JHON DAVE SURBANO

BSED-SCIENCE 1A

GENDER AND SOCIETY

The bill initially presents and characterizes the ideas of sexual direction, gender identity,
furthermore, sexual orientation articulation, also as different terms that are relevant to the previously
mentioned. It at that point records the practices to be viewed as oppressive and unlawful under the bill,
much the same as the forswearing of rights to LGBTQ+ people group on the possibility of their SOGIE,
similar to their entitlement to get to public administrations, option to utilize foundations and
administrations including lodging, and option to use for educated permit, among others. Differential
treatment of a worker or anybody locked in to deliver administrations, forswearing of admission to or
ejection from a scholarly foundation, refusal or disavowal of accreditation to any association because of
a person's SOGIE likewise will be punished. The bill additionally regards as unfair the demonstration of
constraining anybody to attempt any clinical or mental assessment to change his SOGIE, the distribution
of information yearning to "out" a person without their assent, public discourse intended to criticize
LGBTQ+, the badgering and compulsion of the last by anybody particularly those engaged with
authorization, and sex profiling. Youngsters under parental authority are given specific consideration
inside the bill, since the avoidance of the declaration of their SOGIE will be punished. Any demonstration
of provocation or then again pressure coordinated to the LGBTQ+ might be an oppressive demonstration
under the SOGIE. Commission of any of the said demonstrations are controlled a fine of 1 hundred
thousand to 5 hundred thousand pesos (P100,000 to P500,000) or a prison sentence of 1 to 6 years (1 to
six years), or both. Also, the court may force network administration inside the style of participation in
human rights training.

The bill isn't just reformatory, yet more significantly, is preventive. It arranges the consideration
of SOGIE concerns by and large police base camp exercises and administrations, with the renaming of the
women and Children's Desks to Women, Children, and LGBTQ++ Protection Desk, and thusly the burden
of common freedoms put together preparing with respect to the police. It coordinates the advancement
of nondiscrimination through social insurance and assortment programs, and even boosts the positive
depiction of the LGBTQ++ inside the media. A SOGIE Equality Oversight Committee will be made to
adequately execute the Act.

The SOGIE Equality Bill should fulfill the rights set out inside the 4982 constitution, especially the
equivalent security statement. It perceives the LGBTQ++ as equivalents and guarantees that their
privileges are secured while everybody's is. The SOGIE Equality Bill is expected to meet the rights set out
inside the 4982 constitution, especially the equivalent security statement. It perceives the LGBTQ++ as
equivalents and guarantees that their privileges are secured in light of the fact that everybody's is. The
bill additionally recognizes the Philippines obligations under law of countries especially the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and consequently the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It
consequently perceives the non-separation of the LGBTQ++ as both a public and global obligation.
 In spite of the fact that I am not one who repudiates this bill to be passed, in light of the fact that
I also have companions who are individuals from the LGBTQ+ Community and their privileges should be
seen also. Be that as it may there are things that ought to be rethought prior to passing such bill.

As opposed to advancing fairness, the Sexual Orientation and individual Gender Identity and
Articulation (SOGIE) Equality bill will just "unduly give uncommon rights" to certain citizenry to the
detriment of others, said Citizen's Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) Party list Rep. Eddie Villanueva.
therewith stated, SOGIE bill isn't essential since the Philippine society is "inherently tolerating of LGBTs"
or lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transexuals. While I positively concur that "Philippine law ought to
maintain the key basic freedoms of everybody", sexual direction, personality and articulation (SOGIE)
would be essentially same to intrigue gathering. "Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transsexuals (LGBTs)
appreciate the indistinguishable rights to balance and non-separation as every Filipino resident" as of
now, inside the sensible limits of law and a methodical society; consequently, our laws needn't "bear the
cost of LGBTs" uncommon rights.

Ryan Borja Capitulo, an obstetrician, gynecologist and a member of the LGBTQ Community, also
expressed his fear that the SOGIE bill might be used to “stifle or violate” people’s freedom of religion and
their freedom to live out their faith.

“What will happen to a seminary or convent that will uphold Church laws by refusing admission
to a transgender who wants to study and become a priest or nun?” he asked. “What will happen to
parishes and Catholic universities that will not allow or recognize LGBT organizations in keeping with their
mandate to abide by Church doctrines?” Capitulo added

“What will happen to Catholic and Christian offices or companies like bookstores, travel agencies,
radio stations, television networks or religious organizations that will not hire LGBT employees because it
violates their faith-based beliefs?” he asked.

Capitulo mentioned that under the proposed measure, such scenarios would merit religious
communities and faith-based organizations to be legally penalized for perceived discrimination.

