Luke Galade ➕

U = U | Poz | UD: Jan 2025; Sept 2025 | DX: March 2024 | Chief of Staff to the President of Sordland

[Luke Galade ➕ @LucianGalade]

Hello 👋 Let me introduce myself! I'm Lucian. Call me Luke. Became diagnosed with this disease nung March 18, 2024 and I became UD nitong January 2025.

I got this disease due to my carelessness na hindi gumamit ng condom during sex. #PLHIVdiaries #PLHIV

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[Mark S. King @MyFabDisease]

My @pozmagazine cover, 13 years ago this month. #HIV stigma still exists. #survivor

[Jose Karganilla @JhokerJhoker]

@jm_lago 's coming out as HIV+ for 16yrs.
Hear his story. Mr Gay World'26

[Luke Galade ➕ @LucianGalade]

Nag-iisang tiyak sa libo-libong duda 🌷

#LetLeniLead
#LetLeniLead2028

[Michael @neolithicrumba2]

You think HIV is bad?

Well, thanks to ARVs, I’m HIV’s worst nightmare!

https://t.co/D0M00PL7vj via @YouTube

[LoveYourself Inc. @LoveYourselfPh]

WE STAND TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY.

Pride doesn't end in a month, it is a continuous fight against abuse and discrimination. Together, we can make the world a better, colorful, and safe space for everyone.

Follow LoveYourself on social media.

#LoveYourselfPH
#Pride2026

[Hiey @hieykit]

I won't let anyone take away the confidence I rebuilt after my diagnosis. #fuckstigma

[Pipo Gonzales @ordinarypipo]

Masc4masc gays and their thirsty followers mocking and discriminating against trans, femme, and HIV+ folk should be banned at pride festivities. There are 11 other months to learn to be kind and you're here being ignorant and stupid? Gtfo. Come back when you're ready.

[miguel @jm_lago]

@LucianGalade Sobra. Pero kaya nga tayo bumoboses para magbigay-linaw at liwanag. We will not back down from this fight.

[Luke Galade ➕ @LucianGalade]

And Filipinos choose to ignore the last sentences of this tweet because we have an ongoing educ crisis where 11M Filipinos (or more) are functionally illiterate.

Even if we are HIV positive, we cant pass the virus to our partner since we are undetectable.

#PLHIV #PLHIVdiaries

[Hadad Nuwagaba @OfficialHadad]

Taking ARVs has been part of my routine since 2011.

I'm now Virally undetectable meaning that I can not pass the virus to my sexual partner.

[BeingSilly @its_kingkenn]

@ramenmoonster BAKLANG TAMBAY
BAKLANG BASHER
BAKLANG HINDI NAGBABAYAD NG TAX

[radar PH @radarph_media]

A person living with HIV is stepping onto the national pageant stage to challenge that. And the gut issue isn’t HIV itself, but the stigma around it.

Miguel Lago—a six-foot, 40-year-old candidate—is representing the PLHIV community at Mister Gay World Philippines 2026, with the grand coronation set on June 26.

In a video essay posted on X on June 19, Lago revealed he was diagnosed with HIV in 2010—a time when support was scarce and stigma was overwhelming.

HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, affects the immune system. But with modern antiretroviral therapy, it is now a manageable condition—one that can be less life-threatening than common chronic illnesses like diabetes when properly treated.

“So you just figure things out while quietly falling apart,” he said.

More than a decade later, Lago is using the pageant as a platform to advocate for safe spaces where people can openly talk about HIV, mental health, and addiction.

His message is simple: meet people where they are and allow them to express themselves without fear.

“I know I am not perfect, but I deserve to win because I know how to start over,” he said, reflecting on rebuilding his life multiple times.

Even as he speaks about serious issues, Lago keeps his humor intact, describing himself as “hubadero,” “dogshow,” and “socially awkward.”

Outside the competition, he works as a communications professional and has spent years in nonprofit work with World Vision, Habitat for Humanity, and the Philippine Animal Welfare Society.

As he steps onto the Mister Gay World Philippines stage, Lago isn’t just competing for the crown. He’s proving that life after an HIV diagnosis can still be bold, unapologetic, and meaningful.

(✍️: Nikko Miguel Garcia, 📸: @jmlago/Instagram)

#radarPH
#radarPHEntertainment

[Janno | ᜇ͓ᜌᜈᜓ | 佳諾 @jannomaala]

Seeing the QTs and comments really show we have a very very long way to removing STIGMA that comes with HIV.

On Pride month pa talaga.

[Raven⁺ @in9inir]

Ewan ko sa mga yan. Na para bang ginusto namin itong putanginang sakit na ito hahaha. Suntukin ko pagmumukha niyong mga may sakit sa utak eh. 😃

[BeingSilly @its_kingkenn]

@midviz Lady Gaga won’t stand for that disgusting comment.

[BeingSilly @its_kingkenn]

@LucianGalade @jm_lago They are the worst. Mismong mga accla ang haters during pride month.

Poison to the community.

[Luke Galade ➕ @LucianGalade]

LGBTQ+ na nga nanghawa saming mga poz, kapwa LGBTQ+ pa rin manghahatak saming mga poz pababa.

Wala kaming maaasahan kundi mga sarili lang namin.

At mismong pride month pa naisipang magkalat ng stigma.

Nakakalungkot.

#PLHIV #PLHIVDiaries #PLHIVCommunity

[T. @shade_of_tee]

Do we have a reason to question the authenticity and intent of his “coming out” as poz? Yes.

Is it necessary to drag the poz community into the hate train? No.

We may debate abt his intent but we must not further stigmatize the person & his condition by being hateful.

[Dora Milker 🍼 “The Mother Milker” @PositibosiJ]

It takes a lot of courage and strength to come out as HIV positive. People will always have something to say regardless of the timing of his descision to share his status, but we cannot deny that stigma still exists. Salamat Chatgpt eme.

[BeingSilly @its_kingkenn]

Bakit daw allowed ang may HIV sa pageant???

Hindi po kasi LEGAL ang tanongin at alamin ang HIV status ng kahit sino unless if it’s for medical purposes and completely confidential. Saka fit to work po yung tao.

Matagal na pong may Google.
May AI na rin po.
Aral muna bago bash.

[vi @visvssd]

mayor leni is TOO intelligent for this
game of thrones

it just clicked to me what she's been doing
🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠🧠

[LoveYourself Inc. @LoveYourselfPh]

Makatao ang Pag-ibig. 🏳️‍🌈🌈

Karapatan ng bawat isa na magmahal at mahalin nang walang takot, paghusga, o diskriminasyon.

ANG PAG-IBIG AY PARA SA LAHAT.

#LoveYourselfPH