📷Gloc 9 |philstar.com
MOST if not all fathers are not as welcoming and accepting as they are now of their sons who they discover to be gay.
I remember a Dolphy film of yore where he portrayed the flamboyant Facifica Falayfay. Playing his strict, homophobic dad was Panchito who’d stop at nothing to make Facifica act and feel like a real man.
To make it happen, Panchito needed the help of his other sons who’d teach their limp-wristed sibling some martial arts.
All that, however, was an exercise in futility.
In this day and age, I suppose none of it is happening anymore except that it’s not instantly easy for any father to live with the truth that he sires a man trapped in a woman’s body.
Today, never mind if his name will no longer be passed on to the next generation. What matters more is what makes his gender bender son both happy and productive, one who’ll grow to become God-fearing and law-abiding to top it all.
In showbiz, do we find parents whose offspring belong to the LGBTQIA+ community?
The list isn’t quite long though. But there’s Ian Veneracion, Ricky Davao (and Jackie Lou Blanco) and Sharon Cuneta (and Kiko Pangilinan) whose respective and proud daughters gravitate towards the circle.
What about gay sons?
Rapper-songwriter Gloc 9 seems the only one in the world of local music.
It was only recently when he confessed to having a gay son named Daniel. There was hardly any mention of Daniel’s basic info like age or if he also shares the same creative passion like his dad.
All that the proud dad shared is that he can’t wait to see Daniel’s achievements unfold.
Like any child who has well-kept secrets, according to Gloc 9, it took a while before Daniel mustered enough guts to tell his parents about his sexuality.
Regardless when the honest confession was made, the rapper-composer was 100% sure it was way before he came up with the gay-themed ditty Sirena back in 2012.
Little did Gloc 9 know that Sirena would later become the “national anthem” of gay men and women alike: “All I knew then was that I was so afraid to release its MTV.”
His fear stemmed from getting a wave of backlash from people who thought he was insensitive to the feelings of his subject: “While I was working on the song, I had to put on other people’s slippers or shoes to be able to empathize with them.”
Thankfully, upon its release Sirena got not even an ounce of opprobrium.
In fact–Gloc 9 proudly shared–there was this group of production people who came to his house to get him to talk about the song.
He offered much more, even inviting them to watch its MTV.
Much to his surprise, one in the group hailed the tailend of the material and even teared up. He told Gloc 9: “My best friend can relate to that very much…”
That time, Gloc 9 was totally clueless about Daniel’s identity. Could it be possible that his son simply waited for the song to get released, from which he drew the courage to tell his dad all?
Whatever, Gloc 9 has dedicated Sirena to Daniel–a proud work especially meant for a gay son he’s just as equally proud of.
