BB Gandanghari was reportedly denied entry in a bar and restaurant in Metrowalk, Pasig City, because of cross-dressing. "What special right does [name of bar and restaurant] have that they can just force human beings to conform their gender expression to the gender expression traditionally associated with their assigned sex at birth?" wrote BB on her blog entry.

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you're a shame to the religious group you once belong! mahiya ka naman sa balat mo! quote ka pa ng quote ng mga bible verses at mga sinasabi ni Jesus Christ...manginig ka naman!

sorry for this very late reaction...but i cant help but comment.

i agree with homuncullus 294...
kadiri tlga c rustom, ang sakit pa sa mata ng mga pinag gagawa niya at pinag susuot niya.....

rustom, wag n wag kang mag mention tungkol sa christian upbringing mo.i know ur religious background and ur a shame to you once belong...!

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I understand your sentiments.But this is pinas iba..you know what I mean BB,baligtarin man ang mundo lalaki ka pa rin. Sa tingin ko naman hindi ka violate kasi me paalala sa inyo,about sa pananamit diyan sa aruba bar.That is the Consequence.

Tanong ko lang.

Ano kaya ang legal opinion dito? Dapat kaya magsampa ng kaso si BB para lang malaman ito?

Damit lang naman iyon di ba? at manood lang naman, ininvite pa nga. Araw-araw ay ganon din naman ang soot niya. GAnoon siya eh.

Nakakatakot kasi kung kapag may nangaabuso ng karapatan ng iba ay baka lumabis pa rito.

Naku BB huwag munang palakihin ang issue dito napaka OA mo.

jeans kasi are unisexual at i'm sure that everybody knows it. let's say naka-jeans nga si bb, pero over-all, she still looked like a cross-dresser, wala talaga. hehehe hayaan nyo na si adoboworld, wala tayong magagawa if that person really looks up to bb gandanghari. feelings nya yan eh. not everything everyone believes in is based on skillful tongues but on the sense of the words and the former, too.

sayang, rustom could've been so respectable because he was so true when he admitted to everyone that he's gay. fashion-wise, yeah, bb's beauty and statement are really appreciated by many, like me. but as time goes by, seems like she's abusing people's understanding and trying to corrupt minds because of her quot;paawa dahil sa diskriminasyonquot; effect. she's becoming oa in the real sense of the word.

nga pala, tearhere, thanks for complimenting my comment.

itong si adoboworld pati mga kamoteng kahoy sa kabukiran pinag-diskitahan pa. hay naku naman talaga, 'yung cross-dressing issue napunta na sa pakinisan ng balat. fluency, please!!!

OA

makisig, you are right, hindi lang gays ang cross dresser, even rockstars or other MALEstraight celebrities do cross dressing for fun or for fashion. Hindi totoong discrimination sa gays ang rules ng bar na no cross dressing. Maraming gays na respetado dyan at hindi nakaka feel ng discrimination, dahil na rin siguro sa ipinapakita nila sa tao na dapat din silang irespeto. Anong right right ang pinagsasabi ni rustom, lahat ng bar or kahit establishments meron sariling rules. Gusto lang palakihin ang issue.

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Aruba bar is not discriminating people, they have the right to impose rules and sets of policies. Rustom has gone overboard with his cross-dressing stint. while rustom has the right to cross-dress the same must not prejudice the right of others

There's nothing wrong with expressing yourself through cross-dressing or whatnot but keep in mind that there are still rules that you have to follow. Kahit saang establishment ka pumunta may kanya-kanyang policy and procedures that they need to uphold. Learn to respect yourself and then maybe, just maybe, others wil learn to respect you.

TARAY 'NO?!

Peace tayong lahat! Comment ko lang yun! I love you all!!

Mr. Rustom Padilla, lahat ng establishment, and lahat ng tao for that matter, pwede silang gumawa ng sarili nilang set of policies as guidelines to follow, hindi discrimination yon for so long as before you enter the establishment, you are already notified of them. Huwag ka nang mag paka martir dyan at make it appear na prejudicial sa mga gay and aruba because maraming gay na nakakapasok dyan who are APPROPRIATELY DRESSED. ikaw lang kasi ang walang delikadesa at nag co crossdressing in public na parang walang batas na sinusunod. mahiya ka naman kung hindi sa sarili mo, para na lang sa pamilya mo!

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ewan ko ba pwede naman maging isang gay ng hindi nagdadamit babae eh.

