Learn More! 👇 Resources: 🏳🌈Bahaghari Philippines - facebook.com/BahaghariLGBT/ 🌕 Center for Babaylan Studies - www.centerforbabaylanstudies.org/ 🇲🇱 Ágúman Sínúpan Singsing: Center for Kapampángan Cultural Heritage - www.sinupan.org/ 🏳🌈 UP Babaylan - upbabaylan.org/ Recommended Readings: 📖 Barbara Watson Andaya, The Flaming Womb: Repositioning Women in Early Modern Southeast Asia (Hawaii, 2006). 📖 Kirby Araullo, The Fierce Women of Southeast Asia (California, 2021) 📜 Grace Baretto-Tesoro, ‘Where are the Datu and Catalonan in Early Philippines Society? Investigating Status in Catalagan’, in Philippines Quarterly of Culture and Society, Vol. 36, No. 3 (September, 2008), pp. 74-102. 📜 Carolyn Brewer, ‘Baylan, Asog, Transvestism, and Sodomy: Gender, Sexuality and the Sacred in Early Colonial Philippines’, in Intersections: Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context, No. 2 (1999). 📜 Maria Milagros Geremia-Lachica, ‘Panay’s Babaylan’, in Review of Women’s Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1996), pp. 53-60. 📖Leny Mendoza Strobel, Babaylan: Filipinos and the Call of the Indigenous (California, 2010) 📖 Anthony Reid, ‘Female Roles in Pre-Colonial Southeast Asia’, in Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 22, No. 3, Special Issue: Asian Studies in Honour of Professor Charles Boxer (1988), pp. 629-645. 📜 Ramon C. Reyes, ‘Religious Experience in the Philippines: From Mythos Through Logos to Kairos’, in Philippine Studies, Vol. 33, No. 2 (1985), pp. 203-212.
@j2ll1Baybayin was the Tagalog name. Other Filipinos had their version of that but was called differently. The Bisaya, Kapangpangan, Pangasinense to name a few. There were differences in form and strokes tho. I've read this from a book entitled "Dating Pilipinas" by Sofronio G. Calderon.
Because we 're more open and expose on trading and learning from different cultures like our SEA neighbors, China, Japan, South Asia, and the Arab nations
I’m half Pinay and unfortunately was never really taught much about the Philippines and it’s history besides the usual Spanish colonization and U.S. takeover. Thank you for providing such detailed and visual information about our rich history and culture! I would expeditiously register for an in-person class, if available 😅
Thanks for being such a trans ally 😭 I've got a question- we know there were a lot of trans women in pre-colonial Philippines, but what about trans men? Thanks Kirby 🏳⚧
Oh boy Kirby, I respect your tenacity publishing this despite the expected audience reaction. I already know what to look forward to in the comment sections from those who still have colonial mentality and can't comprehend native religions outside Christianity. Regardless, daghang salamat po, I'll be enjoying the video.
Learned a lot from this and will definitely share this with my friends! Thanks for my mom “Dita” shout out. She’ll enjoy learning from this video since she’s from Bohol.
i laughed not because of Tamblot (who btw... that name brings back memories from childhood) being trans, but because a revolt being led by a trans babaylan is one of those moments that makes me think and feel "oh yes, that there is definitely a very Filipino moment right there. Made in the Philippines." That sorta thing isn't something I hear as often from other places as I do from the Philippines We've long had this sort of kindness to letting such types of ppl live out their lives, something that has frequently intrigued and fascinated me abt the attitude of our ancestors on gender (I mean despite various societal problems rn there's a reason we're usually ranked as the most gender equal country in Asia.... (at least with the traditional male and female) and I'm willing to bet we're better at it than even the USA lmao) Also, ngl but despite being (non-aligned and extremely non-religious) Christian, I would've rooted for Tamblot anyway, I hate the cultural amnesia the Spaniards have cursed us on XD
btw shoutout to whatifalthist who in his recent video went around rambling in his latest video out-of-touch-with-reality stuff abt how women cant create influential stuff in society, there's literally several historical examples defying what he said here in the Philippines (But then again in all his overgeneralizing he prob still thinks we're part of Latin America for whatever weird reason, will prob just mistake our ancestors for being at the civilizational level of Native Americans again so eh)
@@DaLeonTheGamerr their are butch sapphic women in the military and closet guys too. Sad part they can't come out in our current culture because of stigma and worse off death threats.
*3:10 Such Beautiful Words Kuya 🇵🇭🌈🏳️⚧️ 🙏🪷 I pray the history can be enlightened to help LGBT in Philippines BreakFree from oppression discrimination. Just like many other countries that had precolonial gender fluid cultures. Like a candle 🕯️🙏 it's so precious the history can enlighten pass on.
our beloved jesus christ d,only begotten son of God,ho introduce hs father as one nd only true God (jhn17:3,1) send by hs father 2 rock d teach d,world he ho belib n hs teachings becam hs siblings male nd female d old female hs mader
christian follower of Christ (love your enemy, mat5:44) rizal (love,your fellowmen love your country,love your freedom,seek the pure religion of Christ help one anader advise ech oder 2 findit(letters 2d young women ofmalolos Feb 22,1889 europe
Whoah!!!! Pre-colonial Pinoys are highly educated and rich in their own grounds. That's awesome!!!! Salute to all Pinoy Heroes and Heroines. To God be all the glory. Thanks for this info in history!!!! 💙💖🔥🥰
And yet this is not taught in Philippine history subject, because the Philippines itself supports the Catholic Church ⛪️ which also favours the European colonizers who also happens to be the spreader of Christianity 😫😫😫😫😫 We are really that ass-kissing colonized people if this is not going to be taught in schools for future generations. Once a colony will always be a colony. Hope the next leaders Philippines will break the shackle that binds us Filipinos from colonial mentality.
Oh lord the denial of people indoctrinated by Christianity in the comments is appalling. Different tribes back then were always more progressive (and accepting of the local LGBTQ) until colonization destroyed local cultures that they're having revivalists only recently. The destroying of cultures wasn't only in the Philippines and Africa, this includes Latin America as well. They have similar indigenous roots as us, with similar cultural patterns and the promotion of Western Christianity helped almost eradicate all that (blending Catholicism with local beliefs). Also if you need sources, there's usually a lot in university libraries and online journals but some of them are hidden behind a paywall.
