1 TRANSCRIPT 1 (PARTICIPANT 01) SHERYN LACABA – 12 CAPRICORN

2 Q1. Yes

3 Q2. I just feel safe, some people are accepting with others being bisexual, and some also don’t or
4 aren’t. but most of them are

5 Q3. My experience isn’t that uncomfortable since there are also a few bisexuals around me

6 Q4. I don’t have anything in mind since these kinds of things are normalized inside our home

7 Q5. Others will for sure get uncomfortable with me because I’m bisexual or LGBTQ

8 Q6. I expected them to not accept me because I’m bisexual and I am attracted to the same sex, and I
9 expected their reaction to be unaccepting. But it was quite different from the actual outcome because
10 they accepted me.

11 Q7. At the age of 17, year 2022.

12 Q8. I wasn’t able to come out early because there’s this fear inside me of not being or getting
13 accepted since Its hard getting accepted as a bisexual or LGBTQ in general. There are ton judgmental
14 people.

15 Q9. No answer

16 Q10. yes

17 Q11. There’s nothing wrong with being bisexual or LGBTQ, yes, we were made or brought here
18 thinking women are for men only but we can’t stop what we feel towards a specific person no matter
19 of his/her gender/sex. You can’t predict if you’re or you’ll be in love. It depends on you if you’ll
20 accept is just as long as you’re not harming or stomping anyone.

21 Q12. Yes, there are certain things that they don’t understand with being bisexual because they’re
22 straight.

23 Q13. Their questions, like “why a girl?” they’re curious why I chose to have feelings with or towards
24 a girl.

25 FQ: what do you feel whenever they ask those kinds of questions?

26 A: I don’t quite understand it, and it’s hard to answer those kinds of questions like “why do you have
27 feelings with a girl when you’re also a girl.” There will always be a part that they won’t understand.
28 And I am also offended

29 Q14. There are times that your own family will be the one who’ll judge you because they’re from a
30 different generation compared to ours. At first, they had tons of questions why I was like that and
31 why things were like that, because it was only in our generation where bisexuals/LGBTQ had
32 resurfaced and were publicly open and during their time none of this were happening or even
33 normalized. They thought of me as a normal girl far different than what I am now and expected me to
34 like/love boys.
35 FQ: how do they see or treat you in today’s time?

36 A: it’s becoming better, and they’re slowly coming to a point of fully accepting it

37 Q15. Bisexuals. Because they’re bisexuals as well and some were turned into one because of me,
38 they’re also the ones who understand my situation since once I open up to them, they’ll exactly know
39 what I feel and understand immediately. Also have straight friends too.

40 TRANSCRIPT 2 (PARTICIPANT 02) ALONDRA TARINQUE – 11 HONESTY

41 Q1. Yes
42 Q2. I feel safe whenever I am in school or in my community, because it is rest assured that no one
43 will cause me harm, although criticism and discrimination cannot be avoided. But I’ve never thought
44 of listening to those useless judgement, because I know to myself that I am better than them
45 Q3. No answer
46 Q4. In our home, my family accepted me. It wasn’t difficult for them to accept me for who I am, apart
47 from the fact that they didn’t change their view of me and did not lose their love for me. I always feel
48 that they are always behind me and support me in anything.
49 Q5. My family and friends accept me and they are ready to support me in everything.
50 Q6. I thought my family would hate me or throw me out, but when I confessed to them, I didn't think
51 that they would accept me completely without judgement.

53 Q7. I was able to admit at a time when I couldn't hide myself from them that I felt like I was
54 suffocating by pretending to be a woman even though I couldn't feel that I really was a woman.

56 Q8. When I was young, because I know myself what my passion was and what I was.
57 Q9. During the high school journey, because maybe I’m better prepared now and have the courage to
58 admit that thing.
59 Q10. Yes, because I know they won’t judge me even though I’m this different and the I know they'll
60 support me in the things I want to do.
61 Q11. This is not appropriate for us because we LGBTQ have the right to live equally with normal
62 people because we are also created by God.
63 Q12. Sometimes I experience discrimination and sometimes my classmates tease me but I know they
64 are just joking so I don’t get carried away.
65 Q13. Anyway yes, because I don’t care what other say, I care about people who accept me for who I
66 am.
67 Q14. I have loving and non- judgmental family.
68 Q15. I have friends who are ready to accompany me on my trip and friends like me who are ready to
69 sympathize with me in everything.

