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"THE EFFECTS OF USING GAY LINGO AS ACCEPTED

LANGUAGE OF LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY IN THE SISTERS

OF MARY SCHOOL, CAVITE"

by

Judy Mae P. Batul

B.S. in Accountancy, PUP A.C

A Research Paper

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the

Purposive Communication

Professor Jess Costales

PUP A.C

September 08, 2021

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RESEARCH PAPER APPROVAL

"THE EFFECTS OF USING GAY LINGO AS ACCEPTED

LANGUAGE OF LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY IN THE SISTERS

OF MARY SCHOOL, CAVITE”

By

Judy Mae P. Batul

A Research Paper Submitted

in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for

the Purposive Communication

Approved by:

Professor Jess Costales, MC

August 25, 2021

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ABSTRACT
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The researcher would like to express deep gratitude to the following individuals for helping

throughout this research:

God, who never gets tired of giving guidance and strength, which would not be able to

complete this research without His help.

Lhet and George, parents, for their unwavering support. Providing everything needed to

do this research and being an inspiration to the researcher.

Princess and Emmanuel, siblings, for always being there to keep accompany.

Ms. Jess Costales, MC., Purposive Communication professor, research adviser, and panel

member, who generously donated her time to help the researcher conduct a thorough

investigation. Providing feedbacks and suggestions in order to produce a legitimate and

dependable outcome.

Respondents, that volunteered their time to fill out the questionnaire and worked together

to complete the study. Without them, this research will not be fulfilled.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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QUESTIONNAIRES
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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

When interacting with others, Filipinos utilize both formal and casual terms. Academics

and other intellectual environments frequently utilize formal terms. These terms can be found

in dictionaries since they have been investigated and accepted by language experts. Casual

terms, on the other hand, are widely employed in conversing and writing to friends and

acquaintances. “Gay lingo” or “Swardspeak” is of the examples of it.

Gay lingo is a type of slang that incorporates components from Tagalog, English,

Spanish, and Japanese, as well as celebrity names and trademark brands, to give them new

meanings in various situations. It is mostly restricted to LGBT communities, with

terminology drawn from local languages or dialects such as Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray,

Bicolano, and others (Hudson, 1987). Gay Lingo, according to B. Red (2012, p.41), is a form

of code used in the gay community for the purpose of communication prohibiting outsiders

from entering a gang (herein refers to heterosexuals) making sense of it and assisting in the

connection in the context of "their own discourse".

According to Camali, et al. (2016), 7 out of 18 people claimed Gay Lingo affects their

apprehension of English words. It makes them difficult to grasp the terms because the gay

language offers them a distinct meaning than the English words itself.

From the study of Ramon, it found out that LGBTQIA+ people do not use homosexual

language in communicating to their family. It is claimed using of heterosexual language

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assisted in reducing their uncertainty by explaining things to them in a way that they could

comprehend, thereby opening the door for additional discussion, if desired, to answer any

questions they may have concerning homosexuality. Through this, the family can learn

homosexual lifestyle.

From the finding of the research of Rubiales (2020), implications on the use of

swardspeak offer LGBTQI+ students an identity, allowing them to express themselves,

provide exclusive space through concealment, and establish a comfortable zone through their

language.

The purpose of this study was to learn how the LGBTQIA+ community influences the

Sisters of Mary School pupils' use of homosexual jargon and the effects of gay lingo on them.

The primary goal of this study is to determine the Effect of Using Gay Lingo as an Accepted

Language of the LGBTQIA+ Community in the Sisters of Mary School, Cavite. Specifically,

this study sought to answer the following questions: 1. What is their perception about the

LGBTQIA+ community speaking Gay lingo as their language? 2. How does Gay lingo

affects their way of communicating? 3. Does Gay Lingo has positive or negative impact to

them?
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CHAPTER 1

LITERATURE REVIEW
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