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Andrea Brillantes honored to represent LGBT community with new series 'Drag You and Me'

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Andrea Brillantes. Photo from Dreamscape Entertainment." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/05/27/20230527-andrea-brillantes.jpg"/><figcaption>Andrea Brillantes. <em>Photo from Dreamscape Entertainment.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — &quot;Thank you, goal ko &#x27;yan.&quot;</p><p>This is how Andrea Brillantes reacted when asked how she felt to be considered a gay icon by the LGBT community. </p><p>&quot;Gustong-gusto ko talagang maging gay icon, bilang parte ako ng community na &#x27;to at ally din ako. Siyempre it&#x27;s an honor, sobra talaga,&quot; she said.</p><p>Brillantes credited the LGBT community for helping her grow as an actress when she was still starting.</p><p>&quot;Kasi lumaki po ako with my mom, lahat ng friends ay parte ng community na ito at maaga akong nagtrabaho, na-expose ako sa community na &#x27;to kasi sa industriya kong &#x27;to ang dami natin dito,&quot; the actress said.</p><p>&quot;Sila &#x27;yung naging best friends ko, sila &#x27;yung nagturo sa &#x27;kin ng pag-aawra, pag-gay lingo. Kumbaga binuild nila kung sino ako ngayon. &#x27;Yung personality na meron ako ngayon, dahil din sa kanila, and to be able to represent this, sa generation sobra akong nagpapasalamat,&quot; she added.</p><p>The &quot;Drag You and Me&quot; lead actress hopes that she will make an impact in educating her generation to be more accepting of the LGBT community. </p><p>&quot;Gusto kong malaman ng generation ko kung saan ba talaga tungkol ang drag, kung saan ba talaga tungkol ang community na &#x27;to. Hindi lang sa generation kung &#x27;di sa generation na hindi pa rin kayang tanggapin &#x27;to,&quot; she said. </p><p>Episodes of &quot;Drag You and Me&quot; will be available on iWantTFC starting June 2.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RH7m0lINezA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Andrea Brillantes hopes that she will make an impact in educating her generation to accept the LGBT community. 

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Andrea Brillantes honored to represent LGBT community with new series 'Drag You and Me'

Josiah Antonio,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 27, 2023 08:02 AM PHT

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Updated May 27, 2023 08:13 AM PHT

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