Lesbianism in Philippine media has also been studied with two common stereotypes emerging : the '' ' butch ' '' and the '' ' femme ' '' . The two are often seen in a butch-femme dichotomy , where in a lesbian couple one assumes the traditional roles of the masculine-male and the feminine-female , respectively . Femme-to-femme relationships , when depicted , have been shown more often as abused or ridiculed couples in a more heteronormative society . The following teleseries are recent portrayals of femme-to-femme lesbian relationships in the Philippines : '' Die Beautiful '' , a 2016 comedy-drama narrating the life ( and death ) of a transgender beauty queen , was entered into the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival and won two awards at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2016
2016 Metro Manila Film Festival
2016 Metro Manila Film Festival
LGBT culture in the Philippines