S1E9 - 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 & 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐎𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 & 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐎𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐰 – How a Queer Artist Turns Heartbreak into Radiance (Nose Job Included!)

How do you paint resilience in every color of the rainbow? Meet 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐮—the Filipino singer-songwriter and LGBTQ+ beacon who turned loss into lyrics, stereotypes into sparkle, and even turning rhinoplasty into radical self-love. In this vibrant episode of The Skittle Squad Podcast, Raffy reveals:

✅ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 ‘𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬’—his soul-stirring anthem about loving boldly (even when it’s temporary), inspired by a complicated romance with a married man.

✅ 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫—and how grief became the unexpected muse for his most powerful music yet.

✅ “𝐈’𝐦 𝐠𝐚𝐲—𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞?” The hilarious, unscripted moment that captures his irreverent authenticity.

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: From choreographing St. Pete Pride performances to directing musicals in Manila, Raffy proves identity is a masterpiece in progress.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬: Why his upcoming “nose job era” symbolizes more than just a physical change—it’s a metaphor for queer rebirth.

𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐲’𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥—𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳. Whether you’ve faced heartbreak, battled stereotypes, or just need a reminder that joy is an act of defiance, this episode will leave you laughing, crying, and ready to shine unapologetically.

🔊 Listen now—and follow Raffy’s glow-up @𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐲𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐮!

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