hi!!! would just like to share some comments on ur piece… i think the google tool does not use an “exact-word” match. if u’ve noticed ‘gay’ is within the word ‘ca-GAY-an’

hi sir cliff… that’s a smart one there you may be right… hehehe.

Hello to all of out there! I think that chart is unfair! Bakit nakita nyo ba? Hindi naman aahh. That’s is wrong. Hope you understand….

There are a lot of gay people in Cagayan de Oro. In fact there are now two gay bars in the city! The first one open 2 years ago. Though I would not also dismiss Cliffs theory that the word GAY in CaGAYan could be the culprit.

Despite the number of gay people in Cagayan de Oro, the city remains conservative and a bit homophobic.

hi, i am from cagayan de oro. i think what CLIFF said has some merit. but i have to admit that there are a lot of gay persons in CDO (cagayan de oro). Madami kang makikita na OUT na talaga, but i think mas marami yung nagtatago pa… i visited a gay-site once, there was a number of members from cagayan de oro. but as Paxson said, cdo is still one conservative city. Kahit pa, inilabas sa news na number din ito sa drug cases… hehehe

I am a closeted man (just because i hate the stereotypical scene)from cagayandeoro..and i must say..and always felt that the gay population according to density is highest in cdo. manila has 13million ppl with a little gay corner in malate.. cebu has no gay bar.. while cdo with a population of maybe a million has two..that must stand for something..

Hippo, Cebu City had its first gay bar around 1994 and was named Bird Cage after the Bird Cage movie. In fact the Navigator Gay bar in Cagayan de Oro is a branch of Navigator Cebu which is located in Mandaue. There are other gay bars operating in Cebu. As for Cagayan de Oro’s population, it is only around 500,000. BTW there was already a gay bar in Cagayan de Oro in the mid 1990’s but was closed down after a month of operations. For more info email at paxson72@yahoo.com

Wow!!! really??? sure na ba to??? di ba kaya mas known ang cdo sa scandal… tulad nalang ng The BIR scandal pictures. review mo kaya ulit… kasi in just 1 and a half year naka 3 scandals na in a row ang CDO… diba mas sikat yun… hehehe

hi there.. im from cdo and im in cebu now. in CDO, there are a lot of “closed/private” cubicles cafe wherein gay/guy could do the ‘private show’. however, since im new here in cebu and i havent explored cebu beyond expectations but so far i dont find cafe the same as CDO. but definitely cebu has ‘navigator’ somewhere in mandaue and the other one in ramos. (but i havent been there. someday hehe)and for gay channel in cebu, there’s no difference. the people are ‘hot’ as CDO.

dugay na kamo cebu tonto pa gihapon! damo gaybar didto…. unum naa!

people who made comments to cdo im gonna ask you if have you been here already! Kasi if ala pa then better to keep ur mouth shut. Try to evaluate the city your living in baka mas masahol pa sa daga ang pinag gagawa ng mga tao jan! Hinay hinay lang po sa pag comment kasi baka kainin kayo ng lupa!

whats wrong with that Jay, they are only trying to assess gay people, interest by country and cities in the Philippines. Ayaw mo nun, rank number 1 kayo, hahha, mga closet queens

This site is really an intellectual avenue for exchanging insights and mayby experiences

First & foremost, being here in London for 3 years now and had been extremely curious on how gay life has been doing in the Philippines, I just recently found this website. And without a doubt in mind, I higly find Mig’s blogs as credibly commendable. Kudos indeed.

Anyhow, the way i see it — considering I am from CdO, there is nothing wrong if my dearly beloved homecity ranks first in it’s fascination for everything gay. For all i care being nurtured here gay and all, I for one could not say that CdO is a homophobic place. There may be certain sectors of society that may tend to be on the conservative wing (like any other place), but i definitely could conclude that CdO is absolutely gay-friendly — perhaps that’s why people may seem fascinated by it.

Another justification that I could add about this matter is that, eventhough CdO maybe a premature metropolis in bloom — there had and has been gays in bloom (no pun intended) eversince. Way back in university whenever we see High school gay students or even as young as elementary, my friends & I just refer to them as the “Generation Next” in the making.

In ending, let me just say, so what if CdO ranked number 1 in the Philippines with the fascination for gays… we’re the most gay friendly city that i know of. I just hope that in the near future the city will host it’s very own CdO Pride march.

Migs more power again to such a novelty piece of a website.