Im starting 2 think that Rustom aka BB actually knows beforehand abt the policies of Aruba..and he came there deliberately wearing a woman's clothes just so to make an issue abt the bar's rule..Ive been in Aruba before en mrmi din gay nagpupunta dyan,en they enjoy being there,yun mga disenteng bakla nag-eenjoy jan sa Aruba..ikaw lng Rustom ang gumawa ng issue tungkol jan..I commend Aruba for not bending their rules just so u cud enter the bar dressing lyk a woman,while other gays lyk ur kind choose to wear appropriate clothings just so they cud enter the said place..hndi sa lahat ng panahon u will be excused kse gay ka,at pag di ka napag-bigyan sa pagwawala mo eh u will cry foul..Ikaw na yata ang pnka-OA na bading that ds country has ever known.

I AGREE WITH DUTCHGODDESS

i heard that rustom was warned

beforehand by his assistant about

aruba's policies, pero sumige pa rin

siya.

i think rustom went to aruba for

PUBLICITY! alam mo na ngang bawal ang

cross dresser sumige ka pa rin kaya

sino ang mali?

to be honest, i dont like the pasosyal

image that rustom is showing the

public. sa totoo lang baduy syang

manamit. mas rerespetuhin ka ng mga

tao kung ilalagay mo sa tama ang

mga pinaggagagawa mo rustom!

no offense sa ibang mga gays kasi

marami rin naman akong gay friends pero

inilalagay nila ang mga sarili nila sa

tama.

sa mga pinoy na taga europe o san francisco ek ek dyan. pwede ba, ang OA niyo. huwag dalhin ang pagka PC niyo sa pilipinas at di uubra yan. wala naman yun sa pagka bakla ni rustom, nagkataon lang isa siyang baklang cross~dresser, meron ding mga rock star na straight na cross~dresser din and their case would be no different. stop being such drama queens. aruba is a private establish and they reserve the right to impose such rules.

am not bragging, just want to enlighten some minds saying that some people whose now in foreign countries are chambermaids, etc etc and whats the problem if some of them are maids? yaya etc? theyre earning dollars, euro or pounds, working clean and not stealing unlike sa iba dyan eh puro tsismis inaatupag. and to RUSTOM he has the right to express her/himself. that Aruba bar should not be stupid to impose rules, in which to the point that theyre discriminating people. wake up.

you asked what special rights Aruba Bar have....well, lets see, shall we...athey have the same right you're trying to impose on people that you're a woman and you want respect, and lets face the fact that you're a man and not a woman..bhey, they're the one that owns the place, dah!...cthey're human being just like yourself same as you said and when they set up those rules if you want to get in you have to follow them, if you dont, then shut up and go some place else...its as simple as that because the Aruba Bars want to be accepted too as decent establishment....they're just like you, Aruba Bar wanna be respected too by following their rules on dress code, dah!

You don't have to brag about being mayaman! If you think that mentality makes a country backward, I would say your kind makes it too, tawag doon - Ipokrita!

Naiintindihan ko kung bakit nagset ng ganyang rules ang ibang business. Gusto nilang mag-enjoy ang mga customers nila sa show at hindi sa ibang customer na quot;naiibaquot;. Unang-una Rustom alam mong kilala ka ng mga tao noon pa at higit ngayon na nagpalit ka na ng pagkatao. Kung may prinsipyo ka, may prinsipyo din yung Club. Pasensya ka na lang dahil iba ang prinsipyo nila kaysa sa iyo. Iniisip nila ang mas nakararami kaysa sa isa.

shame on you rustom! you don't know what you're talking about, about christian upbringing, about God's commandments... No matter what you think or say or do, you are a MAN and not a WOMAN....and what you quote from the bible, pls. don't twist it just to justify your karnal mind.

ay naku! ang yabang naman ng ibang nagko comment dito. pakialam namin sa mga yaman na pinagyayabang mo day, tsaka kumg maid man sila caregiver o tagalinis ng kubeta labas ka na doon. ay naku! nasira ang pagbabasa ko dito dahil sa kayabangan mo. hmppp.

am here in europe and thanks God am not a maid instead we are employing people, thanks God am lucky enough. and its not because of beliefs that makes the country backwards, its the mentality. Go rustom express yourself.

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gerri
April 27, 2009
12:14 PM

rustom, yes I did call you rustom because you will always be a man no matter how you're dressed, you will never be a woman. some people have a problem with that, some are cool with it, you can't demand everyone to drop their principles just to entertain yours. take it or go somewhere else, that's the name of the game BB.

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Dami maganda comments dito pero this for me is one of the best...

