Raymond Bagatsing, umaming bisexual?

Sa presscon nang pelikulang Love is Love ng RKB Production na kung saan pinagbibidahan ito nina JC De Vera, Roxanne Barcelo at Raymond Bagatsing. Tinanong si Raymond ng press tungkol sa kanyang tunay na sexual orientation. Imbes na yes or no lang ang kanyang isasagot ay pinahaba niya ito at nagulat ang lahat sa kanyang mga sinabi. May nakakatuwang reaksyon naman ang co-star na si JC De Vera na may halong pagkabigla sa kanyang mga inamin. 

Sabi ni Raymond: "I don’t know. Mahirap magsalita nang tapos, e.

"All I know is I appreciate everyone. I appreciate people, human beings, I appreciate love.

"Matagal ko nang tinatanong ‘yan bilang artist, kasi I’m very close to a lot of gay people.

"I’m very close to men, macho alike, intellectuals. I’m very close to a lot of people, girls..."

Ang Hollywood actor na si James Dean ang isa sa mga hinahangaan ni Raymond kaya nagkuwento siya ng kanyang mga nalaman tungkol sa namayapang movie icon.

"At one point, sabi niya sa best friend niya, 'I have to try to be in a relationship, to go to bed with a man.'

"Sabi niya, 'How can I feel if I’m doing a role as a homosexual? How can I do it?'

"When I saw the documentary, parang ginawa nga niya, but he was a man.

"So, sabi ko, at one point, yung sobrang lalim ng pagpasok ko sa mga karakter, sabi ko, siguro I have to try that also.

"Secret na lang kung anong nangyari, but I dunno... I just know na hindi ko puwedeng i-limit ang sarili ko.

"Kasi ang love has no gender, and that’s the message of this film.

"Ang love, galing sa puso," ang intriguing statement ni Raymond.

Tanggap din ng aktor na matagal nang pinagdududahan ang gender niya.

"Matagal nang pinagdududahan ang gender ko, ever since I did Ballet Philippines. I danced for more than ballet.

"Ang mga choices ko will always question a man’s man, but I don’t think I can be questioned because I’m also a man’s man.

"I’m a martial artist, I do a lot of macho things, but I also do a lot of feminine things.

"I love art, I love painting, I love writing poetry. These are feminine things.

"So, kapag nagbigay tayo ng kategorya, 'effeminate ‘yan, macho ‘yan,' hindi pupuwede, kasi tayo ipinanganak na may tatay, nanay.

"Ang nanay mo, feminine, lilipat sa 'yo ‘yan, e, kahit lalaki ka.

"Yung love ng nanay mo, mata-transfer sa 'yo ‘yan.

"Ang personality mo ay hindi monotonous, hindi one-sided.

“Yung masculinity ng tatay mo, pupunta sa 'yo ‘yan, so we are... dun pa lang, bipolar na tayo.

"We are male and female. It’s just so happen na it’s in me.

"In you, you are also the product of your father and mother, so you have masculinity in you.

"The great answer is love is love.

"It cannot be categorized, it cannot be explained no matter how you intellectualize it, no matter how you find a formula na hindi tayo masaktan sa buhay, that’s part of our journey.

"Love is love," malalim na paliwanag ni Raymond, na naramdaman ding masyado nang malalim ang mga pinag-uusapan sa presscon ng kanilang pelikula.

Hindi man niya deretsahang sinabi, ay naramdaman na nang netizen ang kanyang tunay na kasarian. Marami ang nagulat sa kanyang sinabi at marami din ang humanga dahil sa kanyang naging pagsagot. 

Netizen's Reaction:

"I love art, I love painting, I love writing poetry. These are feminine things." No Raymond,  these are non-gender things! And  to cut your overlong explanation short, you're bisexual. Simple as that and that's fine." - Arlene Dela Torre

"We are human , follow what your mind, heart, and freewill dictate. Just smile and ignore other people’s judgement, wrong and very narrow minded opinion! Kudos to you and enjoy your life, your pwn life! " - Aquilino Dino