70 TRANSCRIPT 3 (PARTICIPANT 03) KATE MARTINEZ – 12 CAPRICORN

71 Q1. Yes

72 Q2. I feel safe because other people accept who I am but others will not.

73 Q3. I don’t have any experiences.

 74 Q4. Nothing.

75 Q5. My friends treat me like friends.

76 Q6. I still did not come out to my family but to my friends, I did it already.

77 Q7. I guess when I bring woman in our house.

78 Q8. Actually, I already reveal my gender when I was in grade 8.

79 Q9. Legal age.

80 Q10. Yes, nothing.

81 Q11. What can I say to those homophobic is to stop manipulating and just shut up on what you see.
82 Just watch.

83 Q12. Yes.

84 Q13. Yes, many times. Most of the time I don't care.

85 Q14. Homophobic family.

86 Q15. Some of my friends doesn't agree of my gender and others accept who I am.

87 TRANSCRIPT 4 (PARTICIPANT 04) RAYMOND MOSQUEDA – 11 WISDOM

88 Q1. For me, I'm not safe with my community because I know that there are many judgments,
89 criticism, and discrimination.
90 Q2. First thing is discrimination since it doesn't disappear especially when you're a member of
91 LGBTQ.
92 Q3. In my experience while I walked around the school campus, some people gave me compliments
93 and then there is discrimination like bullying me as a gay.
94 Q4. In our house, I sometimes experience discrimination, especially because they don't accept being
95 gay when you should really be a man.
96 Q5. In my LGBTQ friends, they treat me based on what I am and what I have. There's no
97 discrimination since we treat each other equally. In my family, they treat me as a family but there's
98 only a limitation like they don't really want me to be like this, to be a gay.
99 Q6. None.
100 Q7. When I was young.
101 Q8. I think I was five years old when I revealed my gender so that when I become a teenager, they
102 won't be shocked that this is my gender.
103 Q9. None.
104 Q10. Sometimes like you are not really comfortable in an environment where there is especially a lot
105 of discrimination and criticism.
106 Q11. My thoughts about homophobia are that they think that LGBTQ students will not fight against
107 them.
108 Q12. Yes, like when I talk to others it seems like it causes trouble and then that causes me to be
109 bullied as a gay.
110 Q13. That's really unavoidable especially when I walk around the school campus and someone
111 discriminates against me or bullies me.
112 Q14. I have a broken family. I have siblings who accept me as a gay but at first, they didn't since their
113 belief that this is wrong, that it's a sin for Him.
114 Q15. In the circle of friends that I have, they accept me since they said I'm a source of their
115 happiness.

116 TRANSCRIPT 5 (PARTICIPANT 05) JULIA BADUYA – 12 SAGITTARIUS

117 Q1. no, I’m safe in school

118 Q2. there are no one who bully me or something

119 Q3. no, normal

120 Q4. nothing, my parents is okay with my identity

121 Q5. nothing they treat me normally

122 Q6. at first my parents didn't accept my identity but later on they just accept me. in my friends it’s just
123 normal

124 Q7. when I was in kinder

125 Q8. Elementary, when I was in Elementary, I already know my identity.

126 Q9. maybe now?

127 Q10. yes

128 Q11. nothing

129 Q12. no

130 Q13. yes, I don't feel anything for me normal

131 Q14. they are supportive, they can’t do something about my identity

132 Q15 my friends are supportive

133 TRANSCRIPT 6 (PARTICIPANT 06) JAYSON QUERRO – 9 MANGO

134 Q1. Safe

135 Q2. For me there are people who support me and don't bring me down so for me I am safe here.

136 Q3. Experience. yes, my people who bullied me in elementary school, but I just ignored them,
137 because I knew that there was a day above that they would also pay back for me.

138 Q4. no answer

139 Q5. Talking to them about my problems.

140 Q6. My expectation is that they might be angry because 1 am like this, but so far, they are not against
141 me being like this and they have even accepted me more.

142 Q7. Mom because she already knows what my gender is since I was a child.

143 Q8. no answer

144 Q9. late, I feel like it will be more difficult for me to last longer, but for me at age like this 14 and 15.

145 Q10. Yes

146 Q11. for me, if there is someone who will bully you, don't ignore them, just focus on what they are
147 going through now, because if you ignore them, your reputation will be ruined. For me, just focus on
148 what you're doing, don't ignore them.

149 Q12. none

150 Q13. For me, I am surrounded by a family that is full of love and not against LGBT people and they
151 accept me for who we are.

152 Q14. My circle of friends accepts me and consider me family.

153 Follow up question: Are you two siblings up? answer.: six

154 How many are you?

155 fourth

156 TRANSCRIPT 7 (PARTICIPANT 07) KHATE MAYOR – 9 MANGOSTEEN

157 Q1. I actually feel safe here in school, but sometimes I feel like unsafe. Because we don't know what
158 people think about you. So, I'm not actually sure if it is safe here in school.

159 Q2. Like I said to the question no.1, I can't answer if I do safe or unsafe because I don't know what
160 people think about me specially here in school.