Ito lang ang masasabi ko: To all crossdressing gays out there, stay away from this bar. You can hang out in other establishments that accept people for their individuality. This bar obviously doesn't want you and you don't need to go there. There are better bars out there.

to pag ginusto nila, paano?pag tinaas nila ang oil price asahan mo tataas din ang bilihin dito, mas hawak nila tayo compare sa US at Europe

so ang ibig niyo sabihin backwards din ang arab nations sa mga paniniwala, if you will consider the facts, as of press time mas mayaman ang mga arab nations compare sa mga bansa na sinasabi niyo sa europe!why?dahil nagtatanggal na ng mga trabaho at sobrang apektado na s krisis, apat ang tiyahin ko jan na nakapag asawa ng mga puti, baka ikaw katulong ka lang jan kaya wag ka masydao mayabang, natatawa na lang kami sa boracay sa mga trying hard mag british accent pero mga chambermaid lang pala, yung mga aunties ko nga na naka jackpot sa mga asawa nila at nakabili ng mga resorts sa boracay walang ka accent accent may punto pang bisaya, back to topic, sa arab countries for example, saudi, maraming bawal jan kahit nga mga babae bawal ang revealing ang damit, what more kung crossdresser na bakla, ewan ko lang kung hindi ka ngumawa sa kakaiyak pag napagtripan ka ng mga arabo dahil walang tutulong sayo dun kahit ngumawa ka pa, underdevelop ba sila?hindi dahil sumusunod sila sa batas nila, tumataas nga bilihin natin di

ano ba discrimination dun? di naman sinabing bawal ang gay. Meron lang sila dress code policy. OA naman ng iba dito. And pls lang..pwede ba tigilan ng iba dito ang pag gamit sa pangalan ng Diyos sa issue na ito. ang babaw.

this is one example of discrimination, its very clear. sometimes, i get sick to think about the stupidity of my fellow countrymen there in the philippines. i get sick about their mentality. gays/homo/lesbian should be respected, theyre also human being, with the right to live and to enjoy life and have the right to be respected. open up your eyes countrymen! be open minded and thou shall not discriminate people. thats why philippines is really backwards... huh.... in this place where i live now homos/lesbians have rights! i also have strong beliefs in God but im not stupid, stupidity is the hindrance of everything success/developmentthats why philippines will never/ever progress. sigh....

Dutchgoddess, actually God's original message in the bible has been tainted by men hence the different versions of the bible. However some of God's original messages still remain- and all the principal religions of the world are in agreement that homosexuality is a MAJOR sin! So you're point is that as long as paedophiles do not kill, then it is fine for them to carry on doing their immoral acts!? Only those lacking in knowledge and faith in God can ask such futile questions as you did-quot;You mean God willed poverty and people to die of terminal illnesses?quot; - What stupidity is this? Of course God willed for those things to happen, just as he gave us our own free will, just as he allowed good and evil to happen in the world. Otherwise how else would God determine those strong enough to follow his message, despite of trial and tribulations in life, and hence deserve to go to heaven.

the heck! those people who comdemn people get lost! you don't have the right duh! get a life!

hay naku naman yung bar na yan daming arte para naman nila dinidiscriminate and mga taong mahihihirap at bakla na nagsusuot babae dito nga sa europe mayamang bansa pero walang discrimination kya umaasenso cla..dapat isara nyo nalang ang bar nyo..

blisshan 337-8

Excuse me! You are full of rubbish!

You mean God's will din ang poverty? God's will din na mamatay ang barkada mo dahil sa cancer? Or God's will din na mabuhay ka na maitim at pangit ang mukha?

I mean those people writing the Bible come from the age even before the world was discovered round.

Yes, the Bible gives a numerous wisdom on being a good person and how to live your life without stealing and killing, etc. The Popes in Rome before the turn of the century were the ones proclaiming WAR and DEATH to their opponents. They are even allowed to marry and have children.

Tapos ngayon nag-iba na ang rules ng Bible?? Akala ko ba hinde pwede pumatay o mag asawa ang Pope? Tapos ngayon iba na kase sabi ng Bible???

Open your eyes, look at reality! Those people that I admire and look up to are those WHO DO NOT JUDGE people... their religions, their preferences or even their decisions. As long as they did not kill

restaurants has an ambience set and a reputation to protect as part of their business strategy. it's not like jollibee that anyone can get access to. there are house rules for these restaurants and as such requires to project an image congruent with their mission as a company. It doesn't matter whoever VIP enters as guest, much less this Ms. Rustoma.

..if you did you would not wake up everyday trying to change what he had decreed you to be ...a MAN!

This is my personal opinion on the issue, which I posted on Rustom's blog- whether he'll post it or not is another matter:

Post to Rustom;

Awwwww that is so sad that you were treated that way.. if only you'd thought about not listening to the perverted voices in your head, telling you to rebel against the conforms of society!

If only you thought about reading the bible over and over again, and reflected on the destruction of those who practiced sodomy!

If only you had used your common sense to ponder on the gender which God gave you at birth. God created Adam and Eve after all, not Adam and Steve, so the human race can procreate!

ahhhh..if only...
then Rustom you wouldn't fell the need to criticise those still left in the world, who are not morally or ethically bankrupt, who still have a fear in God.

