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Miriam Quiambao apologizes for her statement about homosexuality; promises to do her best "to be more sensitive"

by Rose Garcia posted on April 30, 2012  STATS: 52835 Views | 67 Comments

This Twitter post of Miriam Quiambao elicited negative reactions from different sectors of the society: “Homosexuality is not a sin but it is a lie from the devil. Do not be deceived. God loves gays and wants them to know the truth.”

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Simula nang magdesisyon ang Miss Universe organizers na payagan nang sumali ang transgenders sa naturang beauty pageant kasama ng naturally-born women, samu’t saring mga komento na ang naglabasan mula sa iba’t ibang sektor.

Partikular na naging aktibo sa pagbibigay ng kanilang opinyon ukol dito ang LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders) at ang mga dating beauty contestants o titleholders.

Isa sa naging very vocal sa pagbibigay ng kanyang opinyon ay ang Miss Universe 1999 1st runner-up na si Miriam Quiambao.

Hindi pabor si Miriam sa desisyon na ito ng Miss Universe.

Ani Miriam sa kanyang Twitter account, “In my humble opinion, transgenders should not be allowed to join the MissU because it's only for REAL women."

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THE BOTTOM LINE. Pero hindi ang opinyon ni Miriam tungkol sa pagpayag na sumali ang transgenders—'tulad ni Jenna Talackova ng Canada—sa Miss Universe ang lumikha ng malaking ingay kundi ang ilan sa mga naging pahayag niya nang maging guest siya bilang “bottomliner” sa show ni Boy Abunda na Bottom Line noong Sabado, April 28.

Sa naturang episode, ang Ladlad Party List representative na si Bems Benedito ang naging panauhin ni Boy. 

Dito ay napag-usapan din ang tungkol sa transgenders, ang mga karapatan nila, at ang pagtanggap sa kanila.

Sa simula ay muling ipinahayag ni Miriam ang kanyang opinyon tungkol sa pagsali ng transgenders sa Miss Universe.

Aniya, “Being a representative of the country for the Miss Universe, I feel that Jenna Talackova, being a transgender, is just from a different category from the contest where I came from.

“I’m not saying that I’m better than he or he’s better than me.

“What I’m just saying is kumbaga sa boxing, merong lightweight, merong featherweight, merong heavyweight. 

“Gayundin ang Miss Universe at Mrs. Universe. Merong competition para sa may asawa, merong competition para sa single.

“Kung gusto ng mga transgender na sumali sa isang Universe competition, gumawa ng separate… ng Transgender Universe competition.”

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  • 67  withlove

    05/08/2012 | 02:55 PM
    Myriam does not need to apologize, she has simply given her honest opinion and nothing she has said was offensive. I do not however agree with her that homosexuality is not a sin because IT IS A SIN just like fornication, adultery, idolatry, coveting, stealing, murder etc. The popular thinking that God accepts and loves homosexuals, and that He made them as such is a great lie from the devil. The Bible says homosexuality is a sin Corinthians 1 6:9,10, Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, and so God cannot make one a homosexual nor can he accept or love a homosexual who continues to be one, otherwise God would contradict himself. Like any other sin, homosexuality can be overcome and be forgiven by our merciful God - when you come to Jesus and let Him change you.
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  • 66  StocksAndBonds

    05/06/2012 | 06:11 AM
    I don't see anything wrong with what she said, she simply stated an opinion that she's entitled to. She did not throw anybody under the bus at least she has a backbone just like Isabel Lopez and Melanie M. Di tulad ni Charlene, "whatever makes them happy, eh di go" ano daw?? Halatang takot kay Boy A. Many homosexuals themselves are not offended by the sentiments of Miriam and they themselves do not agree about having transgenders compete in Ms. U.
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  • 65  angel25

    05/05/2012 | 07:04 PM
    though Im amazed sa reactions ng straight guys, tanggap na rin talaga ang gays and transgenders to some degree, usually babae ang mga tigapagtanggol ng mga gays, now, even straight men defend them....
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  • 64  angel25

    05/05/2012 | 07:00 PM
    naging harsh naman talaga si Mirriam , di naman kasi kelangan pang gamitin yung words na judgment, a lie...ano yun?.....though minsan naman kasi yung ibang transgenders, sumosobra naman......kung gusto mo magpaka babae, go ahead, pero yung ipatanggap mo pa sa buong mundo na babae ka, by joining these women pageants, kalabisan na,....so expect other people to react....my take on this, transgenders still belong to a different category.....di pa rin naman talaga ganap yung pagkababae. dahil wala pa rin naman ovaries, at matres, di pa rin sila mabubuntis....akin lang, if you want to be respected, rumespeto din naman sana ang ilan sa iba....i respect din naman ang categories ng naturally born women....yun lang,
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  • 63  skittlesrainbow