161 Q3. Actually, it’s okay, but you can't avoid hearing something to other people about your identity.

162 Q4. Actually, it’s okay, but like I've said to no.3 you cannot avoid hearing bad things to other people.

163 Q5. Although it's okay for them, sometimes I can hear negative words to them, I can feel that they
164 against for who I am no.

165 Q6. I really don't know, I'm not sure because at first, I really don't know if I'm a girl or a boy.

166 Q7. When I was 11 years old. Because I notice that I like things that the boys want.

167 Q8. I think 10 years old, because I'm not so sure about what I feel or want. When I was 11 years old, I
168 know that something was wrong about me.

169 Q9. I really don't know if it's late, because I notice it early.

170 Q10. Yes

171 Q11. I think the LGBTQ students don't deserve to hear bad things to other people. We're also humans
172 so we deserve to be treated equally.

173 Q12. Sometimes I do, because I don't know if they would accept me for who I am.

174 Q13. I actually here the word tomboy, it would be good if you act like a girl. Because being part of
175 the LGBTQ is a sin to God.

176 Q14. They support me for who I am, but if you talk about schools or achievement, they don't support
177 me.

178 Q15. if you talk about the circle of friends that I have, I'm actually thankful because they treat me
179 well and accept me for who I am. And protect me to does people saying bad things about me.

180 TRANSCRIPT 8 (PARTICIPANT 08) BLAKE PARINA – 10 BROCCOLI

181 Q1. To be honest there are instances that I feel safe but there are sometimes unavoidable things like
182 for instance catcalls and all which makes me feel uncomfortable.

183 Q2. Because there are people who catcall me that and I feel a sense of uncomfiness whenever
184 someone does that.

185 Q3. At first, I was unease because I thought the school wouldn’t allow things like my long hair and I
186 thought sexuality was something sensitive inside the campus, but not until sir Kaccharo took a picture
187 of me and told me that the inclusivity is slowly spreading inside the school.

188 Q4. It wasn’t as complicated as it is, it was only complicated when my elders had to but in since
189 we’re known as a religious type of people so the way they viewed me was different, but it wasn’t that
190 hard and we’re good now.

191 Q5. It’s fine, they treat me just fine

192 Q6. I thought I won’t be accepted as I am now, towards my family, and even with father, I really
193 thought would be hard on his part to accept me before because I’m a boy and their expectations of me
194 were different but everything’s good

195 Q7. I didn’t like voice out or come out to them directly that I am what I am right now and I feel like
196 they just knew the fact that I’m gay because it was becoming obvious. But I came out to them when I
197 was in grade 5

198 Q8. For me it was much better that I came out to them at such an early stage like me crossdressing
199 and I expressed myself through that because I think it would give me a hard time or situation if I hid
200 the true me

201 Q9. No answer

202 Q10. I feel much more comfortable when I express myself to them the true me because it’s hard in
203 my opinion to keep hiding your true self to other people

204 FQ: who are these people?

205 A: family, friends and peers

206 Q11. I think this stigma should be stopped already, we are in 2023 already and we should be more
207 inclusive and open

208 Q12. To be honest, sometimes I do have trouble with that particular issue, especially with other
209 straight people, although not all, some feel troubled when we approach them or uneasy but that’s not
210 the case because we have standards

211 Q13. Sometimes, not all the time though since some people already know me, but there are instances
212 like that when they have this unusual stare that they give, with a little bit of teasing

213 Q14. I’m with a cool and open-minded family

214 Q15. Actually, I’m comfortable with them, they make me feel safe

215 TRANSCRIPT 9 (PARTICIPANT 09) JANNA PEDROSA – 9 GRAPES

216 Q1. No, because I see that other people are toxic and others just act close with you but you don’t
217 know they’re already backstabbing you behind your back. It happens nowadays and I don’t like it, I’d
218 rather stay silent and not talk much to people. As I bisexual I feel safe and don’t too

219 Q2. They keep asking me questions like ‘why are you like that?’ ‘Why did you become bi, you’re a
220 girl right?’ and all I can say is it’s what I want so mind you own business. I get used to it most of the
221 time and I don’t pay any attention to it either

222 Q3. I have experienced feeling disgusted of myself, because once I like a girl, I ask myself a lot of
223 questions. Something I feel like I’m straight then when I had a gf, I felt unease and I really don’t like
224 it. I can’t explain it. But I like girls.

225 FQ: when you said you asked a lot of questions to yourself, what were these questions?

226 A: like why do I like girls instead of boys, I’m just traumatized with boys because of what my papa
227 told me about them

228 Q4. My family’s okay with me being bisexual since my sister is bisexual as well as long as I do good
229 in school. My classmates also know that I’m bisexuals, and I interact with boys too.

