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That’s what Veejay Floresca said in his Tuesday interview with Aquino and Abunda Tonight.
The California-based fashion designer confirmed reports that she was initially denied entry by the bouncers of Valkyrie on two separate occasions — June 12 and June 20.
In the first instance, she was only allowed inside after she presented her California ID, which indicates she is legally female. According to her, she got her California ID two years ago and applied for a gender marker change last year. She’s an international student, finishing her masters on International Design from the Academy of Art University in California.
Floresca described the second one as “more humiliating” because the bouncers refused to let her in even after they saw her ID. They dismissed this proof of gender identity with the remark, “Lalaki pa rin yan.” Later on, a female management representative acknowledged her ID and let her in.
To Boy Abunda’s remark that the management of Valkyrie has apologized and clarified that they have no rule against crossdressing and it was only the security’s mishap, Floresca replied, “they need to fix that because it’s a problem. If their bouncers can do that without their knowledge, then it means it’s a form of management that’s irrelevant.”
The interview also tackled Valkyrie shareholder Vice Ganda‘s statement that called an end to the club’s no-crossdresser policy. According to Floresca, Vice Ganda “is a crossdresser. If there’s such a policy about ‘no crossdressing’ why is he being allowed inside? Even if he’s a shareholder. They really need to change that policy because it’s really a form of discrimination. Don’t discriminate — that’s the bottom line.”
Nonetheless, the fashion designer says she appreciated that Vice Ganda and co-owner Neil Arce personally called her to apologize for what happened.
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