Beauty and fashion trailblazers Ricky Reyes and Renee Salud shared their stance against same-sex marriage and the SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression Equality) bill during their appearance on Toni Gonzaga’s online show ‘Toni Talks’ on June 22.
Asked by Toni about their opinion on same-sex marriage, Renee responded, “Kung hahabulin mo lamang ‘yong marriage para sa legalities dahil [sa] paghahati ng kayamanan or properties, puwede naman kayong mag-usap na. Maging partner na lang kayo sa aspeto na ‘yon.”
Ricky expressed firmer opposition, saying, “’Yong marriage, sa babae at lalaki na lang ‘yan. ‘Wag mo nang pakialaman ‘yong gawa ng Diyos, nandiyan na ‘yan, ‘di ba? That’s overboarding. Hindi na tama ‘yon.”
When the conversation shifted to the SOGIE bill, Toni brought up Senator Risa Hontiveros, who is among the main proponents of the legislation. “Na-interview ko si Senator Risa Hontiveros. Siya ang isa sa mga nagpupush ng SOGIE bill,” she noted.
Ricky replied, “At ako rin ang nagpatigil ng SOGIE bill. ‘Yong sinabi ko, miski anong gawin n’yo sa mga bakla, bakla pa rin ‘yan. Gilingin mo man ‘yan, ang labas n’yan baklang hamburger. Walang pagbabago.”
Renee added her thoughts, saying, “Ako naman sige bigyan ng karapatan, bigyan sila ng puwang sa lipunan kaso lang the problem with some gays they asked for too much. Masyadong entitled.”
Ricky further emphasized her point: “Tama na ‘yong tolerate ang mga bading. That is more than acceptance. ‘Yon ang sinasabi ko, toleration is more than acceptance. Because ang kaharap mo hindi pare-pareho, ang lahat ng tao hindi lahat ‘yan tanggap ang mga bading. Ibagay mo ‘yong sarili mo sa tamang sitwasyon.”
In a previous episode, Sen. Hontiveros had expressed dismay over the controversy surrounding the SOGIE bill. “I’m just so sad na controversial siya dahil wala naman siyang hinihinging bago o espesyal na karapatan sa LGBTQIA+ community. Pantay lang na karapatan sa lahat natin, anoman ang SOGIE natin,” she said.
