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'Drag Race PH' star M1ss Jade So on being trans: 'Hindi 'to pinipili, ito tayo'

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="" Drag="" Race="" season="" contestants="" M1ss="" Jade="" So="" and="" Captivating="" Katkat="" share="" how="" they="" embrace="" being="" a="" trans="" woman="" in="" the="" premiere="" episode="" of="" show="" aired="" on="" August="" Screenshot="" from="" WOW="" Presents="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/08/02/20230802-drag.jpg"/><figcaption>&#x27;Drag Race Philippines&#x27; season 2 contestants M1ss Jade So and Captivating Katkat share how they embrace being a trans woman in the premiere episode of the show aired on August 2, 2023. <em>Screenshot from WOW Presents Plus</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — &quot;Hindi &#x27;to pinipili, ito tayo.&quot;</p><p>These were the words of &quot;Drag Race Philippines&quot; season 2 contestant M1ss Jade So when asked about how she realized that she identifies as a trans woman, in the pilot episode of the reality series.</p><p>While they were preparing for the runway, contestant Nicole Pardaux asked trans hopefuls M1ss Jade and Captivating Katkat about their gender identity.</p><p>&quot;Actually, hindi siya pinag-isipan,&quot; Katkat said.</p><p>&quot;Ever since I&#x27;ve been like a woman,&quot; M1ss Jade added.</p><p>&quot;Ako rin, bagets pa ako,&quot; Katkat agreed.</p><p>M1ss Jade stressed that being trans is not just a choice but simply who they are. &quot;Sabi, &#x27;Bakit mo ba piniling maging trans?&#x27; Pipiliin ba nating ma-discriminate? Hindi &#x27;to pinipili, ito tayo,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Kaya kami naging strong, alam mo kung bakit? Kasi nu&#x27;ng bata pa lang kami nabu-bully na kami sa pagiging ganito namin. Noong lumalaki na kami, hindi na pwede &#x27;to, hindi na tama &#x27;to,&quot; Katkat added. </p><p>Katkat said she is happy to be with a fellow trans woman in the competition to help represent the community.</p><p>&quot;Nakaka-proud na magkasama kami ni Jade dito sa season 2 kasi kami &#x27;yung first ever na representative ng trans dito sa &#x27;Drag Race Philippines,&#x27; ta&#x27;s magka-seat mates pa kami. Trans power talaga kaming dalawa, combined force,&quot; she said. </p><p>Both also expressed hope that the SOGIE Equality Bill would be passed in order to address discrimination against the LGBT community in the country.</p><p>&quot;Kailangan talaga &#x27;yung SOGIE Bill kasi akala nila it&#x27;s for our rights lang, pero hindi naman siya eh — it&#x27;s for all,&quot; Katkat said. </p><p>&quot;The fact na napapag-usapan natin siya here, mas malaki &#x27;yung chance na ma-raise awareness. We don&#x27;t want to be just tolerated, we want to be accepted. People, you need to open up your minds,&quot; she added. </p><p>&quot;Drag Race Philippines&quot; airs new episodes on Wednesdays on WOW Presents Plus and HBO Go, along with its &quot;Untucked&quot; segment.</p><p>Precious Paula Nicole was crowned as the first winner of &quot;Drag Race Philippines&quot; at the conclusion of the competition series last year.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/12/22/precious-paula-nicole-is-the-1st-drag-race-ph-winner">Precious Paula Nicole is the first &#x27;Drag Race Philippines&#x27; winner</a></li></ul><p>The Emmy Award-winning original series has featured the talents of Filipino drag queens in the US and several overseas editions through the years.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2288385" width="100%"></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>

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'Drag Race PH' star M1ss Jade So on being trans: 'Hindi 'to pinipili, ito tayo'

Josiah Antonio,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 02, 2023 11:49 PM PHT

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