Here is Geyluv written by Honorio Bartolome de Dios

1. ni Honorio Bartolome de Dios

3. Personal Background
 Writer from Marilao, Bulacan.
 Has a degree in Sociology.
 Works with national and international
development organizations as a
humanitarian worker, researcher and
trainer on participatory action research
and disaster risk reduction.
 He teaches part-time in Ateneo de
Manila University and farms in Legaspi
City, Albay.
Achievements/Awards
 In 1998, his collection of short stories Sa
Labas ng Parlor was published by the
University of the Philippines Press.
 In 2005, he led the formation of
Naratibo, a community of Filipino
narrative writers which conducts
workshops for both established
and aspiring writers.
 His short stories have appeared in
various literary and academic
anthologies and received the Carlos
Palanca Memorial Award for
Literature.
Body of Work
 Eulohiya
 Geyluv / gaylove
 Sumpa ng Tag-araw

4. Mike –isang journalist na naging kaibigan ni Benjie ng minsang
nagboluntaryo itong sumulat tungkol sa nangyaring
pagsabog ng Mt. Pinatubo.
Benjie –isang project officer ng NGO.
- baklang naging kaibigan ni Mike na may lihim pagtingin
sa kanya.
Joana – katrabaho ni Benjie na may gusto kay Mike.
Carmi – huling naging nobya ni Mike sa loob ng 2 taon na
kasama rin nilang nagtatrabaho sa naganap na Mt.
Pinatubo.
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5. AS ACQUINTANCES:
 Media Party
 Zambales ( they work together for a project)
AS GOOD FRIENDS:
 Bar
 Benjie’s apartment
 Restaurant
 Movie theater
AS CONFUSED PEOPLE:
 Baguio (went for a job)
 Bus (on their way home)

6. Benjie
CarmiMike
Joana
LEGEND:
 Kaibigan
 Ka trabaho Nagugustuhan
 Dating kasintahan

7. First - Person
Queer Theory (Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick)
Narrative Form

8. Man vs. Himself
 Benjie is unsure whether to
pursue the new love interest .
 Mike is still unsure if he has
feelings for Benjie.

9. “Everyone has the right to
love, and to be loved.”

10. “Sa pagkakaibigan
nagsisimula ang lahat.”

11. “Ang pagkakaibigan ay
maaaring mauwi sa
pag-iibigan.”