The bakla and gay globality in Philippine mainstream and independent cinema

• Main Author: MICHAEL, INTON
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2012
• Subjects: Gays in motion pictures > Case studies; Gay culture > Case studies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/theses-dissertations/168
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper explores representations of the bakla and gay globality in Philippine mainstream and independent films. This study looks at how the bakla is performed through the four components of effeminacy, cross-dressing, same-sex sexuality (desiring the o