Filipino transgender

NEW YORK — “My love for makeup started when I was a kid — I’m always amazed when I watch my mom do her make up.” Ally Castillo never thought her love for makeup would take...

NEW YORK — Gretchen Custodio Diez, a transgender Pinay from the Philippines, only wanted to use the restroom that she that corresponds to the gender she identifies with: the women’s restroom. But at the farmer’s mall in...

SAN FRANCISCO — Supermodel Geena Rocero shows off her tattoo which is the name of an ancient Tagalog transgender goddess named Lakapati. Rocero embodies the deity of fertility and agriculture as the cover of Surat Magazine...

NEW YORK — A new Filipino-American film makes a groundbreaking screening at Robert de Niro’s Tribeca Film Festival. Lingua Franca is making its debut as the first American full-length feature film written, directed, and even starring...

Slain Filipina transgender Jennifer Laude’s story will be on American television this summer. “POV,” America’s longest-running independent documentary TV series on PBS, is welcoming “Call Her Ganda,” by Fil-Am filmmaker PJ Raval, in its slate of...

VANCOUVER — The documentary Call Her Ganda impressed the audience during its screening at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival. They were all praises for award-winning filmmaker PJ Raval, who chronicled the struggles of three women — Jennifer Laude’s...

The four-time Emmy-winning singing competition ‘The Voice’ is back for its 14th season with something new: American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is joining judges Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Alicia Keys. Also new and first on the show...

A second federal court has struck down President Donald Trump’s plans to discharge transgender military service members. A US district court in Maryland has ruled that transgender service members were already suffering harmful consequences and a...

Filipina transgender women slammed President Donald Trump for revoking former President Obama’s directive on bathroom preference for transgender students.   Fil-Am transgender women are among those who are criticizing President Trump for revoking a signature initiative of former...

by Connie Macatula-DeLeon, ABS-CBN News   CHICAGO, IL — As a child, Jen Vailoces looked up to her mother, who spent most of her time in their kitchen, cooking and baking. Although she is a physical...