For the past 3 years, I’ve been in and out of cdo(part of my job). It was in cdo that i discovered PARASAT chat TV. It was also in CDO that I met a lot of friendly open and descreet gay people.
Punta ka lang sa Site or sa X-cite and even sa Divisoria plaza at night time, dami dun.
But what I just really want to tell anyone is, there’s nothing wrong naman kung #1 nga ang CDO, ryt?

To Bluepink, I think Jay’s reaction is quite common. If I will make generalizations, it’s because it does happen that people react the way Jay reacted. If someone fr the south especially CdO says he’s fr CdO, & the person he’s talking to is fr Luzon & let’s say Manileño, the invariable reaction of that fellow fr CdO goes something like this: Excuse me CdO is a city & most people there live better than you people here in Mla. I am Manileño but I don’t think people fr the province should throw to my face the poverty of Mla w/c is not in question anyway. I have travelled around the country North to South; For some reason, people in the visayas or people who speak the visayan dialect are prone to do this than any other ethnic group. I get this reaction when I have not done any negative comments on them. They are quick to point that out because they seem to make itas their advocacy.

meowwwwwwwwww…hahahhahaha..tinuod jud na oi…pagkadaghan sa “oyut” sa CDO…

hey guys, i was a closeted gay guy in CDO for quite a while although i never bothered to grow a ‘beard’ (for guys who dont know, a beard is a cover up gf).Im basically out now and a Guppie somewhere in the americas. Cagayan is Imho by far the gayest city in the Phil if you go by population density. It is not as homophobic as cebu (althoug the internet dating thing in cebu is massive) and it has 2 gay bars alone plus an internet cafe known by eveyrone to cater to gay needs and a cafe in the middle of the city where about 90 percent gay ppl hang around. since i was very discreet,i met up with ppl from manila but my gay friends in cdo where open and loving it.

Oouups, possible the No. 1 ranking is because of me, since I am from CDO and frequently google for gay sites…
CDO is really a great place with friendly people, who are not as ‘arte’ as some of the Makati and Manila pipol. There are many gorgeous looking guys which are ‘bi-curious’ and easy to game if you apply the right strategy…

I usually pass through bustling Cagayan de Oro City, which looks more progressive than Caloocan and San Juan, when visiting my family, maternal grand aunt and other close relations in my home city. I hope I can visit one, if not all, of these gay-oriented bars in the city. Shortly after landing at the local airport and the night I fly out, I would like to think it will be a great idea to hang out in one of these places. Any suggestions from any friendly CDO native or CDO resident? E-mail me at jigenriztag@yahoo.com

gaybars in cdo: navigator and tubbies! but if your in search of real live action, go to the cheap theaters or at the divisoria…… daming callboy, as young as 12, dn marami dn mga taga xavier! magaling sa bed, MGA JERBU! hahahahahahhahahahaha, dn pwede ka rin sa mga escalators ng gaisano, dn ket kai,

I’m from Cagayan de Oro. I’m shocked about that survey! I can’t believe it! I don’t know anyone who does search online vfor gaysex, masturbation, blah blah blah I* don’t even do it that much just for curiosity. I haven’t even search “gaysex” on Google, Yahoo etc bcoz I don’t like it. I just visited this site bcoz natatawa ako sa comments ng mga tao dito!

That survey is really unbelievable. Wala namang masyadong internet cafe dito sa CDO and kunti lang din ung may internet sa bahay.

If that survey is true, ibig bang sabihin ay maraming mga gays dito sa CDO na mukhang lalake?

I have to point out some words. “Gay Pride Parade” is a no no. This thing will just promote gayness towards society. Little kids will be watching it and it’s not a good example. You can accpet gay people but you don’t have to advertise it by having a parade.

Just like prostitutes. You will never see any “Prostitutes Pride Parade”. Why? bcoz it is wrong and what is wrong will never be right.

I’m not saying that it’s wrong to be gay but you don’t have to shout and parade yourself on the street claiming and proving to the world that you are a gay, prostitute, pervert etc.

Have some morals…

bki sabi nila maraming bakla sa pasay ?….
bka indi lang marunong mag inernet ata . heheh

Hi,Skapunkdood! What’s the internet cafe and the cafe in the middle of the city that cater to gay needs? Where are these establishments located? Hope you could email me back kasi I’m planning to visit CDO next month. Thanks in advance.

i noticed the inclusion of GAY in the word CAGAYAN..maybe that explains y the city ranked first. I’m from CDO since birth and i just moved here in Manila a couple of months ago. Gaywise, i dont think CDO is up to the fad of queer life. Laid back pa kasi dun eh..di tulad dito na sobrang active ng queer life. Happy second anniversary pala migz.