I love your channel so much I learn a lot about where my lolo comes from and even though my mom is only half Filipino I really appreciate your channel and I love learning about my Lolo's heritage
Open main menu Wikipedia Search Tamblot Article Talk Language Download PDF Watch Edit Tamblot (fl. 1621-1622) was the name given to a babaylan (a Visayan term for mediums and religious leaders in the Philippines' pre-colonial and early colonial periods) who incited a series of uprisings against Spanish colonial rule in the island of Bohol. Indigenous religions and beliefs played a huge part behind the revolts' inception as Roman Catholicism spread throughout the Philippine archipelago, a process which many of its inhabitants rejected in favor of their local customs. A few uprisings in the early colonial era such as this one were thus motivated in part by resistance against the presence of Christianity. Tamblot Personal Religion Indigenous Boholano belief systems Flourished 1621-1622 Known for Igniting native resistance against Spanish occupation in Bohol Occupation Priest (babaylan) Tamblot successfully convinced parts of the Boholano population to revolt against the Spanish Empire, who held full dominion over the island, by informing the residents about a diwata-a localized term for a deity or god-who pledged to aid them in expelling Spain out of Bohol. Persuaded, people in most of the island's villages began to revolt and wreak havoc, gaining the attention of the nearby province of Cebu and its alcalde-mayor by the name of Don Juan Alcarazo. Some colonial sources explain that the diwata also promised to grant the Boholanos a joyous future in exchange for their servitude to and construction of a shrine dedicated to the deity in question, apart from their departure from Spain's religion and authority. Alcarazo subsequently assembled his troops consisting of Spanish and Philippine soldiers then traveled to Bohol, leading the others through the thick, mountainous forests inland in pursuit of the rebels. The enemy forces eventually met, and a downpour of rain befell the battle scene. Tamblot and the other Boholanos interpreted the rainfall as the act of their diwata, whom they believed was sabotaging Alcarazo's troops and their weapons. However, his soldiers managed to push them back and cause them to retreat. Afterwards, the alcalde-mayor eventually quashed the revolt, killing and capturing many of its insurgents. Despite the victory, Alcarazo would have to put down more acts of civil unrest in the Pintados Islands[note 1] before peace in the region could be restored. Biography The revolt Impact Notes Bibliography Further reading Last edited 1 month ago by AnomieBOT Wikipedia Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Privacy policy Terms of UseDesktop
@@amazingplanetph808 Like I mentioned, our ancestors merely saw Him as a Babaylan, a category that transcends gender. Like other vloggers, this assertion was made solely to appease LGBT people or as a way to gain attention for this particular video. There is no other place to find a clear-cut "Tamblot is a Trans" like the host claimed. This is my only reply and I won't respond to the next person who will be offended by this comment since just they are a member of the LGBT community and won't make a convincing argument. No offense to the host as I think he is one of the best here in YT.
@@yourdailykickofjokjok829 I can confirm that Kirby always back up his debate with proof and evidence so I would trust him to tell me Philippine history than some other Filipino guy who tells me our history that picked up only by some foreign vloggers or myth tales without proper schooling or digging deep into our history and create his or her own version of it. Kirby itself already proven his authenticity by publishing some books about our forgotten history. Bakla are socially and economically integrated into Filipino society, having been accepted by society prior to Western colonization, many of which were held in high regard and performed the role of spiritual leaders known as babaylan, katalonan, and other shamans in pre-colonial Philippines. However, a minority group of Filipinos disapprove or reject the baklas, usually on religious grounds. The stereotype of a baklâ is a parlorista-a flamboyant, camp cross-dresser who works in a beauty salon; in reality, the bakla thrives in numerous sectors of society, from the lower to the upper levels.[7][8][9] Asog shamans were leaders of several revolts against Spanish rule from the 17th century to the 18th century. Notable ones include the Tamblot uprising of Bohol in 1621-1622 and the Tapar rebellion in Panay in 1663.[49][50] Later rebellions in the 19th and 20th centuries were also led by male shamans. However, these later shamans (collectively known as the dios-dios, "god pretenders") followed syncretic Folk Catholicism, rather than pre-colonial anito shamanism. Though they still dressed as women in rituals, they were married to women and were unlikely to be homosexual.[37][51] Feminized men were also persecuted harshly in the (then recently) Islamized ethnic groups in Mindanao. In Historia de las Islas de Mindanao, Iolo, y sus adyacentes (1667), the Spanish priest Francisco Combés records that their "unnatural crime" was punished by the Muslim peoples in Mindanao with death by burning or drowning, and that their houses and property were also burned as they believed that it was contagious.[15] Tamblot: Oath of the Homo transisus by T.L Javier Pag-alala kay Tamblot: Panunumpa ng Homo transisus Pula; dugo sa paligid Kahel; presong uniporme Dilaw; bumbilya sa taas Berde; lumot sa kulungan Asul; Nakalimutang langit Tinà; banyagang kulay Lila; panaginip na ubas Ang Homo transisus ay hanggang trenta y dos lang nabubuhay. Sa Earth-1 kung saan maraming balang ligaw at opinyong ligaw. Hindi Nakatatagal ng hininga ang mga anak ng bahaghari. Inuubusan ng Paghinga at pahinga. Walang bubong ang mga utong nakalawit Dinidilaan nang mga aninong delikdado. Sa talahib lang may pulso. Ito ang buhay ng mga transisus. Noon- Ngayon: Ebolusyon, XX, YY, 23,64 Rebolusyon; giniba ang Earth-1; lumago ang pitong kulay; Lumakas ang pag-alala. Hindi papayag malimutan. Nagmartsa ang transisus. Hinulma ang daan patungong Earth-147. Ang langit dito ay asul, rosas; nilinyahan ng Mga puting ulap sa gitna. Sa mundong ito, lahat ng transisus ay may alagang bitwing-dragon, Proteksyon laban sa mga ligaw na bala at ligaw na pagtinging ng nasyon. Sa mundong ito, ang mga sarado ang isip ay naging android; matigas, mekanikal Mekanismo ng diktaduryang