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In April 2019, I was in a rural area in the Northern Philippines doing research on the experiences of poor teenagebakla Nonetheless, they are afraid of telling both their relatives and friends about their sexual orientation because they fear stigmatization and resentment from people who are close to them. This is arguably their version of the dreaded process of coming out – saying that they are not attracted, at least only, to another male.
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