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Musings of life in a slide carousel
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1. Calm before the storm 🌀
2. PJ Raval randomly showing up to my program’s MFA Opening 😱
3-4. Pananglagip opening 🧠
5. Kamayan 🤌🏼
6. Solar return celebration 💫
7. AHHHHHH! 🎤😴
8. Defense = Defended ✅
9. Post defense celebration 🥳
10. Ube master 💜
11. Mursal’s post defense celebration 🥥
12. Transitions 🛫🛬
13. Tita’s 82nd 🎂
14. The Brown Psych 😍
15. RV 😎
16. What a privilege to be Filipino American 💛
17. old/friends
18. Iykyk
19. 🍣
20. Louise & Tanner 💛🎉

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My 768th Reel: RENT

The first birthday after a parent’s passing can be really daunting. I didn’t want to throw my typical huge birthday bash, so I decided to do something reflective. As I thought about what would be meaningful I reflected on turning 48 which is 2×24. That made me realize that I had spent exactly half of my life in New York City (since I moved here when I was 24). And then I thought about 24 hours in a day and 525,6000 minutes in a year.

So what better way to celebrate this birthday than Rent - which also celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, which is coincidentally the 30th anniversary of me graduating from high school.

I was able to recruit lots of friends to participate because many are performers and many are Filipino and many are Filipino performers.

We called our ancestors into the room. We sang. We danced. We healed.

Thank you to my chosen family for reminding me that there’s no day but today.

To being an “us” for once, instead of a “them”.

#Rent #MusicalTheater #TheaterKids #NYC #Birthday

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My 696th Reel: Filipinotown Magazine

Thank you to @filipinotown.magazine for the package they sent this week. It contained all of the issues of their amazing magazine, with their Pride issue (June 2025) right on top. I’d obviously seen the photos and even loved what I saw on their website, but to see the print version made my heart smile. (You can hopefully see the visceral joy on my face and emanating throughout my entire body in the video).

Thank you to Filipinotown, to @aleksamanila for connecting us, to @terrencejeffreysantos for the phenomenal photos, to @chylaguerrero for making me my most marvelous, to @jslashnoel for styling me, and to @isabellaliana for being the best handler and team player.

From the photo shoot to receiving the print issue, what made this whole experience so worth it for me was the fact that the issue might help even one young trans or queer Filipinx kid feel a little less alone and a little more validated in the world.

In fact, if you would’ve told a young closeted Kevin that he’d be featured in a Pride issue of a Filipino American magazine, he wouldn’t have believed you. He would’ve benefitted so much from a magazine issue like this. And in many ways, he’s a little bit more healed because of this whole experience.

#Pride #Filipinotown #QueerPinoy #LGBTQ #QTPOC

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My 673rd Reel: Chuck and Chrispy

It was a true honor being able to officiate Charles and Stephanie’s wedding. I’ve known them together for the entirety of their relationship, and I’ve loved being able to witness them grow into the both the individual adults and the solid couple they’ve become.

Perhaps it was appropriate that they got married during #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth because their wedding is one that will go down in history. The vibes, the aesthetic, the food, the music, the dancing, and the ceremony were all 10s across the board. The love and joy in the room was truly palpable and infectious.

So congratulations again to one of my favorite couples in the world. May you continue to love each other, take care of each other, fight for your love and marriage, and make each other belly laugh/cackle for eternity.

#VowToZhao #ChuckAndChrispy #Wedding #FallWedding #BrooklynWedding

Ps. Thanks to @margeauxv @mjflowells @ragaforqueens for extra b-roll!

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Macy and Noel 🤍 @roundhousebeacon

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This Filipino Cowboy’s heart sure is full. 💜 May God bless our Newly Weds @jslashnoel & @margeauxv 🕊️ We love y’all dearly 🤍

P.S. Everyone looked so amazing at the wedding, I miss y’all already. ‘Till next time again y’all. ✨

#macytakesnoels

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My 654th Reel: Filipino Millennial Weddings

Nothing beats a millennial wedding.
Nothing beats a Filipino wedding.
Nothing beats a Filipino millennial wedding.

So honored to celebrate the love fest of @jslashnoel & @margeauxv this weekend. It was truly a magical night of beauty, elegance, and joy.