estado na isinilang. Hanggang dito, may itim sa bahaghari Monstroterte ang pangalan ng pasistang salamangkero. Gumawa siya ng aninong-espada Gamit ang patak ng dugo ng bahaghari. Walang kabuluhan ang pananalita, nagsasalita ng limericks: “May araw noon na dumating Ang pinakamalakas na pwersa, panalangin. Ngayon, ito ay pinaslang ng Homo Transisus Estrogen,testes, kasuka-sukang pagkakaibang unos Hulihin ang buwan, mga nahuhulog na bitwin nito’y durugin” Lumaban ang mga ‘di pangkaraniwan, Inutusan ang kanilang mga dragon na lusubin ang palasyo Sa kasukdulan ng labanan, nabuhay ang mga Ninuno ng transisus. Mga kaluluwang lumaban, nanatili. Dumating ang personipikasyon ni Tamblot, Ang babaylan na ginapi ang krus at espada ng mga Kastilang dumating sa Bayang ina Bitbit ang kaniyang bolo, umalingawngaw ang aral ng 1624: “Tayong mga anak ng bahaghari, gusto nating mabuhay. Mabuhay nang mahaba. Kaya ngayon na may sulyap nang pag-asa Biyak sa kanilang hanay, lumaban tayo!” Kilala ng mga Homo transisus ang tunay na kalaban, Hindi ang mga mekanikal ang pag-iisip Kung ‘di ang nasa aninong langit Monarkiyang pinag-iwananan na ng panahon Ito ang panunumpa ng transisus: Sa amin ang Earth-147. Ang ako ay kami. Manganganak ang mga kulay: Kulay-langit; Mananatili Kami Rosas; Mananatili kami Kulay-langit; Kami’y mananatili Rosas; Kami ay nanatili, Remembering Tamblot*: Oath of the Homo Transisus Red; blood everywhere Orange; prisoner clothes Yellow; light bulb above Green; moss in cells Blue; forgotten sky Indigo; foreign color Violet; dreams of grapes Homo transisus only lives for thirty-two years**. In Earth-1 where there are stray bullets and stray views. The breath of children of the rainbow does not last. Left With no breath, left with no rest. Nipples are not roofed; Licked by perilous shadows. Life only pulses in the talahib***. This is the life of a transisus. Then- Now: Evolution, XX, YY, 23, 64 Revolution, Earth-1 was demolished; the seven colors prospered Remembering grew strong. Refusing to be forgotten. The transisus marched. Forged the path towards Earth-147. The sky here is pale blue, pink; line with White clouds in the middle. In this realm, all transisus have a star-dragon familiar, Protection against stray bullets and stray views of the nation. In this realm, close minds became androids; stiff, mechanical Mechanism of a birthed fascist state. Even here, black came to the rainbow Monstroterte is the name of the fascist mage. He made a shadow-sword using Blood drops from the rainbow. His speech was nonsense; spoke in limericks: “There was once an old day When the greatest power is to pray, Now it has been butchered by the Homo transisus Estrogen, testes, sickening heterogeneous Catch the moon, its stars are falling prey” Those who were uncommon fought, Commanded their dragons to attack the palace In the climax of the battle, the ancestors Of the transisus lived. Souls that fought, souls that stayed. Tamblot’s personification arrived the babaylan**** that waged war against the cross and sword of the Spaniards that arrived at their shores. Carrying his bolo, lessons from 1624 echoed: “We, the children of the rainbow, we like to live. Live long. Now that there is a glimpse of hope, A crack in their line, let us wage war!” Homo transisus knows the true adversary, It’s not the mechanical perspectives But those living up there in the shadow-sky A monarchy stuck in time. This is the oath of the transisus Ours is Earth-147. I is we. Colors will give birth. Sky-blue; We will stay. Pink; We will stay. Sky-blue; We will stay Pink; We stayed, Glossary: * Tamblot- the first recorded babaylan who fought the Spaniards during 1621-1622. Organized his people of Bohol, Visaya, Philippines. ** According to Psychologist Graciela Balestra, Transgender people only live a lifespan of 32 years because of hate crime and societal stigma. (www.npr.org/2012/10/01/162100680/no-more-lying-law-bolsters-transgender-argentines#:~:text=Psychologist%20Graciela%20Balestra%2C%20who%20works,32%20years%2C%22%20Balestra%20says.) *** Talahib- tall grass. Colloquially understood as a place where hook-ups happen. **** babaylan- a pre-colonial Philippine village shaman. Usually recorded in the Visayas. In charge of aiding the spirits and the supernatural. Traditionally women, but men can also have the role, often dressing up as female. Current study shows that these men were not just cross-dresser but were actually transgenders.  T.L Javier is a queer Christian writer from the province of Batangas, Philippines. He is a current lecturer at the University of the Philippines Baguio teaching language and literature, it is also where he graduated in 2019. Alongside teaching, he is also taking up his masters in Malikhaing Pagsulat (Creative Writing) in UP Diliman. He has been a fellow of various national writing workshops in the Philippines like the prestigious Palihang Rogelio Sicat 15 and the Teaching Philippine Queer Literature Workshop. Outside the academe, he spends his time as the Deputy National Spokesperson of the militant Christian organization Student Christian Movement of the Philippines (SCMP) and was also the founding chairperson of the LGBT+ org Bahaghari UP Baguio during his college years. In 2018, he was awarded the Ignite Brave Awards by Amnesty International Philippines for his works regarding human rights. He likes writing about the local gay experience, food literature, epic fantasies, and crime fiction. His first two works can be found in Likhaan.com. He also has a small vlog called Kwentong Santan (Santan Stories). He lives with his long time gay partner with their teenage cat named Appa “Zuko” Yipyip Pusheen. Posted onCategoriesIssue #12 Post navigati
@@yourdailykickofjokjok829 It is so true that people are biased by their sexuality. That is why I'm pretty sure everything you just said is wrong because you're obviously biased by your heterosexuality :)
oh thanks for sharing your thoughts, Jokjok. Maybe we could clear things up by checking definitions. Could moi ask for your definition of transgender / a transgender person, in hopes of clearing things up?
Please don't use your platform to push the narrative that this is a trans revolt. Tamblot is a male babaylan yes.. in the old visayan time male babaylan are known as isog.. basically means males that are acting more like females. If you really want an equivalent of them in today's time. In my opinion tamblot is considered more of a gay man, than a trans. Even the depiction of him during the revolt is him wearing the male babaylan clothes. He is not cross dressing.
