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    Andrei Buendia is an LGBT advocate and political consultant who recently won the overall best speaker award at the United Asian Debating Championship in Cambodia. As the tournament's first openly gay Best Speaker, his reasoned queer advocacy is precisely what is needed these days. Andrei recalls his early debate experiences in high school where he was challenged but refused to succumb to tougher teams. He believes this fighting spirit allowed him to achieve success. The atmosphere for debates on LGBT issues has changed drastically, now recognizing how issues of sexual orientation and gender identity are experienced differently within communities.

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    Andrei Buendia is an LGBT advocate and political consultant who recently won the overall best speaker award at the United Asian Debating Championship in Cambodia. As the tournament's first openly gay Best Speaker, his reasoned queer advocacy is precisely what is needed these days. Andrei recalls his early debate experiences in high school where he was challenged but refused to succumb to tougher teams. He believes this fighting spirit allowed him to achieve success. The atmosphere for debates on LGBT issues has changed drastically, now recognizing how issues of sexual orientation and gender identity are experienced differently within communities.

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    Andrei Buendia is an LGBT advocate and political consultant who recently won the overall best speaker award at the United Asian Debating Championship in Cambodia. As the tournament's first openly gay Best Speaker, his reasoned queer advocacy is precisely what is needed these days. Andrei recalls his early debate experiences in high school where he was challenged but refused to succumb to tougher teams. He believes this fighting spirit allowed him to achieve success. The atmosphere for debates on LGBT issues has changed drastically, now recognizing how issues of sexual orientation and gender identity are experienced differently within communities.

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    Andrei Buendia is an LGBT advocate and political consultant who recently won the overall best speaker award at the United Asian Debating Championship in Cambodia. As the tournament's first openly gay Best Speaker, his reasoned queer advocacy is precisely what is needed these days. Andrei recalls his early debate experiences in high school where he was challenged but refused to succumb to tougher teams. He believes this fighting spirit allowed him to achieve success. The atmosphere for debates on LGBT issues has changed drastically, now recognizing how issues of sexual orientation and gender identity are experienced differently within communities.

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    ANDREI BUENDIA

    ASIA’S OVERALL BEST SPEAKER


    “Social media hasn’t been particularly peaceful these days.
    Everyone’s a crusader, critic, or political pundit. When it comes
    to queer issues, scrolling through comment threads mean having
    to deal with the occasional troll and bigotry armed with Bible
    scripture or verbal threats. While there are other ways we can
    show our strength as a community besides engaging such scum,
    sometimes a good argument does the trick.”

    Who better to demonstrate this than Andrei


    Buendia, an LGBT advocate, political consultant
    for Senator RisaHontiveros, and winner of the
    overall best speaker award at the United Asian
    Debating Championship held in Cambodia
    recently? He is the tournament’s first openly gay
    Best Speaker.

    These days, queer voices of reason like Andrei’s are precisely what we need. TEAM sat down with Andrei to talk
    queer activism and how everyday gays can let their rainbow flags fly high.
    Hi Andrei! Have you always been a tough person to be better than the recognized debaters. Some would say
    challenge verbally? What were your earlier experiences cocky, but I say it was a much-needed dose of belief in
    in debate like, especially since you’ve been doing this one’s self. I really think that my refusal to succumb to
    since high school? tougher teams and the fighting spirit that I had is what
    allowed me to achieve what I’ve achieved.
    Oh no! In my first debate tournament, one of our How has the atmosphere changed over time for debates
    opponents from Claret A, started his speech by saying, “A centered on LGBT issues?
    wise man once said…” and I ran a rebuttal saying, “but
    who is this wise man?” (Laughs) The funny thing was I It’s changed drastically! Debates in the past would focus
    thought that I was giving a good rebuttal. I’d like to think on legal rights and media representation. Today, LGBT
    I’ve gone a long way since. In general, my first year of issues are discussed with a lot more recognition of the fact
    debating, which was in 3rd year high school, was very that issues of sexual orientation, gender identity, and
    frustrating and I just always had the mentality that I could expression (SOGIE) are experienced differently by

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