Characters:

MAIN: MARK

MAMA: JAZZ

FRIEND: ERIKA

TEACHER: RONA

TAMBAY 1: JAMAICA

TAMBAY 2: LYCA

SIBLING G: LYCA

SIBLING B: JOHNNEL

MARITES 1: JANE

MARITES 2: JHONNEL

MC: JAMAICA

JUDGES: RONA AND ERIKA

PADRE: JHONNEL

Narration (Lyca) : AN UNFAVORED LGBTQ+ MEMBER'S STRUGGLE IN SCHOOL

Scenario 1: SCHOOL PROJECT

Teacher (Rona) : Good morning, class!

All: Good morning, ma'am!

Teacher (Rona) : Karon, kay last quarter naman lang nato naa koy duha ka options na inyong pilian kung
unsa inyong ganahan mahitabo.

Jamaica: Di na ka mag exam ma'am?

All: [Laughs] thank you ma'am fave teacher jud ka namo!

Teacher (Rona): Naa japon moy buhaton uyyy! So, for your final grades...either project which is a
scrapbook containing all the topics that we had from this quarter lang or you take exam coverage is
from first quarter to our very last one?
Jhonnel: Ay project mi ma'am project!

Mark: Exam lang ma'am

Jazielle: kaning bayota salig ka bright ka bahala ka

Erika: ma'am majority wins ma'am majority kay project man!

Student (Anyone) : mao jud ma'am

Teacher (Rona): okay, ayaw mo pag away so para fair. Magvotings ta.

: Isang tiil sa ganahan ug project

Students: [nang Isa]

Teacher (Rona) : okay, so si mark ra ang wala niisa...so this means na project ta. Okay class? I want your
scrapbook to be neat and creative okay? Don't give me a trash project, are we all clear?

Students: YES ma'am!

Narration (Lyca) : MARK IS ON THE WAY HOME WHEN JHONNEL, HIS CLASSMATE SUDDENLY APPEARED
BY HIS SIDE.

[Gigunitan ni jhonnel ang kamot ni mark]

Mark: asa man kog kwarta palit ug materials ani uyy

Jhonnel: uyy mark unsay blema?

Mark: Wala lagi koy kwarta palit materials

Jhonnel: weh? Tuo kog daghan kwarta mga bayot

Mark: ...

Jam: Uyyy 150 150

Lyca: kabata pa

Jam: uyyy dong pilay hatag?

[BOTH LAUGHS]

Mark: (NIPADAYON LAKAW)

Narration (Lyca) : LGBTQ+ MEMBERS NOT ONLY FACES DISCRIMINATION BUT ALSO MOCKERY FROM
OTHER PEOPLE WHEN SEEN IN PUBLIC PLACES WITH SAME GENDER INDIVIDUAL

Narration (Lyca): THE UNACCEPTED CHILD OF THE FAMILY BECAUSE OF HIS GENDER ORIENTATION
SCENARIO 2: HOME
Mark: Asa kaha sila mama? Maylang hatagan ko nilag pang project uy

Jhonnel : Huy bayot niana si mama na pahugasan daw nimong plato tas palung agon ug palutuon daw
kag sud an niya naa pay daghan pil unon sa taas ipapilo daw tu

Mark: wan ay laing trabahuon? Kuwang pa, ganahan ka limyohan sad nako imong kwarto?

Mama (Jazielle) : (naabot) unsa mark? Mao na lang gani na imong maambag diri nga tarong tas
magreklamo pa ka? Kahilas nimo!

Mark: Wala man ma...

Mama (Jazielle) : unsay Wala, unsay pagtuo nimo nako ..bungol?!

Mark: sorry ma

Mama (Jazielle) ; nganong nagbarog barog pa man ka ara?! Paglung ag na kay gigutom nako!

Mark: ouh ma

Narration (Lyca) : MARK SERVED THE FOOD HE COOKED AND THEN AFTER THE FAMILY ATE THEIR
DINNER...

Mama (Jazielle) : mga anak, naa koy surprise para ninyo! Ali mo!

Lyca: unsa man na ma?

Jhonnel: wow ganahan ko ani!

Mama (Jazielle) : maynuon, nagbaw raba ko ug tuyok tuyok pangita ana

Lyca : ngi kalain ani ma uyyy

Mama (Jazielle) : unsay kalain? Mao na ang trending run niya lain? Mura man kag di babaye uyy

Lyca: [nitutok sa mama]

Mama (Jazielle) : Unsa? Di sad ka tinuod nga babaye? Musunod sunod kas imong maguwang na way
ayo?

Lyca: dili...dili ma uyy dili lang ko ganahan sa imong gipalit

Mama (Jazielle) : sus kadaghang reklamo, di nimo sundon nang usa ka igsuon nimo

Mark: Ma, wala koy ako?