Every morning and evening I burn incense and give offerings to my Bisayan and Ilokano ancestors along with prayers for guidance; Tamblot’s revolt was not a total failure lol. And I like how the Tamblot revolt is another example of Spanish colonial military being unable to function or complete any objectives without Indio auxiliary assistance. It’s like every revolt was not even put down by the Spanish but by loyal Indios; showing where the real powers were.
Hello sir Kirby I'm always watching your Content very informative. I have suggestions sir can you do a Reaction Video about " Philippines: Gold of our Ancestors" a Content of Ayala Museum about many Gold artifacts our Ancestors. Thanks!
I am a Bol-anon, Tamblot was a Babaylan but he was not known as transgender. I think that side of story only develop later on promoted by the LGBTQ group.
Trans people are considered to be a blessing or a miracles. In Austronesian culture, the priest are mostly trans or transvestites. Even in Javanese kingdoms, especially in Hindu-Buddhist era, they serve at the palace because they are believed to have supernatural powers or spiritual powers.
sir kirby. sana makagawa pa po kayo ng maraming vlog about lgbt communities during prespanish colonialism. it so empowering and educating lang po na malaman ng buong komunidad ng bahaghari ang kasaysayan ng pakikipaglaban ng ating mga ninuno sa loob ng higit kumulang 53 na dekada.nakakaproud lang po tumayo at sumigaw na parte ng komunidad na ito lalo pa kung alam mo kung anong karapatan ba at pagkakapantay pantay ang ipinaglalaban mo. salamat
I think this is shifting the definition of trans-gender a bit too much. For one, you don't ritually become a transgender as you ritually become Bayugin. You were always a man but were born in a female body, for lack of a better phrase, "male brain in female body" this is different from going through a process to become a Bayugin as a man. Also, your stuff with pronouns, I have nothing to indicate something like that would have actually happened. Yes, pronouns don't exist and yes, they were counted as among the women in social but would have still been recognized as male even if as a priestess, a male priestess.
@@上原恵太郎 Oh, thanks for that. I am not filipino and had to cross reference some of the stuff I know about Bayugin with similar practices else where to write what I wrote.
(Visayan/Visayas) (Cebuano/Cebu) ang tamang TAWAG DYAN AY BISAYA kasi ang Visayan ay naka base sa lugar na Visayas na Bisaya speaker ang word cebuano ay naka base sa Cebu na Bisaya speaker na nasa Cebu ang tamang pag gamit GENERAL (BISAYA)
Hi sir. I would just ask that Is there a wide consensus among scholars or Philippine historians that proves tambolot is indeed trans also do you have outside sources from the ones you showed in the link because the links that you shared shows groups in favor of the LGBTQ lifestyle and their biases may put more emphasis on tambolot being trans. I would like to check other sources or links that you can share. Thank you.
@@richmondlandersenfells2238 The dude exaggerating tamblot being trans but the dude does do female shit, he was a bayot a somewhat gayish person and babaylan.😂 Babaylan itself is rooted from the word Babayi meaning lady, women, girl.
@@qcgarcia Not really, if you're saying that it's incorrect to use trans in this video because the first person recorded as trans was in 1926, then that's not the best case to make. While the babaylans weren't trans in the sense of the modern term they weren't that far off.
@@liluziBurt667 His target audience is not limited to Filipinos -- it's for anyone interested in Filipino history. He literally says in his opening in every video that his content is for anyone that wants to learn about history, culture, and everything in-between from The Philippines.
😅 haha i guess god really is that real and powerfull and im a Filipino🇵🇭 so it shows god hates gays🏳️🌈😅 im in side of god now😅 haha cant wait for them to loose again😅.
Learn More! 👇
Resources:
🏳🌈Bahaghari Philippines - facebook.com/BahaghariLGBT/
🌕 Center for Babaylan Studies - www.centerforbabaylanstudies.org/
🇲🇱 Ágúman Sínúpan Singsing: Center for Kapampángan Cultural Heritage - www.sinupan.org/
🏳🌈 UP Babaylan - upbabaylan.org/
Recommended Readings:
📖 Barbara Watson Andaya, The Flaming Womb: Repositioning Women in Early Modern Southeast Asia (Hawaii, 2006).
📖 Kirby Araullo, The Fierce Women of Southeast Asia (California, 2021)
📜 Grace Baretto-Tesoro, ‘Where are the Datu and Catalonan in Early Philippines Society? Investigating Status in Catalagan’, in Philippines Quarterly of Culture and Society, Vol. 36, No. 3 (September, 2008), pp. 74-102.
📜 Carolyn Brewer, ‘Baylan, Asog, Transvestism, and Sodomy: Gender, Sexuality and the Sacred in Early Colonial Philippines’, in Intersections: Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context, No. 2 (1999).
📜 Maria Milagros Geremia-Lachica, ‘Panay’s Babaylan’, in Review of Women’s Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1996), pp. 53-60.
📖Leny Mendoza Strobel, Babaylan: Filipinos and the Call of the Indigenous (California, 2010)
📖 Anthony Reid, ‘Female Roles in Pre-Colonial Southeast Asia’, in Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 22, No. 3, Special Issue: Asian Studies in Honour of Professor Charles Boxer (1988), pp. 629-645.
📜 Ramon C. Reyes, ‘Religious Experience in the Philippines: From Mythos Through Logos to Kairos’, in Philippine Studies, Vol. 33, No. 2 (1985), pp. 203-212.
Not surprising Bahaghari is a NPA front liner
@@JohnnyPlsCumMe hahaha.. kala ko sources puro activists lang mga link..
Leftist bullshit lang mga to.. Ingat kayo jan
Sir gawa kayu content yung rich culture natin dati before pa Tayo I colonize sa Spaniards yung nakipag trade² pa tayo sa Brunei Chinese Japan atb hehe
@@JohnnyPlsCumMe Me To
FIY Wala Po Transgender Sa Panahon Nila 🤣🤣🤣
Fun fact: literacy in the Pre Colonial Philippines were actually very high compared to their european predecessors. BRUUH the Irony.
I think it's because the pre-colonial Filipinos were more focused on the community than they are of social status.
@j2ll1Baybayin was the Tagalog name. Other Filipinos had their version of that but was called differently. The Bisaya, Kapangpangan, Pangasinense to name a few. There were differences in form and strokes tho. I've read this from a book entitled "Dating Pilipinas" by Sofronio G. Calderon.
