Pintikunon: Ang kwento ni Perry McFairy: A short-feature film on swardspeak

• Main Authors: De Leon, Janina Faye Zata, Guevarra, Ma. Karmina Gaviola
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2010
• Subjects: Gay men > Language; Language and languages > Sex differences; Gender identity > Social aspects; Feature films; Communication
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7819
• Institution: De La Salle University

Gay lingo, or swardspeak, is mainly about resisting the dominant culture. In the Philippines it has been used since the 1950s. Several studies have outlined how it began as a secretive re-articulation of expression through mixing up the normal code of language in order for the gay community to talk...