On February 21, TransMan Pilipinas Founder Nil Nodalo highlighted how “manhood” isn’t essential when falling in love.
At the media event for the theater production ‘DickTalk’, Nodalo voiced his thoughts about falling in love regardless of a person’s gender.
Nodalo expressed, “So very perfect po ‘yan, lalo na sa akin kasi ako po ay isang transgender man. Pero para sa akin po, hindi siya magiging essential kapag tayo ay umiibig. Di ba kapag umiibig tayo, hindi naman natin sasabihin na mahal ko ang t*t* mo, mahal kita dahil may t*t* ka. Hindi eh, kasi nagmamahal tayo kasi may puso tayo. Di ba, nagmamahal tayo ng kusa, hindi natin kailangan ng mga ari natin para masabi natin sa isang tao na mahal natin ‘yun, di ba po ba?”
He also cited his advocacy on behalf of trans men through the theater production, ‘DickTalk’.
He said as a transgender advocate, his main goal was to share awareness with the community.
He pointed out, “Nag-eexist po kaming mga transgender men, wala naman po talaga tayong makikitang artist, actor for transgender men. So para po sa akin, ito po yung isang malaking daan para makapag-share po ng awareness, at para po makita ng tao na nag-eexist po talaga kami.”
Hailing inspiration from the 1996 production, ‘The Vagina Monologues’, ‘DickTalk’, created by Edwin Vinarao, along with writers Ara Vicencio and Benj Cruz Garcia, presents five characters embodying unique yet highly relatable stories of men – a teenager (Gold Aceron), a trans man (Nil Nodalo), a sex worker (Jake Cuenca), a metrosexual (Mikoy Morales), and an old man (Archi Adamos).
Under the direction of Phil Noble, with producers V-Roll Media Ventures and Trifecta Brand Lab, ‘DickTalk’ will stage ten shows during its limited run at the RCBC Theater from April 15-23, 2023.