Because we 're more open and expose on trading and learning from different cultures like our SEA neighbors, China, Japan, South Asia, and the Arab nations
I’m half Pinay and unfortunately was never really taught much about the Philippines and it’s history besides the usual Spanish colonization and U.S. takeover. Thank you for providing such detailed and visual information about our rich history and culture! I would expeditiously register for an in-person class, if available 😅
Are you LGBTQ?? 😃😃😃😃
Thanks for being such a trans ally 😭 I've got a question- we know there were a lot of trans women in pre-colonial Philippines, but what about trans men? Thanks Kirby 🏳⚧
Oh boy Kirby, I respect your tenacity publishing this despite the expected audience reaction. I already know what to look forward to in the comment sections from those who still have colonial mentality and can't comprehend native religions outside Christianity.
Regardless, daghang salamat po, I'll be enjoying the video.
I've gained deep appreciation for Tamblot. Love, equality and acceptance towards peace. Thank you for educating me ❤️🌈
Learned a lot from this and will definitely share this with my friends! Thanks for my mom “Dita” shout out. She’ll enjoy learning from this video since she’s from Bohol.
Thou shalt love thy non-binary friends and neighbors!
i laughed not because of Tamblot (who btw... that name brings back memories from childhood) being trans, but because a revolt being led by a trans babaylan is one of those moments that makes me think and feel "oh yes, that there is definitely a very Filipino moment right there. Made in the Philippines." That sorta thing isn't something I hear as often from other places as I do from the Philippines
We've long had this sort of kindness to letting such types of ppl live out their lives, something that has frequently intrigued and fascinated me abt the attitude of our ancestors on gender (I mean despite various societal problems rn there's a reason we're usually ranked as the most gender equal country in Asia.... (at least with the traditional male and female) and I'm willing to bet we're better at it than even the USA lmao)
Also, ngl but despite being (non-aligned and extremely non-religious) Christian, I would've rooted for Tamblot anyway, I hate the cultural amnesia the Spaniards have cursed us on XD
btw shoutout to whatifalthist who in his recent video went around rambling in his latest video out-of-touch-with-reality stuff abt how women cant create influential stuff in society, there's literally several historical examples defying what he said here in the Philippines
(But then again in all his overgeneralizing he prob still thinks we're part of Latin America for whatever weird reason, will prob just mistake our ancestors for being at the civilizational level of Native Americans again so eh)
The colonized transphobes came out in force for this one. Can’t believe colonial mentality is so strong.
being of cebuano descent and hearing my ancestors aided the spanish is killing me inside 😭😭 so embarrassing
Coco Martin and Rendon Labrador needs to watch this video to be educated that Filipino LGBTQ are not weak in fighting in the military. 👍
Thrs a huge difference between the year 1620 and 2023.
@@DaLeonTheGamerr their are butch sapphic women in the military and closet guys too. Sad part they can't come out in our current culture because of stigma and worse off death threats.
Napaka daming bigoted na in denial sa comments🤦♀️
*3:10 Such Beautiful Words Kuya 🇵🇭🌈🏳️⚧️ 🙏🪷 I pray the history can be enlightened to help LGBT in Philippines BreakFree from oppression discrimination. Just like many other countries that had precolonial gender fluid cultures. Like a candle 🕯️🙏 it's so precious the history can enlighten pass on.
Thank you 🙏🏽
im bolanon nd im dagohoynon,rizalnon,manalistas ho belib n der teachings
our beloved jesus christ d,only begotten son of God,ho introduce hs father as one nd only true God (jhn17:3,1) send by hs father 2 rock d teach d,world he ho belib n hs teachings becam hs siblings male nd female d old female hs mader
christian follower of Christ (love your enemy,
mat5:44) rizal (love,your fellowmen love your country,love your freedom,seek the pure religion of Christ help one anader advise ech oder 2 findit(letters 2d young women ofmalolos Feb 22,1889 europe
FINALY I HEARD MY TRIBE SUBANEN/SUBANON BALIAN THANK YOU🙂🙂
Tamblot is one of a street in Bohol, Philippines.
Thank you for making space and acknowledging trans 🏳️⚧️ contribution to our history, culture and thus our present and future Kirby🥰
This deserve more views!
❤️❤️❤️❤️ always a good feeling watching your videos koya! Dacal a salamat keka
Whoah!!!! Pre-colonial Pinoys are highly educated and rich in their own grounds. That's awesome!!!! Salute to all Pinoy Heroes and Heroines.
To God be all the glory. Thanks for this info in history!!!! 💙💖🔥🥰
And yet this is not taught in Philippine history subject, because the Philippines itself supports the Catholic Church ⛪️ which also favours the European colonizers who also happens to be the spreader of Christianity 😫😫😫😫😫
We are really that ass-kissing colonized people if this is not going to be taught in schools for future generations.
Once a colony will always be a colony.
Hope the next leaders Philippines will break the shackle that binds us Filipinos from colonial mentality.
I don't think so bow down to the white man
Funny how religious people are accusing LGBTQIA+ people like me being influenced by western propaganda when in fact their religion came from the west.
Oh lord the denial of people indoctrinated by Christianity in the comments is appalling. Different tribes back then were always more progressive (and accepting of the local LGBTQ) until colonization destroyed local cultures that they're having revivalists only recently.
The destroying of cultures wasn't only in the Philippines and Africa, this includes Latin America as well. They have similar indigenous roots as us, with similar cultural patterns and the promotion of Western Christianity helped almost eradicate all that (blending Catholicism with local beliefs).
Also if you need sources, there's usually a lot in university libraries and online journals but some of them are hidden behind a paywall.
I love your channel so much I learn a lot about where my lolo comes from and even though my mom is only half Filipino I really appreciate your channel and I love learning about my Lolo's heritage
I love this! ❤
Mabuhay Boholano! ❤️
beside being considered as a babaylan, there's no account confirming he is a Trans. our ancestor see Babaylan beyond gender.
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Tamblot (fl. 1621-1622) was the name given to a babaylan (a Visayan term for mediums and religious leaders in the Philippines' pre-colonial and early colonial periods) who incited a series of uprisings against Spanish colonial rule in the island of Bohol. Indigenous religions and beliefs played a huge part behind the revolts' inception as Roman Catholicism spread throughout the Philippine archipelago, a process which many of its inhabitants rejected in favor of their local customs. A few uprisings in the early colonial era such as this one were thus motivated in part by resistance against the presence of Christianity.
