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Ate Glow on Angelina Mead King: Love knows no gender

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/entertainment2/07/14/ateglow-kingmead_071516.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Ate Glow and Angelina Mead King. Photos from Yolanda Salome Libre on Facebook/Angelina Mead King on Instagram</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - Former stand-up comedian and impersonator Ate Glow shared her views about businessman and car enthusiast Ian King, who recently came out as a trans woman.Ate Glow, formerly known as Rene Boy Facunla, is a trans woman who now goes by the name Renee Hampshire. She <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/04/16/look-comedian-ate-glow-marries-partner-in-london">married</a> her British boyfriend last week.King, on the other hand, is now known as Angelina Mead King. She is married to model Joey Mead.In an interview with the entertainment website <a href="http://www.pep.ph/news/63762/strongpep-exclusivestrong-ate-glow-pag-nagmahal-ka-walang-kasarian-yun">Pep</a>, Ate Glow said her story as well as Angelina&#x27;s only show that love transcends gender.&quot;I don&#x27;t know them personally... So &#x27;yung situation nila, it only proves that love knows no gender,&quot; she said, adding, &quot;Hindi naiintindihan ng ibang mga tao na &#x27;yung situation ni Ian (Angelina) eh mahirap. Coming out is a personal battle.&quot;&quot;Iba ang sitwasyon ng mga transgender women. It&#x27;s a long road to finding one&#x27;s self.&quot;Ate Glow went on to note differences between her and Angelina even if they are both trans women.&quot;I am a straight transgender woman. Kasi my partner is a guy and he sees me as a woman,&quot; she said.She said Angelina, on the other hand, underwent a &quot;male to female transition.&quot;Explaining Angelina&#x27;s relationship with a woman, Ate Glow said: &quot;She had to &#x27;correct&#x27; herself so she can identify herself as a woman... Kahit woman na &#x27;yung transgender, pwede siyang maging lesbian.&quot;

Former stand-up comedian and impersonator Ate Glow shared her views about businessman and car enthusiast Ian King, who recently came out as a trans woman. 