Pinoy's still believe that
transgenders should not be allowed to compete in local beauty pageants
despite the United States consenting to transgender beauty contestants
in the Miss Universe pageant.
In the latest online survey conducted by INQUIRER.net, 90.29 percent
of the respondents or 2,770 readers said that transgenders should not be
allowed to compete in any Philippine beauty contests.
Meanwhile, only 9.71 percent of 298 readers approved transgender contestants.
A total of 3,068 readers participated in the survey.
The Miss Universe Organization, organizers of the annual Miss
Universe Beauty pageant, reversed its original decision banning Canadian
transgender model Jenna Talackova from competing in this year’s pageant
provided she meets legal gender conditions of Canada and the standards
of other similar international competition.
Quiambao had previously stated that she believes transgenders should not be allowed to join the pageant “because it’s only for real women.”
Talackova had previously been disqualified from the Miss Universe Canada competition for not being “naturally born” female.
The 23-year-old underwent gender reassignment surgery when she was 19,
and is identified as female in legal documents including her passport,
driver’s license, and birth certificate.
ProGay Philippines has also urged the Bb. Pilipinas organization
to follow the MUO’s lead by allowing Filipino transgenders to join the
local pageant whose winner represents the country in the Miss Universe
tilt.
The group also asked their “idol,” former
Bb. Pilipinas Miriam Quiambao, to reconsider her stance against the
inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe Pageant.
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