Tamblot
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Religion
Indigenous Boholano belief systems
Flourished
1621-1622
Known for
Igniting native resistance against Spanish occupation in Bohol
Occupation
Priest (babaylan)
Tamblot successfully convinced parts of the Boholano population to revolt against the Spanish Empire, who held full dominion over the island, by informing the residents about a diwata-a localized term for a deity or god-who pledged to aid them in expelling Spain out of Bohol. Persuaded, people in most of the island's villages began to revolt and wreak havoc, gaining the attention of the nearby province of Cebu and its alcalde-mayor by the name of Don Juan Alcarazo. Some colonial sources explain that the diwata also promised to grant the Boholanos a joyous future in exchange for their servitude to and construction of a shrine dedicated to the deity in question, apart from their departure from Spain's religion and authority.
Alcarazo subsequently assembled his troops consisting of Spanish and Philippine soldiers then traveled to Bohol, leading the others through the thick, mountainous forests inland in pursuit of the rebels. The enemy forces eventually met, and a downpour of rain befell the battle scene. Tamblot and the other Boholanos interpreted the rainfall as the act of their diwata, whom they believed was sabotaging Alcarazo's troops and their weapons. However, his soldiers managed to push them back and cause them to retreat. Afterwards, the alcalde-mayor eventually quashed the revolt, killing and capturing many of its insurgents. Despite the victory, Alcarazo would have to put down more acts of civil unrest in the Pintados Islands[note 1] before peace in the region could be restored.
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@@amazingplanetph808 Like I mentioned, our ancestors merely saw Him as a Babaylan, a category that transcends gender. Like other vloggers, this assertion was made solely to appease LGBT people or as a way to gain attention for this particular video. There is no other place to find a clear-cut "Tamblot is a Trans" like the host claimed. This is my only reply and I won't respond to the next person who will be offended by this comment since just they are a member of the LGBT community and won't make a convincing argument. No offense to the host as I think he is one of the best here in YT.
@@yourdailykickofjokjok829 I can confirm that Kirby always back up his debate with proof and evidence so I would trust him to tell me Philippine history than some other Filipino guy who tells me our history that picked up only by some foreign vloggers or myth tales without proper schooling or digging deep into our history and create his or her own version of it. Kirby itself already proven his authenticity by publishing some books about our forgotten history.
Bakla are socially and economically integrated into Filipino society, having been accepted by society prior to Western colonization, many of which were held in high regard and performed the role of spiritual leaders known as babaylan, katalonan, and other shamans in pre-colonial Philippines. However, a minority group of Filipinos disapprove or reject the baklas, usually on religious grounds. The stereotype of a baklâ is a parlorista-a flamboyant, camp cross-dresser who works in a beauty salon; in reality, the bakla thrives in numerous sectors of society, from the lower to the upper levels.[7][8][9]
Asog shamans were leaders of several revolts against Spanish rule from the 17th century to the 18th century. Notable ones include the Tamblot uprising of Bohol in 1621-1622 and the Tapar rebellion in Panay in 1663.[49][50] Later rebellions in the 19th and 20th centuries were also led by male shamans. However, these later shamans (collectively known as the dios-dios, "god pretenders") followed syncretic Folk Catholicism, rather than pre-colonial anito shamanism. Though they still dressed as women in rituals, they were married to women and were unlikely to be homosexual.[37][51]
Feminized men were also persecuted harshly in the (then recently) Islamized ethnic groups in Mindanao. In Historia de las Islas de Mindanao, Iolo, y sus adyacentes (1667), the Spanish priest Francisco Combés records that their "unnatural crime" was punished by the Muslim peoples in Mindanao with death by burning or drowning, and that their houses and property were also burned as they believed that it was contagious.[15]
Tamblot: Oath of the Homo transisus by T.L Javier
Pag-alala kay Tamblot: Panunumpa ng Homo transisus
Pula;
dugo sa paligid
Kahel;
presong uniporme
Dilaw;
bumbilya sa taas
Berde;
lumot sa kulungan
Asul;
Nakalimutang langit
Tinà;
banyagang kulay
Lila;
panaginip na ubas
Ang Homo transisus ay hanggang trenta y dos lang nabubuhay. Sa
Earth-1 kung saan maraming balang ligaw at opinyong ligaw. Hindi
Nakatatagal ng hininga ang mga anak ng bahaghari. Inuubusan ng
Paghinga at pahinga. Walang bubong ang mga utong nakalawit
Dinidilaan nang mga aninong delikdado. Sa talahib lang may pulso.
Ito ang buhay ng mga transisus. Noon-
Ngayon:
Ebolusyon, XX, YY, 23,64
Rebolusyon; giniba ang Earth-1; lumago ang pitong kulay;
Lumakas ang pag-alala. Hindi papayag malimutan. Nagmartsa ang transisus.
Hinulma ang daan patungong Earth-147. Ang langit dito ay asul, rosas; nilinyahan ng
Mga puting ulap sa gitna.
Sa mundong ito, lahat ng transisus ay may alagang bitwing-dragon,
Proteksyon laban sa mga ligaw na bala at ligaw na pagtinging ng nasyon.
Sa mundong ito, ang mga sarado ang isip ay naging android; matigas, mekanikal
Mekanismo ng diktaduryang estado na isinilang. Hanggang dito, may itim sa bahaghari
Monstroterte ang pangalan ng pasistang salamangkero. Gumawa siya ng aninong-espada
Gamit ang patak ng dugo ng bahaghari. Walang kabuluhan ang pananalita, nagsasalita ng limericks:
“May araw noon na dumating
Ang pinakamalakas na pwersa, panalangin.
Ngayon, ito ay pinaslang ng Homo Transisus
Estrogen,testes, kasuka-sukang pagkakaibang unos
Hulihin ang buwan, mga nahuhulog na bitwin nito’y durugin”
Lumaban ang mga ‘di pangkaraniwan,
Inutusan ang kanilang mga dragon na lusubin ang palasyo
Sa kasukdulan ng labanan, nabuhay ang mga
Ninuno ng transisus. Mga kaluluwang lumaban, nanatili.
Dumating ang personipikasyon ni Tamblot,
Ang babaylan na ginapi ang krus at espada
ng mga Kastilang dumating sa Bayang ina
Bitbit ang kaniyang bolo, umalingawngaw ang aral ng 1624:
“Tayong mga anak ng bahaghari, gusto nating mabuhay.
Mabuhay nang mahaba. Kaya ngayon na may sulyap nang pag-asa
Biyak sa kanilang hanay, lumaban tayo!”
Kilala ng mga Homo transisus ang tunay na kalaban,
Hindi ang mga mekanikal ang pag-iisip
Kung ‘di ang nasa aninong langit
Monarkiyang pinag-iwananan na ng panahon
Ito ang panunumpa ng transisus:
Sa amin ang Earth-147. Ang ako ay kami.
Manganganak ang mga kulay:
Kulay-langit;
Mananatili Kami
Rosas;
Mananatili kami
Kulay-langit;
Kami’y mananatili
Rosas;
Kami ay nanatili,
Remembering Tamblot*: Oath of the Homo Transisus
Red;
blood everywhere
Orange;
prisoner clothes
Yellow;
light bulb above
Green;
moss in cells
Blue;
forgotten sky
Indigo;
foreign color
Violet;
dreams of grapes
Homo transisus only lives for thirty-two years**. In
Earth-1 where there are stray bullets and stray views.
The breath of children of the rainbow does not last. Left
With no breath, left with no rest. Nipples are not roofed;
Licked by perilous shadows. Life only pulses in the talahib***.
This is the life of a transisus. Then-
Now:
Evolution, XX, YY, 23, 64
Revolution, Earth-1 was demolished; the seven colors prospered
Remembering grew strong. Refusing to be forgotten. The transisus marched.
Forged the path towards Earth-147. The sky here is pale blue, pink; line with
White clouds in the middle.
In this realm, all transisus have a star-dragon familiar,
Protection against stray bullets and stray views of the nation.
In this realm, close minds became androids; stiff, mechanical
Mechanism of a birthed fascist state. Even here, black came to the rainbow
Monstroterte is the name of the fascist mage. He made a shadow-sword using
Blood drops from the rainbow. His speech was nonsense; spoke in limericks:
“There was once an old day
When the greatest power is to pray,
Now it has been butchered by the Homo transisus
Estrogen, testes, sickening heterogeneous
Catch the moon, its stars are falling prey”
Those who were uncommon fought,
Commanded their dragons to attack the palace
In the climax of the battle, the ancestors
Of the transisus lived. Souls that fought, souls that stayed.
Tamblot’s personification arrived
the babaylan**** that waged war against the cross
and sword of the Spaniards that arrived at their shores.
Carrying his bolo, lessons from 1624 echoed:
“We, the children of the rainbow, we like to live.
Live long. Now that there is a glimpse of hope,
A crack in their line, let us wage war!”
Homo transisus knows the true adversary,
It’s not the mechanical perspectives
But those living up there in the shadow-sky
A monarchy stuck in time.
This is the oath of the transisus
Ours is Earth-147. I is we.
Colors will give birth.
Sky-blue;
We will stay.
Pink;
We will stay.
Sky-blue;
We will stay
Pink;
We stayed,
Glossary:
* Tamblot- the first recorded babaylan who fought the Spaniards during 1621-1622. Organized his people of Bohol, Visaya, Philippines.
** According to Psychologist Graciela Balestra, Transgender people only live a lifespan of 32 years because of hate crime and societal stigma. (www.npr.org/2012/10/01/162100680/no-more-lying-law-bolsters-transgender-argentines#:~:text=Psychologist%20Graciela%20Balestra%2C%20who%20works,32%20years%2C%22%20Balestra%20says.)
*** Talahib- tall grass. Colloquially understood as a place where hook-ups happen.
**** babaylan- a pre-colonial Philippine village shaman. Usually recorded in the Visayas. In charge of aiding the spirits and the supernatural. Traditionally women, but men can also have the role, often dressing up as female. Current study shows that these men were not just cross-dresser but were actually transgenders.

T.L Javier is a queer Christian writer from the province of Batangas, Philippines. He is a current lecturer at the University of the Philippines Baguio teaching language and literature, it is also where he graduated in 2019. Alongside teaching, he is also taking up his masters in Malikhaing Pagsulat (Creative Writing) in UP Diliman. He has been a fellow of various national writing workshops in the Philippines like the prestigious Palihang Rogelio Sicat 15 and the Teaching Philippine Queer Literature Workshop. Outside the academe, he spends his time as the Deputy National Spokesperson of the militant Christian organization Student Christian Movement of the Philippines (SCMP) and was also the founding chairperson of the LGBT+ org Bahaghari UP Baguio during his college years. In 2018, he was awarded the Ignite Brave Awards by Amnesty International Philippines for his works regarding human rights. He likes writing about the local gay experience, food literature, epic fantasies, and crime fiction. His first two works can be found in Likhaan.com. He also has a small vlog called Kwentong Santan (Santan Stories). He lives with his long time gay partner with their teenage cat named Appa “Zuko” Yipyip Pusheen.
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@@yourdailykickofjokjok829 It is so true that people are biased by their sexuality. That is why I'm pretty sure everything you just said is wrong because you're obviously biased by your heterosexuality :)
oh thanks for sharing your thoughts, Jokjok. Maybe we could clear things up by checking definitions. Could moi ask for your definition of transgender / a transgender person, in hopes of clearing things up?
Please don't use your platform to push the narrative that this is a trans revolt. Tamblot is a male babaylan yes.. in the old visayan time male babaylan are known as isog.. basically means males that are acting more like females. If you really want an equivalent of them in today's time. In my opinion tamblot is considered more of a gay man, than a trans. Even the depiction of him during the revolt is him wearing the male babaylan clothes. He is not cross dressing.
Every morning and evening I burn incense and give offerings to my Bisayan and Ilokano ancestors along with prayers for guidance; Tamblot’s revolt was not a total failure lol.
And I like how the Tamblot revolt is another example of Spanish colonial military being unable to function or complete any objectives without Indio auxiliary assistance.
It’s like every revolt was not even put down by the Spanish but by loyal Indios; showing where the real powers were.
