01/06/2026
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฌ! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
In the Philippines, imported narratives of identity politics have been used to depoliticize, fragment and neutralize the LGBTQ+ struggle. Under the guise of โinclusion,โ imperialist states and corporations have promoted a version of LGBTQ+ rights that is divorced from the material conditions of the majority. However, in sharp contrast to the co-opted narratives peddled by US imperialism, there are those who took the path of revolutionary struggle: LGBTQ+ comrades who chose to dedicate their lives to the fight for national and social liberation.
๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐โ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ (๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ฎ โ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ)
Jethro Isaac Ferrer, known to the masses and comrades as Ka Pascual, was martyred on November 13, 2023, in Mindoro at the hands of the fascist 76th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army. As a student in the University of the Philippines Los Baรฑos, he quickly grasped the structural roots of exploitation and became a cultural worker and propagandist, using his skill in video production as a Devlopment Communication undergraduate to expose the violence of the system and help organize students, workers, and artists into the mass movement. In 2010, he made the principled decision to join the New Peopleโs Army, fulfilling a childhood dream to be a fighter for the oppressed. As a gay person, Ka Pascualโs life was by itself a defiance of reactionary gender norms. Comrades would often describe his voice as firm, clear, and steady โ a voice that could cut through chaos and still be heard even during a firefight. It was in the peopleโs movement that he found not only the cause worth living and dying for, but also love and companionship with a fellow revolutionary, further deepening his commitment to serve the masses without reserve.
๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐โ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ (๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ญ โ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ)
Kaliska Dominica Peralta was a revolutionary le***an and Red fighter. A former varsity athlete at University of the Philippines Diliman, she exemplified strength not only on the softball field, but also in the political arena. She earned the admiration of her peers when she led a protest outside the UP School of Economics in 2014 against Budget Secretary Butch Abad. She stormed her way through the crowd to confront the reactionary official. Kal brought this same fire to the countryside, integrating with the Lumad and peasant masses of Mindanao as a member of the New Peopleโs Army. Beloved by the communities she served, she became a source of joy and hope even in the most difficult terrains. However, on April 10, 2024, her life was brutally taken. Ka Rekka was unarmed when she was accosted and summarily executed by elements of the AFP and PNP.
๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐โ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ (๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ต โ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ)
Ka Dahlia, or Dee Supelenas, a proud transwoman and former student leader from UP Cebu, was among the seven Red fighters martyred on April 27 this year in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. She led campaigns for safe and equitable education during Duterteโs militarist lockdown, exposing the regimeโs failures in addressing the pandemic. As a student leader, she made historic strides in securing the right of trans and gender-diverse students to wear clothing aligned with their identities during graduation rites and to be recognized by their chosen names. Yet Dee knew that the struggle for genuine liberation extended beyond the walls of the university. She brought her sharp intellect, courage, and compassion to the countryside by joining the New Peopleโs Army in Negros, integrating with the toiling masses and committing herself fully to the peopleโs war. In the face of patriarchy, transphobia, and state repression, Ka Dahlia stood tall and resolute.
Ka Pascual, Ka Rekka and Ka Dahlia faced rejection, harassment, and invisibility early in life. Yet, instead of turning inward, they turned outward: to the masses, to the collective struggle, to the revolutionary movement. They recognized that LGBTQ+ people suffer from landlessness, joblessness, militarization, and displacement, and that their struggle is inseparable from the broader fight against imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucrat capitalism. In doing so, they challenged the reactionary view aimed at containing the LGBTQ+ struggle within the confines of liberal reformism. They asserted, unequivocally, that q***r people have a place in the revolution. โค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐ป
