Out! pilot

Episode on June 23, 2007 Saturday late night In celebration of this year’s gay pride march, Sine Totoo features the pilot episode of the first and only gay and lesbian-oriented magazine show to air on Philippine television…Out! It was a groundbreaking television season when GMA News and Public Affairs launched Out! in 2004. The show was not only one of its kind in the country, it was also a first in Southeast Asia. Never had a mainstream network program tackled the concerns of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community in such a direct way before. Sine Totoo host Howie Severino interviews former Out! host JM Cobarrubias and former executive producer Melo Esguerra on the show that was clearly ahead of its time. The two reminisce about how Out! became a turning point in their lives. JM had never discussed his being gay in public till he came out on this program. Melo says the program may have raised eyebrows, but it also opened doors for the local gay community. In the featured episode this Saturday, Out! hosts JM Cobarrubias and Jigs Mayuga come out as gay men – JM to his sister and Jigs to one of his closest friends. The show also features gay icon Celia Rodriguez and the unrecognized marriages of several gay and lesbian couples. Sine Totoo toasts the show Out! as well as GMA Network’s heads for having the courage to air such a program. The rare opportunity to watch Out! once again comes this Saturday at midnight over GMA-7’s Sine Totoo.

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Maki-Out! sa Sine Totoo Bilang paggunita sa gay pride march ngayong taon, itinatampok ng Sine Totoo ngayong Sabado ang kauna-unahan at nag-iisa pa ring gay at lesbian-oriented show sa Pilipinas… ang Out! Ang programang Out! ay hindi lang nanguna sa ating bayan, ito’y bukod tangi sa buong Southeast Asia. Pinag-usapan ng programa ang mga karanasan at isyung kinakaharap ng mga lesbiana’t bakla. Kinapanayam ni Howie Severino ng Sine Totoo ang dalawa sa mga nanguna sa programa. Si JM Cobarrubias, host ng programa, na lumadlad sa kanyang pamilya sa pamamagitan ng telebisyon at si executive producer Melo Esguerra na dumaan sa maraming pagsubok upang mabuo ang programang ito. Ipapalabas din sa Sine Totoo ang pilot episode ng Out! kung saan: nagladlad ang mga host ng program sa kanilang kamag-anak at kaibigan, pinarangalan ang isang gay icon – si Celia Rodriguez, at pinag-usapan ang mga kasal ng mga bading at lesbiyana. Tatlong taon na ang nakalipas pero hanggang ngayon, wala pa ring programa na kapareho ang Out! Muling panoorin ito sa Sine Totoo, sa ika-23 ng Hunyo, ngayong Sabado ng hatinggabi, sa GMA-7.