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WATCH: Issa Pressman, Fifth Solomon, Kevin Balot, and more in Netflix video for Pride Month

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MANILA -- &quot;I never wanted to hide, I wanted to be honest.&quot;Model and artist Issa Pressman made this statement in a video by Netflix in celebration of Pride Month.Released on Tuesday, the video features Filipino media personalities from the LGBTQIA+ community talking about how they were able to find the courage to express their true selves. &quot;I wanted my friends to know who I was. I wanted my family to know who I was and who I&#x27;m with,&quot; said Pressman, who made showbiz headlines early this year for being wrongly accused of breaking up the relationship of Nadine Lustre and James Reid.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/22/20/with-3-words-nadine-lustre-cleared-issa-pressman-in-her-breakup-heres-what-we-know-about-her">With 3 words, Nadine Lustre cleared Issa Pressman in her breakup. Here’s what we know about her.</a></li></ul>&quot;I remember a bunch of people telling me that if you come out on social media, you are going to lose your job,&quot; she added.Relating her struggles with a character from a Netflix series, Pressman went on: &quot;I would reflect my story onto Archie&#x27;s character from &#x27;Hollywood.&#x27; He knew what he had, he knew what he was proud about, and he wanted to share that to the world. He wanted to show his love to the world, risking it all. And that&#x27;s kind of like what I went through, and what I did for my life, too.&quot;She then encouraged the public, particularly those from the LGBTQIA+ community, to not be afraid to show who they really are.&quot;Post about your love life... or even if you&#x27;re single, post about the things you love, and about loving yourself,&quot; she said. Aside from Pressman, other personalities featured in the Netflix video include filmmakers Samantha Lee and Fifth Solomon, photographer BJ Pascual, beauty queen Kevin Balot, and emcee Marga Bermudez.&quot;When I was 22 I joined a reality show. Kasama ko doon sa show &#x27;yung aking twin brother na straight, si Fourth,&quot; Solomon said, referring to his stint in &quot;Pinoy Big Brother.&quot;&quot;Sinasabi nila na para akong bakla kumpara doon sa kambal ko. Pero naisip ko, kung hindi pa ako nagka-come out as a gay guy and I&#x27;m now being bashed, wala rin palang pagkakaiba. I should just embrace who I am, tell the world that I&#x27;m a gay man.&quot;Watch their video below:<script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/netflixph/videos/590016651925890/?v=590016651925890" data-width="auto"> </div>Netflix also released a survey of 900+ respondents in Metro Manila, Cebu, and Davao that showed Filipinos value representation of LGBTQIA+ people in entertainment.According to the survey, 63% of respondents said their perception was positively impacted by seeing LGBTQIA+ characters and themes on screen.Among the Netflix shows that &quot;spoke&quot; to Filipinos, as shown by the survey, were &quot;Die Beautiful,&quot; &quot;Born Beautiful,&quot; &quot;13 Reasons Why,&quot; &quot;Stranger Things,&quot; &quot;Sex Education,&quot; &quot;Riverdale,&quot; &quot;Itaewon Class,&quot; &quot;A Secret Love,&quot; &quot;The Umbrella Academy,&quot; and &quot;Romance is a Bonus Book.&quot;