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Beyond Campiness

Anthony Spaeth
Aug 09, 2006
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Not me. I’d rather be in Manila’s Malate district, at The Library bar, which brings together all the best the Philippines can offer: music, comedy of the highest order, and, for those who like such things, booze, pretty office girls and guys in drag.

The Library began nearly 20 years ago as a gay club, but so great were its attractions that the gay clien…

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