Some Reflections On Intersectionality Through the Bakla Identity

It is important to realize that homosexuality does not look the same in all cultures and that there are plural homosexualities circulating in the Dutch society (Wekker 2016: 125).

Linguistically speaking, the word bakla is a Tagalog word, which can be loosely translated into gay. In Cebuano, another important language in the Philippines, which is spoken in the Visayan region, homosexuals are being referred to as bayot.