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Catchword for “swardspeak”

Catchword: swardspeak

Filed under: Philippines, Sex & Sexuality

Part of speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Isa pa marahil sa naging dahilan ng pagkalat ng swardspeak “nung sixties at seventies eh ang pagpapatungkol nito sa isang luluki na feeling ng “swardspeaker” eh bading din pero hindi aminado: kamiembro ng federasyon, kafatid sa fananampalataya, among others na learn naman nating hanggang ngayon eh No. 1 hobby pa ren ng mga “out” na bading. Ito ang nagpapatunay sa kung gano kahalaga ang “self-identification” o paglantad sa mga vading.

Article or document title:
“Gay Speaks On “Swardspeak”” (URL)

Article, document, publication, web site:
Bakla. Bakla. Baket Ka Ginawa?

Date of publication:
May 13, 2005

This cite belongs to a full entry for swardspeak.

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