The idea of professionalism is dominated by men but there is a dearth of sociological studies about professionalism and sexuality and gender. Studies that examine how gay men see their professional selves is lacking, especially in the Philippine context. Unraveling how gay men see their professional selves is critical to contribute to the understanding of discourses on subject formation, from the subject themselves, in a particular social institution. This study drew data from in-depth interviews with 30 self-identified gay men from selected Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines. The narratives were examined under the lenses of Foucault's idea of governmentality. The study reveals that the concept of a "professional gay self" undergoes a governmentalization process. This process of subjectification involves influences from significant others namely the greater society, the family, and even from other Filipino gays-all laden with heteronormative discourses that allow the conduct of conduct to be possible.

Keywords: Professional gay self; gay faculty; governmentality; heteronormativity; higher educational institutions (HEIs); professionalism.

专业主义的概念主要由男性主导，但关于专业性和性别与性别的社会学研究却很少。特别是从菲律宾的角度来看，几乎没有研究探讨男同性恋者如何看待自己的职业身份。揭开男同性恋者如何认知自己职业自我的过程对于理解特定社会组织中的主体形成话语至关重要，尤其是这些话语来自主体本身。这项研究的数据来自于对30名自我认定为男同性恋者的深入访谈，这些人来自菲律宾选定的高等教育机构（HEIs）。采用福柯的治理术思想框架来分析叙述内容。研究表明，“专业同性恋自我”概念经历了一个治理化过程。这一主体化的进程受到重要他人的影响，包括更大的社会、家庭以及其他菲律宾男同性恋者——所有这些都带有异性恋规范话语，从而使得行为调控成为可能。

关键词：专业同性恋自我； 同性教师；治理术；异性恋规范；高等教育机构（HEIs）；专业主义。