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Angelina Mead King, Michelle Fox and 4 other top Filipino LGBT influencers – and why we should follow them

Mabuhay, welcome to the wonderful world of Jodee and Michelle Fox and other LGBTQ+ influencers from the Philippines. Photo: Instagram

There is no better country to celebrate pride than in the Philippines. For as long as we can remember, the members of the LGBTQ+ society have been an inherent part of the community – salon owners, comedians, fashion designers, artists, doctors, lawyers, politicians, writers – you name it, the country has it. But this talented bunch has touched our hearts in more ways than one.

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Angelina Mead King @angiemeadking: 192,000 followers

This iconic gal is a transwoman and married to a female model, yes, she is married to Joey Mead King. She is also running a farm, a couple of car-related businesses as she is a race car driving enthusiast (Car Porn Racing, Classic Speed, Gi Automotive), and most recently, a luxury luggage company called Tecknomonster. Hopping between LA and Manila, Angie is best known for sporting pink, sometimes purple hair.

Her Instagram account is currently private, but you can request to follow her here.

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Angelia Trinidad @angeliatrinidad: 36,100 followers

 

Angel is the CEO of @passionplanner, with 403,000 followers on Instagram. Her paper life coach business is soaring and she is proud to be on a plant-based diet. Not to mention that she is unapologetic, “I am pansexual which means I am willing to date people of any gender because I am attracted to the person they are and their gender isn’t as important to me.”

Santi Obcena @santiobcena: 2,435 followers

 

Santi bagged the second runner up place in Project Runway Philippines (2009), has successfully built his own atelier, House of Santi, and won an award for his traditional Filipino “terno” creation in the Bench-supported Ternocon 2018. But Santi has done more for the Filipino people, he started a YouTube video tutorial on how to make your own mask. Not only that, but he has also mass donated thousands to the front liners of the country. It also helps that his feed is full of home-cooked Filipino food, and he shares recipes without hesitation.

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Michelle Fox @missmichellefox: 136,000 followers

 

Nothing can make you laugh the way Michelle does. And the beautiful thing about this is that she does it so naturally. She has a YouTube channel with 768,000 subscribers where she shares her adventures with her partner, Kramer Ford. And yes, she's trans.

Alex Montemayor @alex.montemayor82: 15,800 followers

 

Though Alex is probably more known to people as the bassist of the all-girl band General Luna, her 63,000 YouTube subscribers follow her love story with now wife, also named Alex. There is nothing more fulfilling than marrying the love of your life, and a story like hers is inspiring thousands of people out there.

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Jodee @jodinand: 3,248 followers

 

If multitalented means that you provide a hub for other artists by creating @pineapplelabph, a producer for @fringemnl celebrating Manila’s most diverse multi-arts festival, a founder of @hatawto which is a collective of dancers, actors, singers, musicians and multidisciplinary artists, a creative innovator of the @phbritish, and a digital design artist for Design Center Philippines – then Jodee is way high up there.

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The Philippines has a talented bunch of LGBTQ+ influencers, including Angelia Trinidad, Santi Obcena, Alex Montemayor and Jodee, who will touch your heart in more ways than one