    05/05/2012 | 08:51 AM
    sasali ako sa mr universe i'll be the FIRST LESBIAN contender!
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  • 62  universalpinoy

    05/03/2012 | 12:58 AM
    Mirriam wala ka nang career. wala wala! buti na lang hindi ka naging miss universe kasi yang sagot mo makitid. pati yung sago mo sa Miss Universe makitid. Ayan tuloy talo ka ni Mapule hehe
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  • 61  universalpinoy

    05/03/2012 | 12:53 AM
    amen to born again! yan na naman magngongolekta na naman ang mga apostol haha..magkano kaya ang kinita ng mga pastor dito? hehe sila ba yung namimilit magpunta sa church nila? meron na agad required contributions? at lahat ng mga ani at tanimim mo puro hingi? balasubas talaga yang mga yan!
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  • 60  universalpinoy

    05/03/2012 | 12:50 AM
    wag nyong ipagpilitan ang mga binasa nyo sa bible kasi hindi naman lahat christians ok? Atheist ako and am proud badaf!! hello mga sisters? Meron pong gay party any one to join us? Any takers? meron cocktail party, gays only ok? wag na straight kasi sila manggugulo lang sila magpapatsupa na magngingikil pa sa mga sisters. to Miss Universe, hindi naman patas kapag sasali ang transgender hehe. Ginawa lang yun ni Mr Trump para mapag usapan at tumaas ang rating ng NBC!
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  • 59  jianzz143

    05/02/2012 | 02:25 PM
    i agree sa mga comments dito..babae at lalaki lang po ang nilikha ng Diyos,,,ang pagiging homosexual ay di galing sa Diyos...choice ng tao yun...
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  • 58  jianzz143

    05/02/2012 | 02:19 PM
    TRUTH HURTS!!!..TALAGA...nagsasabi lang namn ng totoo si meriam..kahit bali-baliktarin mo pa..'di natin mababago na kasalanan sa Diyos...ang pagiging homosexual,,hindi religion ang issue dito kundi kung anu ang totoo na nakasulat sa bibliya...read 1CORINTHIANS 6:9-10-"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,[a] nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God"...GOD BLESS EVERYONE!!!
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  • 57  fujiko77

    05/02/2012 | 11:28 AM
    I agree with you leenaj630, wala palang katotohanan na maypagkakamali sa combination ng x and y sa DNA kaya nagiging gay ang isang lalaki... na prove ng scientists na it's all in the mind lang pala yan na kaya nararamdaman ng isang lalaki na naiinlove sya sa kapwa nya lalaki ay dhl may abnormalities sa DNA nya... na ah! it's either your environment affected you to be gay or you yourself. and hats off din ako sa mga gays na they know their boundaries, alam nila kung saan sila kakategorya and they do deserve respect.
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  • 56  fujiko77

    05/02/2012 | 11:23 AM
    hats off to you Miss Mirriam Quiambao! maraming nagalit simply... truth hurts. maraming tinamaan, di kasi marunong umilag puro pagpapa chop lang ng lawit ang inaatupag. tsk! tsk! nagkamali pala ang diyos na bigyan sila ng lawit.... sabagay, sabi nga ni Jesus "Ama, ama patawarin mo sila dahil di nila alam ang kanilang ginagawa" o sha.. magpa chop pa ng mga lawitness!!! gowww!!!!
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  • 55  leenaj630

    05/02/2012 | 04:51 AM
    homosexuality is a choice, di ka pinanganak na ganyan...kng pinanganak kang boy then u are a male, pinanganak kang girl then u are female, stop making excuses, yung iba kasi parang pinapalabas na nagkamali ang Diyos sa pag likha sa kanila...God Makes No Mistakes period. Walang masama sa sinabi ni Miriam...remember "truth hurts"...yan ang mahirap ngaun eh ang mali ginagawang tama, sa mata ng Diyos ang tama ay tama at ang mali ay mali, no but's or if's.
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  • 54  jennyamasanti

    05/02/2012 | 12:33 AM
    I'M ALSO GAY BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH WHAT SHE SAID. WE SHOULD ALL ACCEPT THE TRUTH.. THERE IS ONLY ONE GENDER FROM THE BEGINNING AND IT'S ONLY A MAN AND A WOMAN.. AND TO QUALIFY US GAYS, TRANSGENDERS AND TRANSEXUALS TO THE "MISS UNIVERSE" BEAUTY PAGEANT IS A TOTAL INSANITY.. LOGICALLY IT'S MISS BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE MISS. IT NEDDS TO BE SOMETHING REAL AND INBORN. COME ON WAKE UP PLEASE. WE ARE BECOMING SO MUCH IMMORAL WITH WHATS HAPPENING WITH THE SOCIETY NOWADAYS. YES WE HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AND STARTING TO BE MORE ACCEPTED IN THE SOCIETY BUT THERE ARE LIMITATIONS. DO YOU MEAN THAT WOMEN WHO ARE MUSCULAR AND LOOKS LIKE MEN CAN ALSO JOIN THE "MR UNIVERSE " CONTEST OH MY GOODNESS. THINK ABOUT YOURSELVES, YOU ALL MUST BE OUT OF YOUR MINDS. YOU JUST CHANGED YOURSELVES AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU WE'RE BORN MEN. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THE REAL WOMEN IF ALL THE TRANSGENDERS WOULD ALL BE LOOKING LIKE ONE AND BE QUALIFIED AND THE MAJORITY WOULD BE TRANGENDERS AND TRANSEXUALS? THERE
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  • 53  jennyamasanti

