Literature Review
Attitudes and Behavior of Homosexuality in the Philippines
In the Philippines the attitudes towards homosexual behavior is that of tolerance, but can
still be ridiculed (Rodriguez 1996, 98). Though tolerated, this does not imply respect. In the
Philippines there is no direct translation of the American term gay, but there are terms such as
bakla, a traditional term in Tagalog that is applied to a man who acts like a woman (Rodriguez
1996, 95). In terms of gender relationships, there are also men whom are called call-boys, who