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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Philippines have a distinctive culture but limited legal rights. Gays and lesbians are generally tolerated, if not accepted, within Filipino society, but there is still widespread discrimination. The most visible members of the Filipino LGBT culture, the ''Bakla'', are a distinct group in the Philippines. According to the 2002 ''Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Survey'', 11% of sexually active Filipinos between the ages of 15 and 24 have had sex with someone of the same sex. Filipino poet and critic Lilia Quindoza Santiago has speculated that Filipino culture may have a more flexible concept of gender because ''kasarian'', the Tagalog word for "gender", is defined in less binary terms than the English word ''gender''. ''Kasarian'' means "kind, species, or genus".〔“Kasarian.” Tagalog-English Dictionary. 2nd. ed. 1986.〕 ==Nomenclature== (詳細はEnglish term "gay", but ''bakla'' are the most culturally visible subset of gay men in the Philippines. They are often considered a third gender, embodying femaleness (''pagkababae'') in a male body. The term ''bakla'' is sometimes used in a derogatory sense, although ''bakla'' people have largely embraced it. ''Bakla'' individuals are socially and economically integrated into Filipino society and are considered an important part of society. The stereotype of a ''bakla'' is a ''parlorista'', a cross-dresser who works in a salon. Miss Gay Philippines is a beauty pageant for ''bakla''. In the Philippines, the term ''gay'' is used in reference to any LGBT person. For Filipino gays, the Tagalog phrase ''paglaladlad ng kapa'' ("unfurling the cape"), or more commonly just ''paglaladlad'' ("unfurling" or "unveiling") refers to the coming-out process. ''Tibo'', ''T-Bird'' and ''tomboy'' are derogatory terms for butch lesbians just as ''bakla'' is for effeminate gay men. Some lesbians, both butch and femme, use the terms ''magic'' or ''shunggril'' to refer to themselves.〔 Neutral slang terms for gay men include ''billy boy'', ''badette'', ''bading'', and ''paminta'' (masculine gay man). While many of these terms are generally considered derogatory, they are sometimes used casually or jokingly within the Filipino gay and lesbian community. For example, gay men often refer to their gay friends as ''bakla'' or ''baklatutay'' when talking to each other. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LGBT culture in the Philippines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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