Charles Teves
“Miss Q and A” Season 1 candidate Marigona Dona Dragusha, who ended as “The Miss Q&A 2018 5th runner-up” condemns the shaming of gay men; expressed frustration after a picture of a gay person became viral for the wrong reasons.
In a Facebook post, Dragusha highlighted a photo of a homosexual with his privates exposed.
This photo became viral and received a lot of laughs.
However, Dragusha and her followers condemned the photo sharing.
“While our community is clamoring for respect, here we got a few people who make fun of this trans after taking a photo exposing her private part,” she said.
Dragusha reasoned, “Respect begets respect.”
She explained further, “If you respect her, you seek to find ways how to protect her. Think as if you are in her shoes. Think of the repercussions, probably the worst that could impact the mental state of this person as soon as she starts seeing this online.”
She added, “If these were my friends who took my picture, I would be skeptical to know if they are my friends as they have disrespected me in times I never thought I should be protected at all costs.”
Upon seeing this, the user who posted the photo took it down and apologized.
“Hi! Pasensya na po na sa post ko nakita ko lang din yang pic nayan sis atsaka na delete ko na. Sorry po! Love you,” the online user said.