Mama (Jazielle) : sure kang mangayo ka nako?

Mark: ah okay ra ko wala ma uyy haha

Mama: [nihilom kadiyot] sige, pangatog namo didto

Mark: ma, taysa...ma...naa man gud mi project ba... pwede ko mangayo ug kwarta ipalit ug gamit?

Mama: unsay tuo nimo nako naglibang ug kwarta?! Nahurot na akong kwarta palit ug gamit sa imong
mga manghod!

Mark: bisan gamay lang ma, para finals man gud na namo...

Mama: giingnan tika na wala! Di ka kasabot? Kagahi sa imong ulo!

Mark: ma...

Mama: pahawa sa akong atubangan bi! Matakdan pa ko anang...anang imong sakit!

: Lakaw na! Katug na didto!

Mark: [kahilakon]

Scenario 3: FINDING OUT THE OPEN FOR ALL PAGEANT

Narration: THE NEXT DAY, MARK IS IN DELIMMA AS TO WHAT HE COULD DO TO HAVE MONEY TO BUY
MATERIALS FOR HIS PROJECT

Mark: kapuya ani uyy, wala ko hatagi ni mama ug kwarta..asa man ko mangita ani uyy nga akong
pagtinda sa tinda ni Te chismosa gamay ra man kaayo ug commission..kuwang ra sa akong plete kada
adlaw :(

Erika : Hala sorry mark wa koy matabang nimo, share na lang ta sa akong gamit!

Mark: ayaw uyy kahibaw sad raba ko na dili mo maayo sa imong step mother sad

Erika : bahala na uyy, kung kasab an di kasab an tuo ka...

Mark: mangita ra kog paagi...

Narration (Lyca) : WHILE MARK AND HIS FRIEND ARE GOING HOME, THEY COME ACROSS 2 MARITES
WHO WERE TALKING ABOUT A CERTAIN PAGEANT

Jazielle: tan awa ni mars, pageant kuno ni ayyy

Jhonnel: dakua man sa premyo mars

Jazielle : bitaw mars ay, bisan kinsa ra man daw pwede makaapil...
Jhonnel : muapil ka mars?

Jazielle : kitang duha! Para kung kinsay makadaog natu share ta!

Jhonnel : sige sige

Erika : Hala, mark tan awa ni!

Mark: basin di ko pwede ana ba

Erika : pwede uyyy! Awa ana man diri na inclusive for all! So pwede ka!

Mark: mao ba?

Erika : lagi, apil mark! 20 thousand ang premyo tas naa pa kay Chromebook na laptop ohh gamit kaayo
ni nig college!

Mark: di man sad ko sure magcollege ko

Erika: magcollege ka uyy, mag scholarship or mag working ta para makahuman

Mark: ...

Scenario 4: THE MX MILKYWAY 2023 PAGEANT

Narration (Lyca) : MARK REGISTERED TO JOIN THE PAGEANT WITHOUT HIS FAMILY'S KNOWLEDGE DUE
TO HIS FEAR OF NOT BEING PERMITTED, HIS FRIEND AND HIS OTHER CLASSMATES ARE THE ONES WHO
SUPPORTED HIM AND LENT HIM HIS COSTUME

MC (Jam) : GOOD EVENING CEBU, PHILIPPINES, ASIA, EARTH, UNIVERSE, AND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE!
ARE YOU READY FOR TONIGHT?!

MC (Jam) : I CANT HEAR YOU! ARE YOU READY TO WITNESS THE GRAND CORONATION OF OUR MX
MILKYWAY 2023?!

All: YES!

MC (JAM) : Alright, before we formally start our coronation night let me introduce to you our judges for
tonight! Sila jud ni ang magproblema kung kinsa sa atong mga maanyag na candidates ang mag uli sa
korona. Our first judge...CEO OF BANGKO KILID NG PILIPINAS AND CEO OF RON'S KAGAYAKU, MS. RONA
MAE SEVILLENO! Please give her a round of applause!

Rona: Hello, good evening!

MC (JAM): Our next and last judge, MS. MILKYWAY GALAXY 2022. She is also a graduate of Bachelor of
Technology and Livelihood Education in Cebu Technological University with Masters and Doctorate
Degree, please help me welcome MS. ERIKA JANE BERDIN!
Erika : Good evening everyone and thank you Jam for that wonderful introduction. Hi~

MC (Jam) : These beautiful ladies will be your judges tonight candidates. Now, help me welcome our
three gorgeous candidates.

[MAGPASO PASO SI MARK, Jazielle UG JHONNEL TAS MAG INTRODUCTION]

MC (JAM) : Candidate No. 1

Jazielle: Good evening, CEBU! I am MARITES UNO DEL ROSARIO. 20 years of age representing, Purok
Lapu-Lapu!!!

