Quiet queerness among the Ayta people
Across many Indigenous Filipino communities, expressions of gender and identity have long existed outside mainstream definitions.
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Across many Indigenous Filipino communities, expressions of gender and identity have long existed outside mainstream definitions.
“For years, various tour operators have built a flourishing tourism industry on Ayta ancestral land, generating profit while the very people who have safeguarded these lands for generations receive little to nothing in return,” Katribu said in a statement.
The Aytas in sitio Sapang Kawayan, barangay Ayanguren in Capas, Tarlac are defending their ancestral domain against the incursion of government agency and large corporations.
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