”I give them the same presents, an equal amount of attention and kisses. I don’t want them to fight with each other or develop an unhealthy sibling relationship. They know that there is enough space in grandma’s heart and on grandma’s lap.”
(Manila, Philippines)

”It won’t be long before my family will start to ask me about when I am getting married. I’m 23 and currently I’m really focussed on my work as an investigation journalist. I come from a middle-class family, In The Philippines that means you eat 3 meals a day. My dad worked most of his life as a driver. Unfortunately he never got to finish his education because his parents simply did not have the money to pay for it. My dad worked really hard to be able to send me to private school. I am the first one in in my family who graduated college. Now, I help my brother pay for his tuition and I also support my parents. So yes.. getting married is the last thing on my mind.”
(Manila, Philippines)

”Saturday is my favorite day of the week”
”Why is that?”
”Because on Saturdays, I take off my ”cab-driver-hat” and I put on my ”grandpa-hat”.
(Manila, Philippines)

”When our son told us he wasn’t going to be a pastor we felt disappointed. Not disappointed in him but disappointed because one day, someone will need to take over our church. We are pastors and we serve a community of 200 people. We never tried to convince our son because we believe that it is not up to us, to choose his destiny. Our son would be great leader for the community but he choose to study medicine. One day he will become a doctor, a great doctor and he will do good things and he will help a lot of people.”
(Manila, Philippines)

”When I told my father I was gay he responded with: ‘No, you are not. You are mistaken.’ It took me 35 years to tell him that.
It still hurts when I think about his response. He is not a bad person, I love my father but he will never understand how I can love another man. Here in The Philippines, there is a don’t ask don’t tell kind of mentality when it comes down to homosexuality. A few years ago, I made an important decision. I choose to not care anymore about other people’s opinions or ideas how I should live my life. I choose happiness and so far that feels pretty good.”
(Manila, Philippines)

Left: ”There is a girl in our class and he really likes her!”
Middle: ”No I don’t!”
Left: ”Yes you do!”
Right: ”He is in loveeeee!!!”
(Manila, Philippines)