MC (jam): Candidate No. 2

JHONNEL: Standing in front of you is the real beauty of the Earth, I am Chismiza Dos, 20 years old plus 5,
proudly representing Purok CARCAR!

MC (jam) : Candidate No. 3

Mark: Good evening CEBU! I am Mark Medallo, 19 years of age proudly representing PUROK
BANTAYAN!

MC (jam) : That was our three wonderful candidates! Interview hon natu sila kadiyot noh

MC (jam): Kani si Candidate No. 2, candidate no 2 kamusta man ka karon?

JHONNEL; okay ra, easy easy!

MC: Okay ra kuno kaayo si chismiza, easy ra daw kaayo

MC: Ug tungod ana, let's now proceed to the Q&A!

MC: Candidate #1, please step forward....your judge will be Ms. RONA

Rona: Good evening, everyone! Good evening Ms MARITES. Your question will be

Jazielle: Good evening

Rona: Ms. Marites, your question is...if given a chance to change one part of yourself..what is it and
why? Kung hatagan ka ug higayon nga bag uhon ang usa ka part sa imong kaugalingon, unsa kini ug
ngano?

Jazielle: If papilion ko, di pwede duha? Chariz. If given a chance, I would change nothing since I'm
perfect from head to toe, from outside to inside. That's all thank you!

MC: wow, thank you for that very confident answer Ms Marites

Jazielle: You're welcome

MC: Lets now call candidate no. 2, Ms. Chismoza

JHONNEL: Good evening all. Dalion tu ni kay katugon na ko charizzzz please let me have my question

MC: Good evening, candidate no. 2 and wowwww I love the energy!

MC: Your judge will be Ms. Quiseo.

Erika: Alright, miss chismoza, your question is this month is Pride Month, what can you do to contribute
to celebrate pride month?

JHONNEL: Thank you for that wonderful question, what I can contribute is LABAN!!! That's all thank you!

MC: mao na tu? Oh well, thank you for that short but powerful answer Ms chismoza.

MC: last candidate no . 3 please step forward and your judge is Ms Rona

Rona: Good evening, Mark. Your question will be, since this month is Pride Month...let me ask you what
you can do to make the community more gender inclusive?

Mark: As a student and a member of LGBTQ+ community, I face different challenges everyday because
of how cruel the community is to us. Everyday, I experience bullying and harassment from the public,
I'm not recognized by my family because of my sexual identity but these things did not stop me from
persevering to pursue my dreams in life. I believe that by helping people recognized the importance of
treating each other with love and care, the community will be more gender inclusive and I thank you.

MC: wow thank you for that wonderful answer candidate no. 4. Now, while we wait for the final result
let's have an intermission performance by yours truly, Jamaica.

[MUKANTA SI JAM, CHORUS LANG] (PAPASOHON ANG MS. MILKYWAY GALAXY 2022)

MC: Thank you, everyone. I now have the final result! Candidates please step forward and hold hands.
Second place goes to...candidate number 2! Ms Chismoza!

MC: Congrats, Ms. Chismoza will be receiving a gift pack from Ron's kagayaku and 5000 pesos cash.

MC: Now, I will announce MX. MILKYWAY 2023...

MC: MX MILKYWAY 2023 IS... CANDIDATE NUMBER... CANDIDATE NUMBER 3! MARK MEDALLO! and
first place will be candidate number 1, Ms Marites.

MC: May I call on Ms Erika to crown the new MX MILKYWAY 2023

MC: MX MILKYWAY 2023 will receive 50,000 pesos in cash, 10,000 pesos worth of Ron's Kagayaku
products and a +1 trip to South Korea while first place will receive 10,000 pesos in cash, 5000 worth of
Ron's Kagayaku products and a trip to Boracay. Congratulations to our winners.
Scenario 5: THE ACCEPTANCE
Narration (Lyca) : While Mama Phoebe is walking from the supermarket, she heard the whispers of the
two famous Marites in town.

Erika: sayanga uyy giahak nana ta koy singkwentamil pang majong ahak

Jhonnel: bitaw, sayanga ahak sad aning anak ni Phoebe uyy pero infairness maayo kayo mutubag

Erika: mutubag ba sad kaha tu sa iyang inahan?

Jhonnel: baw lang

Erika: Hala naa si Phoebe ay

Mama Phoebe: huy mga marites, unsay inyong gitabian? Ha?

Jhonnel : duh, congrats imong anak maoy nakadaog sa pageant gabii. Dako kaayo tug kwarta

Erika : Wala ka kabaw diay? Merisi kay homophobic man kaayo ka mayra di ka sultihan sa imong anak

Phoebe: unsay giingon nimo?

