After Markova left home, he joined a group of six cross-dressing performers. It was as part of this group that he was arrested by Japanese soldiers, and taken to a camp which is now the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. For several years he and his companions, and other "comfort gays", were put to forced labor and abused sexually by Japanese soldiers, as the "comfort women" were abused.[2]
His story was made into a film called Markova: Comfort Gay in 2000, directed by Gil Portes. It was included in the 2002Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.[3]
Historical Marker, Plaza Lawton, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila
He was quoted as saying: "As humans, we won’t live long. Revealing my own story is my way of inspiring other gays who continue to be oppressed today. By my act, I may have probably given freedom to many other gay people."
^AUBREY SC MAKILAN (2004). "Walterina Markova: The 'Comfort Gay'". bulatlat.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^Ronald D. Klein (August 13, 2006). "Markova: Wartime Comfort Gay in the Philippines". Intersections: Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^. October 19, 2002. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
External links
. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
"Markova: Comfort Gay IMDB web page". IMDb. December 25, 2000. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
Diaz, Robert G. (2007). "Film Review Queer Undoing : Comfort Gay". Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory. Taylor & Francis. 17 (1): 113–116. doi:10.1080/07407700701246448. S2CID 219614860 – via tandfonline.com.
April 23, 2023
walterina, markova, walter, dempster, 1924, june, 2005, better, known, alias, filipino, forced, comfort, slave, imperial, japanese, army, soldiers, during, japanese, occupation, philippines, world, walter, dempster, bornmay, 1924philippine, islandsdiedjune, 20. Walter Dempster Jr May 20 1924 June 24 2005 better known by his alias Walterina Markova was a Filipino gay man who was forced as a comfort gay sex slave for Imperial Japanese Army soldiers during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II 1 Walter Dempster Jr BornMay 20 1924Philippine IslandsDiedJune 24 2005 2005 06 24 aged 81 Pasay PhilippinesOther namesWalterina Markova Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditAfter Markova left home he joined a group of six cross dressing performers It was as part of this group that he was arrested by Japanese soldiers and taken to a camp which is now the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex For several years he and his companions and other comfort gays were put to forced labor and abused sexually by Japanese soldiers as the comfort women were abused 2 His story was made into a film called Markova Comfort Gay in 2000 directed by Gil Portes It was included in the 2002 Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 3 Historical Marker Plaza Lawton Liwasang Bonifacio ManilaPersonal life EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Walterina Markova news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message He spent the last years of his life at the Home for the Golden Gays in Pasay He died at the age of 81 when he was hit by a bicyclist He was quoted as saying As humans we won t live long Revealing my own story is my way of inspiring other gays who continue to be oppressed today By my act I may have probably given freedom to many other gay people See also EditRosa Henson Justo Justo Home for the Golden GaysReferences Edit AUBREY SC MAKILAN 2004 Walterina Markova The Comfort Gay bulatlat com Retrieved August 3 2012 Ronald D Klein August 13 2006 Markova Wartime Comfort Gay in the Philippines Intersections Gender History and Culture in the Asian Context Retrieved August 3 2012 MARKOVA COMFORT GAY October 19 2002 Archived from the original on February 5 2012 Retrieved August 3 2012 External links Edit 26th San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Archived from the original on July 9 2006 Retrieved September 9 2006 Markova Comfort Gay IMDB web page IMDb December 25 2000 Retrieved September 9 2006 Diaz Robert G 2007 Film Review Queer Undoing Comfort Gay Women amp Performance A Journal of Feminist Theory Taylor amp Francis 17 1 113 116 doi 10 1080 07407700701246448 S2CID 219614860 via tandfonline com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walterina Markova amp oldid 1149465350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
