Short hair, baggy clothes, and will never be caught wearing skirts: These are what we think of when someone speaks of "tomboy". For many Filipinos, when one speaks of "lesbians", they think of butch women -- "tomboy".

Let us talk about what it is like to be a woman breaking the expectations of femininity. For International Women's Day, Open Mic presents its first all-women episode: Binibining Butch.

Binibining Butch: Women and Masculinity

Several international celebrities have made open and expansive discussions about transgender and gender nonconforming identities possible. How has this international interest affected transgender Filipinas and Filipinos?

To cap the International Women's Month and to celebrate the Transgender Day of Visibility, join Open Mic as we talk about the Filipina trans identity and experience, the basics and beyond.

Being Trans: The Basics and Beyond

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