Andrea Marie S.

Bercasio

As for this Sociology homework about the topic of LGBT, I interviewed one of my close
friends, Siegfried Diamante, to know more about him as a bisexual, his ‘coming out’ story, his
preferences about same-sex relationships and his thoughts regarding LGBT here in the
Philippines.

According to him, he first learned that he was attracted to the male specie when he was
still in 5th or 6th grade and during his freshman days in high school. He admitted that he is still
(somehow) attracted to the opposite sex though he is more attracted to those of the same sex.
When he was in senior year in high school, he had an “almost” relationship or a fling with a
fellow classmate named Carlo, who is gay and more open about his sexuality. Though during
that time, Siegfried did not consider himself as a bisexual since he was not aware of that term
before. He only learned that term when he reached first year of college (the time when he
discovered more about himself) and that is when he finally admitted to himself that he is a
bisexual. Also during that time, he met his friend named Jana who is also a bisexual and he
“came out” to her. He said that Jana did not influence him in becoming bisexual because even
before meeting her, he is already attracted to men. He also said that he still has not “come out” to
his family and he might do so when he earns his bachelor’s degree and finishes college. As of
now, he is more physically, emotionally and sexually attracted to the male species than the
female species. He prefers having a romantic relationship (rather than a sexual one) with a
woman since he has high respect for women. As for the LGBT here in the Philippines, he said
that he is okay with it since it is already been giving the attention it deserves though not on a
regional or national level with the problem of being close-minded due to religion. He also
mentioned that he prefer gays and bisexuals of the other countries since they still keep their
masculinity despite being gay or bisexual. Unlike here in the Philippines, gays are more feminine
and often chase straight men rather than their co-gays or co-bisexuals. He prefers having a
boyfriend who has a strong build, tall and who is emotionally available. As for having a
girlfriend, he prefers a woman, who is educated, has a good personality and one who is not an
attention seeker.