Sapphic couple Cassie (Caz) Uy-oco and Pepper Solis have always bonded over their shared love for parties and nightlife.
It was 2023 when they first met online as rising content creators who had landed on each other’s For You Pages. Several online exchanges later, they had finally met face-to-face for the first time at a club.
Back then, it was the peak of the return of post-pandemic parties. For Gen Zs and millennials at the height of their youth, there was a longing for the loud music you could feel in your chest, shoulders bumping on the dance floor, and the free flow of drinks.
“We’ve already been attending parties since before. We know the ins and outs. I would party twice or thrice a week. That’s how much I wanted to just experience the music and to interact with people,” Pepper said in a mix of Filipino and English.
It had been rather poetic that the club had become their first meeting place. As their relationship progressed, they’d soon realize that their affinity for nights out would become the catalyst for something big they’d start together in 2025: For the Love of Women (FTLOW) — a Manila-based nightlife space led by sapphics, for sapphics.
