popular trends—ntribute to the enrichment of the beki language. To this, Sgh echo Hernanz’ statement, “You n jt vent a gay lgo right now and expect some of your iends to unrstand what you’re sayg bee you all know your s. (Gay lgo rapidly chang pared to mp-speak or other social dialects.
This was when she tly unrstood how ep gay lgo n get, “Talagang pawtyhan kayo ng nstctn.
But s fast-paced nature also serv as s downfall, as gay lgo don’t stay exactly the same forever.
GAY DICTNARY TAGALOG
Vis our Tagalog Gay Dictnary to learn how to say gay Tagalog. It is part of our LGBT dictnary wh more than 2000 entri om 68 languag. * the filipino gayspeak *
“Many don’t know [who] Lupa [is; she] ed to be famo, ” Sgh monstrat Filipo, “but [ gay lgo, ] Lupa means malup or cel.
GAY LANGUAGE: DEFYG THE STCTURAL LIMS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE THE PHILIPP
Gayspeak is a queer argot that was formed to shield the Filipo LGBT muny back when discrimatn was rampant the Philipp. Today, gayspeak n be observed the vobulary of people that are not part of the LGBT muny which shows progrs tolerance. Dpe this, the fight for queer equaly has still not been achieved. This paper explor the adaptatn of gayspeak by the mastream by terviewg non-LGBT ers of gayspeak and gatherg the perceptns of the LGBT muny towards them. The rearch found that non-LGBT people e gayspeak bee of s edic nature, pacy for socializatn, and unawarens of such argot beg related to the LGBT muny. A reprentative of a Filipo queer anizatn stat that while gayspeak beg ed outsi of the muny is okay when is not ed to ntue discrimatn, is sad that gayspeak is beg shared wh people whose lived experience wh said discrimatn is different. The artwork bats gayspeak losg nnectn wh the LGBT muny by makg a gayspeak alphabet g the Letras Y Figuras style. Illtratns based on queer reali were ma to reprent each letter which allowed queerns to attach self back to gayspeak. * the filipino gayspeak *
As such, nothg is really set stone for gay lgo. ” Wh a plethora of LGBTQ+ centered shows like Drag Race Philipp—bound to troduce smaller pockets of gayspeak found the Philipp—the lguistics profsor is nfint gay lgo is here to stay.
“Gay lgo reprents how the LGBTQ+ muny perceiv the world and how to exprs themselv this world, ” he jets. “‘Yung importance sa ak [ng gay lgo ay] ‘yung how the language f [our] sense of muny.
A SECRET GAY LANGUAGE HAS GONE MASTREAM THE PHILIPP
Gay language has achieved a higher gree of acceptance recent years the Philipp. Both gays and non-gays n be heard utterg gay exprsns. But the ma role of gayspeak for gay people the Philipp is to functn as an “armor” to shield themselv om the chasm and the social stigma ed by genr differenc. From a lguistic pot of view, this paper not only scrib the nature of this gay language and how exprsns are ed; also looks at how mixg (gayspeak + English language) is ma possible. This paper also exam how this -mixg creatively vlat the grammatil stcture of the e of the English language the Philipp. * the filipino gayspeak *
(The importance of gay lgo to me is how the language f our sense of muny. This liberty wh which speakers create their own terms only prov how betiful Filipo gay queer culture is. Tly a tt of one’s ws, the lol gay language is filled wh s that are not jt limed to words and phras, but also queer experienc.
So for those who want to immerse themselv the plexi of gayspeak and the LGBTQ+ experience, gorabells, mga dzai!
In the Philipp, the gay muny, specifilly the male gay muny, has their own unique slang lled swardspeak. It is the “gay lgo” or “gay speak” rived om English and Tagalog (one of the languag spoken the Republic of the Philipp) as well as other languag and dialects the Philipp, such as Cebuano, Waray, Bilano and Hiligaynon.