230 Q5. My friends are supportive of me being bisexual, and sometimes they pick up habits from me
231 because they also want to be bisexual since they also find girls attractive. But there are people who
232 tell me that I’m not fit of becoming a bisexual because I’m too feminine even though I’m not that
233 girly.

234 Q6. I feel like they’ll be angry towards me because I’m like this, papa once said to not engage in a
235 romantic relationship with other girls because it is considered sinful. When they noticed how the way
236 I act was becoming boyish, my sister concluded that “ah you must like girls, maybe you have a gf, I
237 can tell by the way you dress and act” and I once also took a girl home.

238 Q7. I told them last year when I was grade 7, so it was at the start of the year
239 Q8. I didn’t really tell them directly; they just sort of noticed it and I eventually told them that I like
240 girls and not boys

241 Q9. No answer

242 Q10. To other people, not all the time, because they sometimes down you purposely, the way they act
243 and the way they stare and speak. My friends however are supportive of me as well as my family

244 Q11. They should not do these to other people, because it’s the people or us that decide for ourselves,
245 we want to be like this, they shouldn’t have a say in that. Though I know that it’s sinful it’s still our
246 decision to be like this

247 Q12. No, I don’t, I’m a friendly person and the way I interact with people is I trust them easily but I
248 sometimes see their true colors. And I also go along with the boys. I am mostly friends with straight
249 and bisexual people.

250 Q13. I don’t experience that kind of treatment

251 Q14. Sometimes my family is not supportive of me with being bisexual. My father wants me to
252 change but I don’t want to simple because I want to decide for myself and I always tell my sister
253 ginny that I also like girls like her. My father is strict and he doesn’t want me to have a girlfriend. But
254 he’s supportive of me being bisexual now and thinks it will only be and will ever be crushes and stuff
255 and that I’m not really allowed yet to have a girlfriend. The past relationship that I had in the past was
256 kept hidden from my family except to my sister ginny

257 Q15. They’re good influence and some are bad, the way they talk and the way they stare, I can
258 already tell that they’re saying things towards me, bad things. My friends sometimes tell me that I
259 shouldn’t be bisexual because I’m a girl and I should stay as a girl and that I shouldn’t like girls
260 because I’m a girl. A boy is much more suited for me they say. All I say to them is I also don’t know
261 why but I like girls

262 TRANSCRIPT 10 (PARTICIPANT 10) MA. EUNICE LAGO – 12 ARIES

263 Q1. It will depend on various aspects like in some cases I may feel safe and accepted as an
264 LGBTQIA+ student in my school or community, and this could be due to policies like supportive
265 educators and a welcoming environment. In some situations, I may feel comfortable expressing my
266 gender identity. However, in other cases I may not feel safe inside my school or community due to
267 discrimination, bullying or lack of acceptance towards LGBTQIA+

268 FQ: can you state some instances where you feel discriminated?

269 A: like educators who don’t really accept LGBTQ, they say stuff to students how being part of the
270 LGBTQ goes against the word of God, I don’t really like hearing that kind of things or topic

271 Q2. I feel safe because I’m strong, I can defend myself

272 Q3. Since I’m an LGBTQ individual, they question me why I’m like this considering the fact that I’m
273 a girl
274 Q4. I always get told to stop being like that because its bad or disgusting and it goes against God and
275 the rule, I should quit being like this and that I need to change the way I see myself because I should
276 not be like this. They also said that this is just a phase and soon over time you’ll go back to liking
277 boys or men again

278 Q5. From my family, some of the members don’t really accept the fact that I’m like this while from
279 friends they accept me for who I am. And some of my relatives know while some don’t, in which
280 some disagree with it since they’re religious

281 Q6. I thought my family will not be able to accept it, while my friends can already figure out that I’m
282 like this so it’ll be much easier for them to accept me. The outcome was that no one was really
283 against it except from my relative’s part

284 Q7. I think my family already knew because it was obvious already, and I came out to them around
285 grade 6, while some of my friends knew that I like girls and some don’t. it was around junior high
286 when some of them already knew that I like girls

287 Q8. Junior high, why? Because they can already notice that I’m like this so I told them the truth
288 instead of hiding it ‘til it last.

289 Q9.

290 Q10. Yes, because they already know who I really am, and they respect me

291 Q11. They should not do this kind of thing to other people because this is our true self but they won’t
292 accept it, they should respect us

293 Q12. It depends on the people, I have no problem with socializing with open minded people, but
294 those who aren’t, it’s a bit difficult

295 Q13. No, I don’t experience/ receive those kind of treatments

296 Q14. So far so good, but when it comes to male members in my family, they oppose with the fact that
297 I’m like this, but my female family members don’t

298 Q15. Open minded people