![]() We will come back stronger, brighter, more ready. We will refile the SOGIE equality bill on the 1ST DAY of the 18th Cong. We will come back stronger, brighter, more ready.” ![]() Risa Hontiveros said in a tweet, “ We will refile the SOGIE equality bill on the 1ST DAY of the 18th Cong. The bill was first filed in 2000 and 19 years later, it will reportedly start from scratch with the closing of the 17th Congress. On a national level, the Anti-Discrimination Bill, aka the SOGIE Equality Bill, has not been passed yet. Are there really laws in place to protect the community from discrimination? Where are we now in terms of giving them equal treatment? Here are the facts: Anti-discrimination ![]() In the spirit of Pride Month, it’s only right that we look at the status of LGBTQ+ rights in our country. If you want to see the full report, you can find it here. In fact, our country ranked 95th in the Spartacus Gay Travel Index 2019, which is meant “to inform travelers about the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in 197 countries and regions.” This also scored each country based on measures like trans gender rights, the existence of anti-gay laws, and same-sex marriage. But a lot of people, especially those in the LGBTQ+ community, know that the Philippines is more tolerant than accepting. It cited that 73 percent of adult Filipinos agreed that “homosexuality should be accepted by society.” You’ve heard it so many times: “ The Philippines is one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world.”Īccording to a 2013 survey titled The Global Divide on Homosexuality by Pew Research Center, our country has a high public acceptance of homosexuals.
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