Call Me Fabulous Gay: Being Equal, Not “Handled”

Some people walk into the store in neutral. Venzy walks in already on “highlight.”

At the Globe SM Cebu Store, she’s the kind of Ka-Globe you notice even before she speaks—bright, funny, and unapologetically herself. Not to be turned into a mascot, not to be “handled with care,” but to be felt as an equal: a teammate and a friend who shows up in full color and gets things done.

This is Venzy’s kind of fabulous and it has nothing to do with special treatment, and everything to do with respect.

"Just call me fabulous gay!”

Hi, Venzy here—just call me fabulous gay!

Love a pop of color every now and then! Selfie at the cafe!

I’m a Customer Experience Ambassador at the Globe SM Cebu Store, and I’ve been with Globe for 13 years. They same I'm a good friend, a cheerful giver to my family, and of course, funny and someone always supportive and proud of my teammates.

What makes me feel most fabulous these days is simple: being able to show up as myself, make people laugh, help customers, support my family, and know that I’m doing all of that without hiding who I am.

Being your special self is the best feeling of all

For many LGBTQIA+ people, there’s a big difference between being tolerated and being treated like everyone else. For me, emotional equality feels like finally being able to relax.

When people talk about these moments, they often describe a profound sense of relief and validation. It’s the feeling of finally being able to exhale—realizing you don't have to be an educator, an advocate, or a stereotype in that moment.

I just get to be a regular person, valued for my humor, my work, or my presence, while my identity is simply accepted, a beautifully normal part of the whole picture.

With my colleagues from the Globe SM Cebu Store <3

In those moments, I'm not “the gay one” in the store. I'm just Venzy, the teammate who steps in when the queue is long, the friend who cracks a joke when someone’s having a bad day, the person who sends help home when her family needs it.

Safety means not having to "edit" yourself

By being in yourself, everything flows smoothly. Because when people accept you as you are, the energy feels natural.

It’s easy to label someone like me as “the fabulous one” and stop there. But that’s not the only mark I want to leave on people.

I want them to feel like they belong. I want them to know that we can connect each other.

Beyond the laughs and the outfits, I want to be the kind of person who makes a new hire feel instantly at home, helps a quiet teammate open up, and makes customers feel comfortable—whoever they are, however they present themselves.

I don't want to be the star of the show. My kind of fabulous is about making sure everyone feels they have a place on the stage.

With my friends whom I can always count on in good and bad days!

Hope, togetherness, and possibilities

In a world that often feels uncertain and heavy, I hold on to one simple belief: we go forward together, or not at all.

I want people to feel that we are in this together, and that together we can make things possible. Whoever you are, whatever you do, if you think you can do it, you will achieve it.

I keep slaying by holding on to that hope for myself, for my family, for my teammates, and for every customer who walks into the Globe SM Cebu Store carrying their own invisible battles.

I don't need the spotlight, just the basics done right: equal chances, equal respect, equal trust.

And that’s the quiet power of Pride in places like Cebu: not grand gestures, but everyday moments where people like me can be fully myself, no asterisk, no special handling—just full-on, fabulous, and equal.

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