TO GO WITH Philippines-homosexuality-poverty-charity,FEATURE by Joshua Melvin
This photo taken on June 17, 2018 shows relatives of late Golden Gays member George Fernandez, 71, also known as "Gloria Manila", attending a mass before his ashes in the urn were laid to rest at a columbarium in Manila. The Philippines has a reputation of openness toward homosexuality, but experts say legal protections are lacking and the nation's weak social safety net especially fails older gay people. That's why the Golden Gays have recruited corporate and private sponsors who pay for their members to get a decent lunch and a few days' worth of groceries after the pageants they hold at least once a month. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS / TO GO WITH Philippines-homosexuality-poverty-charity,FEATURE by Joshua Melvin