Erika : I said what I said ngano palag ka? Bugno ta?

Phoebe: ikaw maritesa ka

[pagbugno mo in a gentle way]

Narration (LYCA) : After the fight, Mama Phoebe went home in rage looking for her son.

Mama: asa si mark? Giatay ning bayota pakauwaw lang nako! BWESIT!

Lyca: nganong kagubot man sa imong buhok ma?

Mama: giatay tung duha ka marites didto gitangan ko mga baho ra ba kaayog ilok!

Mama: MARK ASA KA? GAWAS BAYOTA KA! WA NA GANI KAY SAKTONG GIBUHAT NAGPAKAUWAW PA
KA NAKO!

Mark: Ma?

Mama: AYAW KOG MAMA MAMAHA! ALI DIRI INATAY KA, KINSAY NAGSUGO NIMO NA MUAPIL APIL
ATONG PAGEANT?! WA KAY DIGNIDAD!

Mark: ma, nabuhat ra man tu nako kay nagkinahanglan kaayo kog kwarta unya niana man ka ma na—
Mama: SALA PA NAKO? MAAYO BAYOTA KA, DI KA KABAW MURESPETO SA IMONG INAHAN!
HINUMDOMI NA NAGPUYO KA SULOD SA AKONG PANIMALAY, KUNG UNSAY NAA NIMO, UG NGANONG
NABUHI KA TUNGOD NA NAKO!

Mark: ma, imo lagi kong anak, tinuod ikaw ang nag anak na ko pero gitrato ba ko nimo isip usa ka anak?

MAMA: UNSA? MUTUBAG TUBAG PA KANG PISTIHA KA, MAYPAG WALA NA LANG TIKA GIBUHI UG
NAHIBAW AN PA NAKO KUNG UNSA KA!

Mark: ma, mas maayo pa siguro kung wa ko nimo buhia kay mura ra japon kog way kinabuhi aning
panimalaya! Anak ba ko nimo nga mura raman kog maid diri! Sukad sukad nahatagan ba ko nimog bag
ong butang? Wala diba? Kay wa ko nimo giisip isip usa ka anak!

Lyca: Mana na ya, ma—ayaw mo pagshinagitay maayo, gipanglili na tas mga marites oh!

Mama: wa koy labot!

Lyca: Ma, nganong di man jud nimo madawat si Kuya?

Mama: WA KOY ANAK SAGBOT SA KATILINGBAN!

Lyca: tungod kay bayot siya? Tungod ra ana ma?

Mama: AYAW KOG TABANGI NINYONG DUHA! WA MO KASABOT NAKO!

Mark: pwes pasabta mi ma!

Lyca: ma..

Mama: nganong nagsige man kag dapig anang bayot nimo nga igsuon?

(NIHILOM SILA)

Mama: HAHAHHAHAH tomboy ka? Tomboy ka? HAHAHAH Jusko AMBOT NINYO!

[Nakuyapan]

Mark & Sibling G: MA!

Narration (lyca) : AFTER THAT FIGHT, THE FAMILY'S RELATIONSHIP BECOME TENSE, UNABLE TO TAKE
THE ATMOSPHERE ANY LONGER, MAMA PHOEBE WENT TO CHURCH AND THERE SHE WAS
ENLIGHTENED

Mama: Ginoo ko, nganong naing ani man akong mga anak

Jhonnel: Phoebe, murag problemado kaayo ka...naa ba koy matabang nimo?

Mama: Padre, akong mga anak...kahibaw ka padre na wala koy bana...ako ra usa ang nagpadako
nila...wala ko kahibaw nganong napunta sila sa dan sa makasasala? Nagkuwang ba ko nila? Ang usa
bayot ang usa bayot, makasasala sila!

Jhonnel: Phoebe, dili makasasala ang imong mga anak. Wala silay gibuhat na dautan, huna hunaa permi
nga ang Ginoo wala naghandom nga atong pasakitan atong isig usa ka taw.

Mama: Padre, salamat.

Narration (lyca) : AFTER THAT...

Mama: mga anak, pasaylua ko sa akong nabuhat ug nasulti ninyo... dako kaayo nako nga sayop nga
gibalewala na ko inyong gibati, sorry mga anak labi na ikaw mark, sorry

Mark: napasaylo na tika ma

[HUG]

Narration (LYCA) : OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE A REAL COMMUNITY IF WE ALL RESPECT EACH OTHER
AND AS THE FAMILY IS THE FIRST INSTITUTION OF THE SOCIETY, IT SHOULD BE THE STRENGTH OF THE
MEMBERS AND NOT THE SOURCE OF DEPRESSION.