Do not keep referring to God in your media statements, as clearly you do not have a fear in God. If you did, you wo

parehas lang OA ang aruba at si bb.yong lang!!! it's a tie!

I could understand the other rules set by the said bar and restaurant but 'Cross-dressingquot;. It is a sexual preference, something that we all have a right to claim. It is not indecency nor disrespect to the establishment, it is a plain expression of individuality. So for BB, my words of consolation quot;Hush Girl, you are who you are and though I do not totally understand why, I fully respect you and the life that you are trying to havequot;.

an2ni walang kinalaman ang incorrigibly sa pagiging baduy, ibig sabihin nun, matigas ang ulo. Example Merong ginawang against sa rules ng bar at pinagsabihan na... di pa rin tumitigil. Actually, maraming bar sa metro manila ang merong same rules, and quite frankly, kahit ano pa ang sabihin ni BB Gandanghari, hindi sya babae, kung gusto nya sana manood ng concert, nagbihis na lang sya, dapat di nya ginawang big deal yun. I'm not against gay people, pero wag naman sanang OA.

medyo agree ako ng konti kay rustom...este bb daw!....parang super arte in a way ng aruba bar to make such policy! dito na lang sa nakasult sa ibaba ng policy ni na....

quot;Management reserves the right to refuse entry to those who are inappropriately dressed, threat to security, mentally depraved, incorrigibly uncool.quot;

pati mga uncool na tao...meaning ba baduy? hehehe.......super naman kala mo naman high class na bar!

pro naman kasi bb......ang mga damit mo radical!......she daw oh!

in the first place hindi ka naman babae, bakit mas mataray ka pa sa aming mga babae at sino ka?parang kailan lang umiiyak ka sa PBB to accept you at sinasabi mo na disenteng bakla ka dahil as you observed from the states hindi nag ko crossdress ang mga bading pero ngayon ito ka, mahirap talaga paniwalaan ang mga salita ng mga artista, siguro ganyan din ang naramdaman mo nung pinagtaguan ka ng isang young star dahil sa kakakulit mo sa kanya, ayaw niya sayo eh tapos sasabihin mo discrimination, 40 years old knb talaga?bakit hindi ka matured?yung pag baban ng Bar na yun sa mga cross dressers eh normal right nila yan, its the same thing to SM movie worlds nung pinatupad nila ang ban sa mga bold movies, pinaabot pa yan sa senado pero walang nangyari dahil as well as you meron din silang business rights

haizzt!BB before you were very accepted to the people of what you are and what you feel for being a woman pero sana hangang doon nalang yun. hindi ka na nagtransform pa into another characther kasi you are still rustom..kaya nagtatampo mga kapatid mo sau..tanggap ka na man nila for what you are..hindi mo na kailangan pang maging woman in all aspects noh!

perhaps the management of aruba was thinking of the safety of these gay guys. i mean if they're cross-dressed, they'll more likely be targets of discriminatory comments, right? so to avoid such incidents, they opted to disallow cross-dressing.

sa totoo lang nakakasuka ang mga ginagawa ngayon ni rustom. maraming bakla sa showbiz pero di sila kasing landi ng gay na ito. kapag napapanood ko nga siya para natatawa ako kasi ang lagi ko naaalalaay ang binatang rustom..I cant believe he did all the chaos before just to hide his true identity. andami pa nadamay..but all the while trulala pala.. naniniwala talaga ako na kapag may usok, may apoy..di ba RG at AR??

i have nothing against gay guys, but rustom no matter how badly he denies it will always be a man. no operation, mental or physical re-alignment or whatever have you can ever change that. i can accept that fact that he's gay and that he cross dresses, but that's pretty much it. to claim with absolute certaintly that he's a woman is just well, insane.

bb,its about cross dressing. its not about gender or gay discrimination. don't make a big deal out of it. try to open your vocabulary baka then marealize mo what does it mean. hello!

Ang OA mo naman rustom, alangan naman na sila pa ang makisama sayo at sundin ang kapritso mo. Dapat ikaw ang flexible dahil nakikisama ka lang sa normal na mundo. Abnormal ka kasi. Sa totoo lang, pasalamat nga ang mga may psychological problems na katulad mo dahil tanggap na ng lipunan. KAya lang sumobra naman yata. Kung minsan talo pa ng bading ang mga babae, they are trying to dominate the world as if they belong but you cannot change the old rules my dear..I commend the integrity of the Aruba Bar and restaurant dahil di sila natinag and they follow their rules strictly.

hay nku rustom wake up noh isa kang bakla hindi ka babae nagka amnesia ka naman yata bigla naalala mo ung confession mo noon sa pbb sbi mo I'M GAY tpos biglang ngaun i'm a woman ang drama mo tumahimik ka nakakairita na

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