That’s Divide, Conquer and Rule by the Spaniards for you
Hello sir Kirby I'm always watching your Content very informative. I have suggestions sir can you do a Reaction Video about " Philippines: Gold of our Ancestors" a Content of Ayala Museum about many Gold artifacts our Ancestors. Thanks!
Kanino ang maga paintings nasa video..? From who are the paintings in the video?
Mabuhay thanks again
I am a Bol-anon, Tamblot was a Babaylan but he was not known as transgender. I think that side of story only develop later on promoted by the LGBTQ group.
isn't like babaylan are exclusively female/feminine role anyways?
IS MEN THAT DRESSED AND ACTING AS WOMEN IS AUTOMATIC TRANSGENDER?
@@上原恵太郎 Imagine ipalaganap mo pa sa buong mundo...
@@上原恵太郎 You Are Right
Not necessarily.
Trans people are considered to be a blessing or a miracles. In Austronesian culture, the priest are mostly trans or transvestites. Even in Javanese kingdoms, especially in Hindu-Buddhist era, they serve at the palace because they are believed to have supernatural powers or spiritual powers.
Wow I love that so much
sir kirby. sana makagawa pa po kayo ng maraming vlog about lgbt communities during prespanish colonialism. it so empowering and educating lang po na malaman ng buong komunidad ng bahaghari ang kasaysayan ng pakikipaglaban ng ating mga ninuno sa loob ng higit kumulang 53 na dekada.nakakaproud lang po tumayo at sumigaw na parte ng komunidad na ito lalo pa kung alam mo kung anong karapatan ba at pagkakapantay pantay ang ipinaglalaban mo. salamat
I think this is shifting the definition of trans-gender a bit too much. For one, you don't ritually become a transgender as you ritually become Bayugin. You were always a man but were born in a female body, for lack of a better phrase, "male brain in female body" this is different from going through a process to become a Bayugin as a man.
Also, your stuff with pronouns, I have nothing to indicate something like that would have actually happened. Yes, pronouns don't exist and yes, they were counted as among the women in social but would have still been recognized as male even if as a priestess, a male priestess.
@@上原恵太郎 Oh, thanks for that. I am not filipino and had to cross reference some of the stuff I know about Bayugin with similar practices else where to write what I wrote.
(Visayan/Visayas) (Cebuano/Cebu) ang tamang TAWAG DYAN AY BISAYA kasi ang Visayan ay naka base sa lugar na Visayas na Bisaya speaker ang word cebuano ay naka base sa Cebu na Bisaya speaker na nasa Cebu ang tamang pag gamit GENERAL (BISAYA)
Sa madaling salita ay crossdressing ang mga babaylan. At maganda ang sistema noon meron equal rights ang mga kababaihan tulad ng bansa Egypt.
After reading the "about" section of this channel, it's hard for me to take the videos within it seriously.
Decolonize your transphobic mind. Real talk.
Hi sir. I would just ask that Is there a wide consensus among scholars or Philippine historians that proves tambolot is indeed trans also do you have outside sources from the ones you showed in the link because the links that you shared shows groups in favor of the LGBTQ lifestyle and their biases may put more emphasis on tambolot being trans. I would like to check other sources or links that you can share. Thank you.
How do you know he is trans?
they used a spirit box to ask for tamblot's preferred pronouns. legit pre.
@@qcgarcia hahaha.. kahit Anu nalng maisingit lang ideology nilang wlang kwenta.. 😂
@@richmondlandersenfells2238 The dude exaggerating tamblot being trans but the dude does do female shit, he was a bayot a somewhat gayish person and babaylan.😂 Babaylan itself is rooted from the word Babayi meaning lady, women, girl.
@@qcgarcia don't you use pronouns too? You just used they which is a pronounce💀
You threw off the shackles of Western colonialism only to adopt Western Neo-Liberal ideology. Sad.
Sir pagkaka parehas sana ng kapampangan at ng bahasa indonesia at malay language , dami pagkaka parehas kasi ng kapampangan at malay
Kuya paano nyo po alam Yung tungkol SA mga ninuno nyo
Enslaved female warriors forced to serve their Spanish masters in many different ways. 😍😍😍😍😍
Tamblot was also known as Haring Lomod, meaning he is a man.
As long as i know as a boholano tamblot is not a transgender and it is not true that tamblot is wearing female clothes.
Because that's what you were taught. It was erased given the influence of the Catholic colonialists.
Yung lan xang po ng laos
Sana Tagalog para mas maintidhan ng tupad namin na hnd maranong sa english
Trans-Continental..
HELL NAHHH 💀
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@@richmondlandersenfells2238 this dude thinks he’s gonna be famous for being a fake historian smh.
This is funny
@@richmondlandersenfells2238 Imagine being a bigot
Trans by definition physical appearance interchange genital 😅 baka naman Kirby pwede mo sabihin mo lesbian nlang di kasi uso surgery Spanish period
Hindi pa uso yan noon. Mga tunay na babae yan! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Panoorin mo muna ang video, at magbukas ng aklat. Nasa kasaysayan yan
it alway have existed, even in the americas
Bigot
trans? really? who is your target audience?
His target audience are people interested on learning about Filipino history, as most of the country's texts were burned down by Spaniards.
@@ariyuril christine jorgensen, born 1926, was the first transgender. do you see my point?
@@qcgarcia Not really, if you're saying that it's incorrect to use trans in this video because the first person recorded as trans was in 1926, then that's not the best case to make. While the babaylans weren't trans in the sense of the modern term they weren't that far off.
Filipinos are the target audience. Kirby is only pandering to homosexuals because a large percentage of Filipinos are homosexual.
@@liluziBurt667 His target audience is not limited to Filipinos -- it's for anyone interested in Filipino history. He literally says in his opening in every video that his content is for anyone that wants to learn about history, culture, and everything in-between from The Philippines.
Thank God the Spanish spread the gospel of the Lord and destroy false religion
😅 haha i guess god really is that real and powerfull and im a Filipino🇵🇭 so it shows god hates gays🏳️🌈😅 im in side of god now😅 haha cant wait for them to loose again😅.
obob🤣🤣
Just a pity that Spain today enjoys high LGBT acceptance while our Philippines is still stuck in the homophobic colonial mentality.
Bruh our true(particulary visayans) religion was animism
Ew, colonized mindset