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1970-1980
During the 1970s and 1980s, Filipino concepts of gay were greatly influenced by western notion. According to Being LGBT in Asia: The Philippines Country Report gay men who were exposed to the Western notion of “gay” starting to have relationships with other gay men, instead of with heterosexual-identifying men. Before the western notion of gay came to the Philippines, gay Filipinos usually engage a relationship with men who are attracted to women. When the western notion of gay arrived in the Philippines, Filipino gay men adopted the western notion of gay where some Filipino gay people interacted and started a relationship with other gay men. Towards the end of 1980s, an increase in awareness of LGBT Filipinos occurred. In the year 1984, a number of gay plays were produced and staged. The plays that were released during the said time tackled the process of "coming out" by gay people.

Martial Law
When the Martial law was proclaimed, Filipinos were silenced by the government through the Military. People didn’t have a voice during the period of Martial Law. People were harassed, and experienced torture, including LGBT community. There were some homosexuals that were exiled by Marcos in America where they joined movements When the regime of Marcos ended, those exiled returned to the Philippines and introduced fresh and new ideas of gay and lesbians.