A story of a former gay who decided to be a man again went viral on social media.
In the report posted by Brigada Mati City, they featured the story of Cecar Turibio who formerly being called ‘Carla’ by his friends in the past.
According to Cecar, since young, he already knew that he was gay and decided to wear dresses for ladies.
He also had a relationship with several men and even lived with them without the knowledge of his family.
“May boyfriend ako noon, yung una dalawang taon kahigit kami. ‘Yon din ang dahilan nakarating ako ng Davao City na hindi alam ng mga magulang ko.” Cecar shared.
Cecar shared that his failed relationships with men pushed him to decide to leave his gay life and build a family with his current partner.
He started his transition when he met his current partner Joanna Turibio, however, he admitted that he was still not 100% okay during that time when they met.
Joanna shared that it only took one week for her to be introduced by Cecar to his parents and that’s when the time she believed in the sincerity of her partner.
“Responsable siya sa pag-aaruga sa akin simula palang nang magkarelasyon kami isang linggo pa kaming nagkarelasyon ipinakilala na siya agad ako sa kanyang pamilya,” she said.
She also didn’t mind the past of her partner as long as he was going to be a responsible man.
Right now, Cecar and Joanna had two children and they vowed not to leave each other.