queer theory

• Queer Theory


  (as literary criticism) interprets and critiques the representation of LGBTQIA++ identities and themes in literature, often challenging heteronormative perspective and binary categorization of gender and sexuality
• Teresa De Lauretis


  • Italian-American scholar known for her contributions to feminist theory, and queer theory
  • Believes "Queer" is an umbrella term for all other genders, and that, they can be studied as one entity
• DepEd issued an order to protect children from violence, abuse, and exploitations regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity
• Members of LGBTQ+ community are still subject to discrimination
• The issue about LGBTQ++ is not being discussed in a broader sense or in the classroom
• Difficulties faced by LGBTQ++

  • Lack of employment opportunities
  • Prejudice when accessing health care
  • Housing
  • Education
• In the Philippines, there is no national law that recognizes LGBTQ rights but many local government units have ordinances that go against LGBTQ discrimination
• In Mandaluyong, ordinances prohibit discriminatory acts such as denying/limiting employment-related access, denying access to public programs, refusing admission, expelling student due to their SOGIE, verbal/written abuse, unjust detention
• Crossing gender and transvestism were cultural, exemplified by babaylans
• Babaylan


  Precolonial priestesses in the Philippines, ancient expression of queerness
• Asog


  Biological male who became priestess
• Bayuk/Bayugin/Bayogin


  Filipino shamans who had the ability to mediate with the spirit world
• L. Lacambra Ypil


  Cebuano, award-winning poet and essayist whose work explores the intersection of text and image, and the role of material culture in the construction of cultural identity
• Two boys reading books together under the same lamp

  Reminds the poet of a nostalgic feeling, a sense of innocence and intimacy through intellectual connection
• Two boys reading books together

  Suggests a sense of equality, not judging or pressuring to conform to fixed gender roles and expectations
• The story of the two boys reading books

  Hasn't ended yet, they are connecting themselves in a way they understand each other's choose not to
• love between two men

  same sex love
• entwined


  closely connected
• mean we close our eyes when no one is looking close


  they have to stop themselves from sin
• returning way to this picture


  Something that reminds you of the past nostalgic feeling
• Who don’t know well each other yet

  Innocence
• but choose to read two books together under the same lamp

  Sense of intimacy through intellectual connection
• Who will turn the page at just exactly the same moment

  Suggest a sense of equality
• say bless my father for I’ve sinned


  Confession
• It’s wrong to end another brother sentence

  Do not judge or the pressure to confirm to fix gender roles, and expectation
• to decide it’s time to turn it off: the light the lamp


  To stop what heart really feels
• The book that still not done, that’s left half open face-to-face


  The story hasn’t ended yet
• What can‘t be said by hand when we’re not reading?

  Connecting them themselves in a way they understand each other choose not to
• babai

  woman
• belian


  spirit
• academic freedom

  members of lgbtq+ community are still subject to discrimination