Red Light District,

Queer Spaces,
Ghetto

A report by Patricia Lau and Alyssa Joy Ocaa

Geog 1 THX - 3
Red Light District
Queer Space
Ghetto
(para di na tayo lost stars)
(May palaro si Mayora!)
RED LIGHT DISTRICT
part of an urban area where the concentration of
prostitution and sex-oriented businesses
sex shops
strip clubs
adult theaters (theater which show pornographic videos ONLY)

The term originates from the red lights that were used as
signs of brothels
 formed by the members of non-heterosexual communities
or the LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer
and Intersex) because they are not accepted as a
consequence of their sexuality.

these spaces are created, SAFE PLACE

can vary from buildings or locations that can be "queered"

to natural environments or cultural practices in themselves
 part of a city in which members of a minority group
live, especially because of social, legal, or
economic pressure.

The term was originally used in Venice to describe

the part of the city to which Jews were restricted
and segregated.
 Philippines is a conservative country. Composed mostly of Catholics who believe
in heterosexual relationships.
Tolerated but not accepted
Red light districts in the Philippines are too established guides for RLD are
available online!
Ghettos or slums in the Philippines are open for tours, commonly called SLUM
TOURISM. Tours done in Smokey Mountain.
 RLD: Ladyboys, happy ending massages, girls in tight bikinis,
foreigners, CASH
Rated by: Quantity and Quantity of Girls, Entertainment, and Price
SPECTRUM PRIDE
MANILA MARCH

FOURLEZ AND WOMEN ON TOP EVENTS

Tondo, Manila
Many of the city's slums are found in this area.
Population: 407,330 (2007), Area: 5.64 km, Density: 72,222 persons per km.

Payatas, Quezon City

People from Smokey Mountain migrated here
Population: 120, 000 (Census, 2010), 500,000 ( Gaillard and Cadag, 2009

Bagong Silangan
namesake of the barangay was meant to signify "a new hope" for most of its
residents who were originally relocated from slum areas in Tondo in Manila,
Commonwealth in Quezon City, and San Juan.
 (This is the real test.)
(Oo, kasi dapat alam mo na RLD, QS, at Ghetto kung nakinig ka.)
(GG ka sa midterms pag di mo gets!)
 RED LIGHT DISTRICT
Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan
 GHETTO
Jewish enclave in Venice
 QUEER SPACE
Sydney, Australia
 RED LIGHT DISTRICT
Reeperbahn Street in Hamburg, Germany
 GHETTO
Loyalist Ghetto in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Red Light District
Queer Space
Ghetto
 Complete Guide to Red Light Districts in Manila. Updated Nov 2016 from
http://www.philippinesredcat.com/red-light-districts-in-manila/
Queerspotting: A fun, safe space for gay women. Serafica, R. (2014). Rappler. From
http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/gender-issues/55411-queerspotting-
creating-safe-spaces-lesbians
Slum tourism in the Philippines not for the faint-hearted. Lowe, A. (2014). The
National: World from http://www.thenational.ae/world/southeast-asia/slum-
tourism-in-the-philippines-not-for-the-faint-hearted
5 Cool Things Lesbians Can Do In Manila: LGBT Friendly Places in the Metro. Galvez,
M. (2015). From http://www.wheninmanila.com/5-cool-things-lesbians-can-do-in-
manila-lgbt-friendly-places-in-the-metro/