    05/02/2012 | 12:33 AM
    I'M ALSO GAY BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH WHAT SHE SAID. WE SHOULD ALL ACCEPT THE TRUTH.. THERE IS ONLY ONE GENDER FROM THE BEGINNING AND IT'S ONLY A MAN AND A WOMAN.. AND TO QUALIFY US GAYS, TRANSGENDERS AND TRANSEXUALS TO THE "MISS UNIVERSE" BEAUTY PAGEANT IS A TOTAL INSANITY.. LOGICALLY IT'S MISS BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE MISS. IT NEDDS TO BE SOMETHING REAL AND INBORN. COME ON WAKE UP PLEASE. WE ARE BECOMING SO MUCH IMMORAL WITH WHATS HAPPENING WITH THE SOCIETY NOWADAYS. YES WE HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AND STARTING TO BE MORE ACCEPTED IN THE SOCIETY BUT THERE ARE LIMITATIONS. DO YOU MEAN THAT WOMEN WHO ARE MUSCULAR AND LOOKS LIKE MEN CAN ALSO JOIN THE "MR UNIVERSE " CONTEST OH MY GOODNESS. THINK ABOUT YOURSELVES, YOU ALL MUST BE OUT OF YOUR MINDS. YOU JUST CHANGED YOURSELVES AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU WE'RE BORN MEN. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THE REAL WOMEN IF ALL THE TRANSGENDERS WOULD ALL BE LOOKING LIKE ONE AND BE QUALIFIED AND THE MAJORITY WOULD BE TRANGENDERS AND TRANSEXUALS? THERE
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  • 52  chardine88

    05/01/2012 | 08:13 PM
    OMFG Mirriam! Lagot ka kay God! Leviticus 19:19 "'Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material. Deuteronomy 22:12 Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear." Yung gown mo sa miss universe walang tassle ha! In fact, wala pa kong nakitang damit mo na may tassle! Haynakow, ano pa ang punto mo sa pagkalat ng salita ng "diyos" kung di mo naman susundin lahat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at that is the word of "god" ni isa diyan dapat hindi mo sinusuway!
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  • 51  number4

    05/01/2012 | 05:34 PM
    READ THIS GUYS! New American Standard Bible 1 Corinthians 2:14 "But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised." kaya sa mga kapwa ko mananampalataya sa panginoong diyos at nananatiling mamuhay ng may kabanalan at tunay na pagsunod sa kanya, intindihin niyo ang nasa LGBT at ang lahat ng mga walang personal na relasyon sa panginoon,dahil di nila maintindihan sapagkat nasa kadiliman sila.they need to be loved,respected and you can befriend them but never give in to their immoral acts. CONTINUE TO SHINE ON THEM.
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  • 50  soy_tu_duena

    05/01/2012 | 03:48 PM
    bottomline : basta born-again, saksakan ng ipokrito!
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  • 49  chardine88

    05/01/2012 | 12:02 PM
    apologize k p eh feel na feel mo namang manghusga. you were not harsh. self righteous! naakot lng bka wala na mgayos at bihis sa kanya. at lalo mwaln ng career.
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  • 48  chardine88

    05/01/2012 | 11:54 AM
    Pilipino nga namn, puro "sbi sa bible, me takot ako sa diyos, i love god!" manood k nman ng news puro patayan , nakawan, kalaswaan. di n tlga aasenso bansang ito. puro bibliya eh sinaunang tao gumawa non. bakit ngayon pg ang tao nkadiniig ng boses na ialay ang anak niya sa diyos, baliw na. ganon din si abraham! mag isip nga kayo, kya tyo npgiwanan ng ibang bansa dahil s kristiyanismo na yan. puro sbi sa bible, kala mo nmn, pwedeng ipagyabang ang crime rate dto sa pilipinas at ang ugali ng mga pinoy!. mga ipokrita at self righteous! mgsmasma kyo sa delusyon nyong langit! at miriam, pbyaan m na ang "diyos" manghusga at maginterpreta ng mg cnbi nya! filingera msyado
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