Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — As stated in our primer about the Anti Discrimination ordinances, “the first version of ADB, House Bill 09095, filed by then-Akbayan Representative Etta Rosales sought to proscribe discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Though the bill may have been limited in terms of its coverage, its mere filing marked the start of the long crusade of LGBTQ+ Filipinos towards legal protection against discrimination.”
“Since then, ADB has been filed and re-filed in each Congress. Through the efforts of the LGBTQ+ community, led by LAGABLAB Network — a network that focuses its advocacy on passing the ADB — the bill has grown and evolved to become more inclusive and far-reaching.”
The recent online hearing regarding the bill, now called the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill presented more misconceptions about the gender orientation, the bill and the LGBTQIA+ community itself — even linking pedophilia and necrophillia.
Here are 11 articles from CNN Philippines Life to understand more why the SOGIE bill is an essential part of Philippine society and how it will help the struggles of the LGBTQIA+ community. It should be noted that, as these articles explain, the community does not ask for special treatment but equal rights with everyone else. Read more via CNN
Equality Bill Rally: ‘Hindi lang naman LGBT people ang may SOGIE — everyone has SOGIE.’
With no national law, can we rely on local ordinances to protect LGBTQs against discrimination?
Coming out and coming of age outside Manila
Survey finds that Filipino companies are not accepting of LGBTQ+
Before ‘same-sex unions,’ let’s talk about the Anti-Discrimination Bill first
‘Ang pamilya ay pagmamahalan, walang pinipiling gender’
Debunking myths about the LGBTQ+ bathroom debate
‘The end goal is for people to see us as full human beings’: A transgender round table discussion
What happens when your body is both male and female?
What does it mean to be ‘gender non-conforming’?