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MANILA -- &quot;Drag Race Philippines&quot; season 1 runner-up Marina Summers looked back on her journey as a drag artist on Friday.On ANC&#x27;s &quot;Headstart,&quot; Summers said she is fortunate to have family members and friends who have supported her along the way. &quot;The good thing about my family is I didn&#x27;t have to come out and I wish that for everyone else. You see, when you are surrounded by a family, by friends who support you in any possible way, eto &#x27;yung magiging resulta. I wish that for every household here in the Philippines,&quot; she said. Summers, who revealed she has been &quot;really gay&quot; ever since she was a child, said she started doing drag after discovering it as an art form. &quot;Sabi ko, I’m going to make a career out of drag because I love expressing the extension of myself through this art form. Sabi ko, &#x27;Bakla na ako before, pero mas may ibabakla pa pala ako.&#x27; And ang sarap sa feeling na you get to reach your full potential through drag,&quot; she said. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/02/23/look-marina-summers-featured-on-times-square-billboard">LOOK: Marina Summers featured on Times Square billboard in NYC</a></li></ul>In the interview, Summers was also asked to share her thoughts about the Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) Bill, saying it would a big help to their community.She pointed out that members of the LGBTQIA+ community, even those who have achieved success in their respective industries, still experience discrimination. &quot;It’s very glamorous to see that a lot of kids now are being accepted by their families, by the community. But there&#x27;s still a lot of things to be done,&quot; she said. &quot;Like for example, access to public spaces, I get denied because of the way I dress... So there&#x27;s a lot of things to be done.&quot; Below is the &quot;Headstart&quot; interview with Summers and gender equality advocate Queenmelo Esguerra.<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=2666541" 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>

'Drag Race Philippines' season 1 runner-up Marina Summers looked back on her journey as a drag artist on Friday. 