SOGIE Bill Archives

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Sen. Sotto refuses to pass SOGIE bill because he can’t find the words “trans woman” and “trans man” in the dictionary

Posted on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019
Sofia Santelices

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill advocate Sen. Risa Hontiveros said that her proposed measure has enough supporters in the upper chamber–but Senate President Vicente Sotto…

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President Duterte will no longer certify the SOGIE Bill as urgent

Posted on September 11, 2019September 11, 2019
Sofia Santelices

President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer certify the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill as urgent after all. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo clarified this morning that…

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‘Humanizing SOGIE’ highlights the stories of 23 LGBTQ+ Filipinos

Posted on September 6, 2019September 6, 2019
Sofia Santelices

On Sept. 5, SPARK! Philippines, an alliance of Filipino women for reform and progress, launched their national campaign called “Humanizing SOGIE,” a national initiative to advocate for Sexual Orientation, Gender…

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The SOGIE bill is in danger as Tito Sotto declares ‘no chance’ of passing

Posted on August 22, 2019August 22, 2019
Sofia Santelices

The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill that seeks to protect members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community from discrimination sees no…

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Is creating a third restroom for the LGBTQ+ the solution? The President thinks so.

Posted on August 20, 2019August 20, 2019
Sofia Santelices

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo addressed the media on President Duterte’s stance on comfort rooms for the LGBTQ+ community. “Sabi niya (Duterte) dapat meron nang third restroom for them, napag-usapan namin ‘yun…

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We need to talk about what “equality” really means for the LGBTQ+ community

Posted on June 21, 2019July 26, 2019

The Philippines is considered progressive by other countries in terms of our general treatment towards the LGBTQ+ community—but we have already established we can’t take this statement at face value. …

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Culture
LGBT

Exploring the existence of “sober” safe spaces for the LGBT+ community

Posted on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019
B. del Rio

Compared to other countries, it’s true we are “gay friendly”–a sad thing really, if you think about it. Because reality is, we still treat gay people like sh*t over here.…

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LGBT

What Taiwan’s loss in the referendum for same-sex marriage means to us

Posted on November 26, 2018November 26, 2018
B. del Rio

We still have a long way to go. Over the weekend, Taiwan went under a historic act. Now, if you don’t know, the country is hailed by many as the…

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Culture
LGBT

Being accepting of the LGBT community isn’t enough—it’s time we take action

Posted on November 21, 2018November 21, 2018
B. del Rio

Today, we are one with the world in celebrating #TransDayOfRemembrance. We honor the lives of transgenders who have fallen victim to hate crimes. In the US, anti-transgender violence has become…

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LGBTQ film Billie and Emma was born from an anti-SOGIE Bill tweet

Posted on October 22, 2018October 31, 2018
B. del Rio

The QCinema International Film Festival is here again. One thing I’m really looking forward to in this year’s lineup is Sam Lee’s Billie and Emma. If you’ve seen the trailer,…

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SOGIE Bill

Sen. Sotto refuses to pass SOGIE bill because he can’t find the words “trans woman” and “trans man” in the dictionary

President Duterte will no longer certify the SOGIE Bill as urgent

‘Humanizing SOGIE’ highlights the stories of 23 LGBTQ+ Filipinos

The SOGIE bill is in danger as Tito Sotto declares ‘no chance’ of passing

Is creating a third restroom for the LGBTQ+ the solution? The President thinks so.

We need to talk about what “equality” really means for the LGBTQ+ community

Exploring the existence of “sober” safe spaces for the LGBT+ community

What Taiwan’s loss in the referendum for same-sex marriage means to us

Being accepting of the LGBT community isn’t enough—it’s time we take action

LGBTQ film Billie and Emma was born from an anti-SOGIE Bill tweet

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