Lim, Michael KhoAsiaPacificQueer Network2011-10-202011-10-202005Lim, M K (2005, July). When the politics of desire meets the economics of skin: the history of and phenomenon of a Filipino gay magazine. Paper presented at Sexualities, Genders and Rights in Asia: 1st International Conference of Asian Queer Studies. Bangkok, Thailand: AsiaPacifiQueer Network, Mahidol University; Australian National Universityhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/8695Before Valentino became visible in the market, the only magazine that somehow attracted gay readers was Chika-Chika, showbiz-orientated magazine with a gay slant. Hence this became popular among Filipino gay men, specifically what we call the “parlor gays” or gays who worked in beauty parlors, act very effeminately and sometimes even cross-dress.AsiaPacifiQueer Network, Australian National University13 pagesapplication/pdfen-AUAuthor/s retain copyrightGay rights -- Asia -- Congresses.Gay culture -- Asia -- Congresses.Gay culture -- Asia -- Social conditions -- Congresses.Gay community -- Asia -- Congresses.Gay community.Gay culture.Gay rights.Asia.