Thank you to Noel & Macy for bringing us all together and for sharing your love with all of us. May your life continue to bring you all Ws and No Ls, and I hope you May See a lifetime of laughter, love, and impeccable fashion.

#Wedding #FilipinoWedding #Millennials #Pinoyorker #EatSlayLove #MacyTakesNoels

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my fav engineer found a partnership that’s built to last 👷🏻‍♂️💕🛠️ #MacyTakesNoels

congratulations wedding planning twins @jslashnoel & @margeauxv!!! it was beautiful to witness your union in all its creative, beautiful glory 🌹🌺🌸

swipe to see how we crushed our elevated garden party dress code, and the shock of the century — @stevenraga arriving EARLY!

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july is for saddling up & solar returns 🤠

swipe for the yeehaws, yoga, and yummy adventures with the day ones — complete with some cheddar bay biscuits to celebrate Papi’s heavenly birthday 🦞

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My 624th Reel: Vote on 6/24

I haven’t felt this excited to vote in a local election in forever. If you’ve been around for a while, you know I’ve voted in plenty of elections before — and have been pretty public about voting to defend democracy from disaster or to choose the least harmful candidate. And while I have supported some decent folks, there was always something I had to overlook, hold my nose for, or even pretend didn’t make me cringe.

But this year? I’m actually voting for someone with my full chest, full heart, and full queer Filipino soul. And that is Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor.

He’s the first candidate in years who aligns with my values across the board: housing, healthcare, Palestine, trans/queer rights, mental health, community safety, anti-capitalism, environmental justice, and more. Not 85% aligned. Not “he’s pretty good for a Democrat.” I mean 99% actually aligned.

And let’s be clear: this isn’t just about “representation” (although having a Brown Asian, Muslim, immigrant mayor would be a bonus).

This is about disrupting the machine.
This is about rejecting political dynasties that protect wealth, sexual predators, and the status quo.
This is about finally having a leader who doesn’t flinch when power pushes back — someone who speaks truth to systems, even when it’s unpopular or unsafe.

Zohran brings the energy. The receipts. The resistance. He’s not here to be palatable — he’s here to be principled.

And maybe — just maybe — that’s what our city wants now.

📢 So please:

🗳️ Vote.
📞 Remind your friends.
🚶🏽‍♂️ Walk your elders to the polls.
📱 Text your chaotic group chat.
🚰 And stay hydrated, because New York humidity and electoral liberation are both sweaty.

Let’s vote like our city depends on it — because it does.

Finally, it is still Pride month. So let’s remember that voting for a brown democratic socialist who supports trans and queer liberation is most likely what Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera would’ve wanted. So, let’s go get our civil rights and throw the first brick at the establishment. And maybe we can all start a revolution.

#ZohranMamdani #ZohranForNYC #NYCVotes #NYC #NYCMayor #Primaries

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Dear New Yorkers,

In case you’re still undecided, here is my case for voting Zohran Mamdani for mayor — ranking him as my #1 choice in the democratic primaries — and why you should too!

I have not been this excited about *any* candidate in at least 17 years. From fighting for a free CUNY and fare-free public transit, to co-sponsoring BDS legislation and showing up for LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities, Zohran doesn’t just talk the talk — he organizes, legislates, shows up in historically marginalized communities, and wins.

He’s my clear #1 - the one who aligns with all of my values as a queer/ brown Asian/ Filipino American/ child of immigrants/ parent/ CUNY professor who believes in human beings’ fundamental right to exist peacefully in the world.

My other ranked candidates support CUNY, housing justice, health equity, education, queer/trans rights, and BDS - while excluding those who prioritize interests of the corrupt federal government, ICE, NYPD, or corporations. These are the values that matter most to me, and I have faith that these are these values matter to other New Yorkers too.

Ranked-choice voting means you can vote your values all the way down the list. But please don’t rank anyone who could UNDO the progress we’ve been fighting for. As New Yorkers, we have the opportunity to NOT elect someone with prior histories of sexual assault/harassment, lying, misappropriation of funds, or other criminal/sketchy activities. Wouldn’t it be nice to NOT have to explain to your kids how a sexual predator got elected?

Let’s get free, NYC.

I believe in us.

Please remind all your friends to vote too!

#ZohranForNYC #DontRankCuomo #CUNY #NYC #ZohranMamdani #HellNoCuomo #GaysForZohran #CUNY4Zohran

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