 At the behest of Imelda Marcos, an anti-gay book was published that clarified the agonistic situation of gay culture at the same time that all other progressive movements in the country were being militaristically silenced.Many homosexuals fled or were forcefully exiled to the United States where some joined movements advocating LGBT rights.The community responded to this through the use of several mediums, such as the 1980s film "Manila by Night", which introduces an LGBT character in its plotline.