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Funny and queer as it may seem, this gay specific argot of the children’s playsong“Bubuka ang Bulaklak”signal a new age in sexual identity and culture of the Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) society in the Philippines. The jocular switching ofcodes, blithe exchange of verbal wit, and the garish voices of the loud and proud gays securedthe existence of a social dialect endemic to the Philippine gay culture – the Swardspeak.Born as a coded talk, it has propagated into different variations and forms. TheSwardspeakis a mishmash of different lects like Filipino, Spanish, English, Japanese and somerecognized Polari codes. Cayabyab (2013) in her article Chuva Chenes Atbp: A Beginnermentioned that the gay language is funny and irreverent all at the same time. It is a languagethat is sophisticated and vulgar, serious and light, timely and timeless(Remoto, 2008).This gayuses other elements, such as names of famous personalities, trademark brands, national issuesand local dialects to a whole new flair of lively and animated repartee.
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