AbakaBadaf: Reclamation of Queer Spaces and the Adoption of Gayspeak by the Mainstream

• Main Author: Romero, Gel Ralfrey Louie O.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Philippines; gay language; LGBTQIA+; gender; graphic design; Arts and Humanities; Graphic Design; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2022/arts_da/3; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1107&context=conf_shsrescon
• Institution: De La Salle University

Gayspeak is a queer argot that was formed to shield the Filipino LGBT community back when discrimination was rampant in the Philippines. Today, gayspeak can be observed in the vocabulary of people that are not part of the LGBT community which shows progress in tolerance. Despite this, the fight for...