The study concludes that despite the change in the portrayal of gays, institutions that sponsor heteronormativity will continue to prevent homosexuality from being seen as a naturally occurring form of sexuality. Queer theory's analysis of the incoherency in the non-normative alignments of sex, gender, and sexuality, particularly in the parloristangbakla stereotype, where characters appear more heterosexual than homosexual in sexual desire for 'real' men, is relevant to the study. It argues that mainstream Philippine cinema in the past decade has favored the parloristangbakla stereotype while the masculine gay is a recent portrayal. Two main stereotypes were identified in the portrayals: the parloristang bakla (beauty parlor gay) for the effeminate gay, and 'Brokeback Mountain' for the masculine gay. It compares and analyzes different gay identities from five successful films: 'Markova: Comfort Gay' (2000) 'Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita'(2004) 'Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros' (2005) 'In My Life' (2009) and, 'Petrang Kabayo' (2010). Ang Tatay Kong Nanay (Lino Brocka) Oliver (Nick Deocampo) Manila by Night (Ishmael Bernal) REquieme (Loy Arcenas) Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (. This article evaluates how gays are portrayed in popular gay-themed Filipino films from 2000 to 2010.
