โชStraights who donโt want SOGIE Equality Bill are homophobic. Being straight and having gay friends doesnโt make you an ally. If youโre really a friend (and an ally), you would want us to have equal rights. We are not asking for too much. We are asking to be equal. If you fail to see that, itโs because youโve been accustomed to privilege that us asking for equal rights is us asking for too much rights.โฌ
โชAnd privileged LGBTQ+ peeps who donโt want SOGIE Equality Bill are ignorant and selfish. If youโre used to discrimination and having less rights then thatโs just you. The rest of us wants to put an end to it and have equal rights. The rest of us wants fairness and not special treatment.โฌ
โชThe marginalized are asking to be accepted not just tolerated. We are not just some inconvenience that you have to tolerate. We are human beings that demands to be accepted.โฌ
โชDiscrimination is still rampant in this day and age. The LGBTQ+ have less rights than hets. They are often โฌnot accepted in some companies just because they are LGBTQ+. LGBTQ+ is still being seen today in the Philippines has a โdisorderโ that needs to be cured. Even in schools, LGBTQ+ kids are not accepted but only tolerated. There are institutions in the Philippines that ban same-sex relationships among students and even the use of rainbow flags during pride. LGBTQ+ children are being kicked out of their homes, or if not then being subjected to corporal punishment to โcure the gay awayโ. There are people here who thinks being LGBTQ+ is a choice. I wish it were a choice because no one would choose to be discriminated against. These kinds of discriminatory behaviors are prevalent and wonโt go away.
SOGIE Equality Bill or the anti-discrimination bill is the safeguard or safety blanket for us in the LGBTQ+ community.
SOGIE Equality Billโs purpose is to prevent various economic and public accommodation-related acts of discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. The LGBTQ+ Community does not share the same rights as straighties. Our relationships are not even recognized by the state, which is why we donโt have any legal possessions of our partners. Without said bill, companies can and will not hire persons from the LGBTQ+ community for the reason of being too flamboyant. Even families cannot accept their LGBTQ+ relative. Without said bill, we have no protection from hate crimes.
We need the SOGIE Equality Bill. To deny us this right is to deny us human rights.