Under the bill, violators can be sanctioned for up to P500,000 and be imprisoned for up to six
years. “We cannot expect the followers of the great religious traditions of the world to change their
doctrines to accommodate a law that will violate their fundamental right to freely practice the very
religion that they uphold,” Capitulo said.

To create “rights” based on purported sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) is bad policy,
without basis, and wholly problematic. It will lead to substantial long-term confusion and(ironically)
discrimination. The SOGIE bill does give definitions of “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” but they
are unfortunately (and expectedly) ambiguous and superficial. Much of what can constitute identity or
orientation cannot be seen through clothing or even at skin level. And yet, the State is expected to punish
individuals (e.g., employers, faculty administrators, business owners, ordinary service employees, etc.) for
any failure on their part to identify due to lack of workable standards on the very particular kind of person
covered by the bill.
 There is also the difficulty of proving that one has indeed been discriminated due to gender
identity or sexual orientation (and not for any other reason), and of proving that such a status of gender
identity or sexual orientation did exist at the time of the supposed discrimination. In other words, there
is the failure to identify the evidence necessary that must be presented to our courts that at the time of
the supposed discrimination taking place the person making the claim is indeed covered under the
purview of the provisions of the SOGIE bill and that the person or persons committing the discrimination
did so because of that complainant’s sexual orientation or gender identity and not for another (justifiable)
reason. This difficulty is heightened because of the possibility that sexual orientation can unilaterally
change through time.

Professor Jemy Gatdula in his piece “There is no such thing as SOGI rights, just human rights” says
the idea of SOGI rights is eccentric in the sense that “it purports to say that there is no difference between
the rest of the Philippine population and the LGBT, and then proceeds to provide rights and protections
to the LGBT that the rest of the community does not enjoy (which is the total absence of requiring overt
qualifications and escape from legal discrimination). Not only is this against the essence of democratic
rule, it also illogically violates the doctrine of equal treatment, as well as the idea of human rights being
universal. Rather than equality of rights, we have a balkanization of rights for a small group of people
rather than for all people.”

The tolerance and openness of the Philippines is such that even without any law giving
preferential treatment (as any law drafted for a specific sector does), our society already comfortably
proffers a number of successful people claiming to be transgenders in media, academe, politics, and
government.

Finally, despite the quite limited size of the LGBT population (a recent US study pegs its own LGBT
population to 2-5% of population, the Philippine demographic will not be too far off), the SOGI bill quite
irresponsibly failed to consider the obvious effects it will have on the great majority of Filipinos. Judging
by the usual listing that LGBT advocates have regarding the ‘rights’ they are pushing for, such will involve
laws relating to employment, military service, adoption, marriage, student activities, parenting, schools,
religion, and government identity documents.

what can constitute identity or orientation cannot be seen through clothing or even at skin level.
And yet, the State is expected to punish individuals (e.g., employers, faculty administrators, business
owners, ordinary service employees, etc.) for any failure on their part to identify due to lack of workable
standards on the very particular kind of person covered by the bill. There is also the difficulty of proving
that one has indeed been discriminated due to gender identity or sexual orientation (and not for any other
reason), and of proving that such a status of gender identity or sexual orientation did exist at the time of
the supposed discrimination. In other words, there is the failure to identify the evidence necessary that
must be presented to our courts that at the time of the supposed discrimination taking place the person
making the claim is indeed covered under the purview of the provisions of the SOGIE bill and that the
person or persons committing the discrimination did so because of that complainant’s sexual orientation
or gender identity and not for another (justifiable) reason. This difficulty is heightened because of the
possibility that sexual orientation can unilaterally change through time. Judging by the usual listing that
LGBT advocates have regarding the ‘rights’ they are pushing for, such will involve laws relating to
employment, military service, adoption, marriage, student activities, parenting, schools, religion, and
government identity documents.

Truth is, we don’t need a SOGI law as we already have SOGI laws: among others, they are called
the Constitution, the Civil Code, the Revised Penal Code, and the Labor Code.

Transgenders are people deserving of every right and responsible for every duty. We should
embrace, care for, and respect their humanity. But to treat them with the feel-good political correctness
of progressives, irresponsibly allowing ourselves to pretend that reality does not exist, is doing a great
disservice to our fellow human beings. As decent human beings who respect the rights of others, we
should work towards a world where everyone is equal regardless of being LGBTs or not, no special rights;
where no one is afraid of going to school to be bullied by their classmates or teachers, LGBT or not; where
all are not made to suffer crimes, regardless of sexual orientation, and where everyone is considered equal
in all aspects of life.