AN A N G L G B T ( Q + ) S A PILIPINAS I S A N G P R E S E N TA S Y O N N G M G A S A B A W N A TA O
AN A N O B A A N G L G B T ? •
L – Lesbian
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G – Ga Gayy
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B – Bisexual
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T – Transgender
AN A N O B A A N G L G B T ? •
L – Lesbian
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G – Ga Gayy
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B – Bisexual
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T – Transgender
HA? TRANSGENDER?
People who identify as transgender transgender or transsexual are usually people who are born with typical male or female anatomies but feel as though they’ve been born into the “wrong body.” body.” (Intersex Society of North America)
PERO! H I N D I L A M A N G D O O N N A G TATA P O S
‘YON.
E KASI NAMAN, ‘YUNG
M G A TA O S A P I L I P I N A S L G B T L A N G
E KASI NAMAN, ‘YUN
L A N G D I N N A M A N K A S I ‘ Y U N G S I K AT.
MERON TAYONG “QUEER,” “QUESTIONING,” AT “INTERSEX,” •
Intersex Queer typical biological o : general : hindi angkop na tawag sapara sa at mga anatomical ng nasasakop na LGBTQIAP paglalarawan na komunidad, ng panglalakilalo o na pambabaeng sa mga nasasakop katawan ng 1mahigit , hal. hermaphrodite sa isang kategorya
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Questioning: hindi sigurado sa sexual na identidad 1. mula sa UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
MERON PANG “ASEXUAL,” AT “PANSEXUAL.” •
Asexual: aka halaman, hindi nakakaranas ng sexual attraction o walang interes sa sexual na aktibidad.
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Pansexual: naaakit sa lahat ng kasarian at sexual na identidad
MGA ISYUNG LGBT(Q+) SA PILIPINAS
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Stereotyping •
Diskriminasyon •
Harassment
MGA ISYUNG LGBTQ+ SA PILIPINAS
STEREOTYPING
STEREOTYPING “to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
STEREOTYPING
[Mass media] affects people’s lives by shaping their opinions, attitudes and beliefs (McLuhan 1964)
B OY A BU N DA A K A
“ KUYA BOY”
JOSE MARIE V IC ER AL A KA “VICE GANDA”
RU STO M C AR IÑ O PADIL LA AK A “BB
GANDANGHARI”
KWENTONG PERSONAL: UP instructor, bading?!
“PINOYS IN GENERAL JUST TOLERATE, NOT ACCEPT, GAYS.”
There is a huge difference between tolerance and acceptance. I don’t see complete acceptance at all.
(15 Reasons Philippines is not gay friendly by Peter Jones Dela Cruz, Outrage Magazine 2015)
“PINOYS IN GENERAL JUST TOLERATE, NOT ACCEPT, GAYS.” Filipinos like gay folks who live by their established stereotypes . Vice Ganda-esque sort of gayness, that’s what people like. (15 Reasons Philippines is not gay friendly by Peter Jones Dela Cruz, Outrage Magazine 2015)
“PINOYS IN GENERAL JUST TOLERATE, NOT ACCEPT, GAYS.”
If you’re gay, you have to be funny and you should work as a make-up artist or a fashion designer.
(15 Reasons Philippines is not gay friendly by Peter Jones Dela Cruz, Outrage Magazine 2015)
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Mababa ang viewership sa mga lower SEC Mas nabubuo ito ng middle at upper SEC
Bakit?
DISKRIMINASYON …NA
N AG M U L A R I N S A S T E R E OT Y P I N G .
DISKRIMINASYON “Ang diskriminasyon ay ang pagtatrato sa isang tao nang masama dahil sa kanilang lahi, kapansanan, kasarian o iba pang pampersonal na mga katangian.”
(Ontario Human Rights Commission)
ANG DISKRIMINASYON AY… 1. Maaring magpatama sa mahigit sa isang tao, o isang grupo. 2. Maaring mahirap na makita ito o maging isang bahagi ng isang sistema. 3. Maari ring maging mga bagay na katulad ng paghihiganti, isang nilason na kapaligiraan, panliligalig o pagpo-profile ng lahi.
PILIPINAS:
“GAY-FRIENDLY ” RAW? 2013 PEW SURVEY
7 SA 10 PILIPINO N AG SA SA B I NG DA PAT TA NG GA PI N N G L I P U N A N A N G M G A H O M O S E X UA L
2013 PEW SURVEY
2013 PEW SURVEY Same-sex marriage: ✔
Canada – 2005
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U.S. – 2015
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Spain – 2005
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France – 2013
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Britain – 2014
✔ Argentina – 2010
2013 PEW SURVEY Same-sex marriage: ✔
South Africa – 2006
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Brazil – 2013
2013 PEW SURVEY Registered/legal partnerships or civil unions ✔
Germany – 2001
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Czech Rep. – 2006
✔ Australia – 2012 ✔
Chile – 2015
2013 PEW SURVEY
Kultura
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE:
KANLURANING
KONSEPTO
2013 PEW SURVEY
7 SA 10 PILIPINO HIN DI RAW S ANG -AYON S A S AM E- S EX M AR R IAG E
Aq kahit lesbian ako di aq pabor sa same sex marriage n yan pwede naman kau magsama kahit di kasal.. masama yan eh! “
Makasalanan na nga dadagdagan mo pa ksalanan mo. Ang kasal ay pra lng sa tunay na babae at lalake ”
7 SA 10 PILIPINO, DI SANG-AYON SA SAME-SEX MARRIAGE 70% - strongly disagree
14% - somewhat disagree 12% - somewhat agree
4% - strongly agree
http://vickybeeching.com/
CHANCY TAN’S STUDY ON PH LGBT:
“Gays are increasingly tolerated in Philippine society but discrimination persists and they remain vulnerable to hate crimes”
CHANCY TAN’S STUDY ON PH LGBT:
“LGBT staff are routinely assigned to night shifts and passed over for promotion ‘since they don’t have families to feed’”
DISKRIMINASYON SA PILIPINAS
Ang Ladlad partylist: COMELEC vs CHR, SC
DISKRIMINASYON SA PILIPINAS
Comelec’s second division denied the group’s petition on grounds of "immorality. "
(“CHR backs Ang Ladlad in Comelec row, ” ABS-CBN News 11/15/2009)
DISKRIMINASYON SA PILIPINAS
CHR said however that the poll body's decision "smacks of prejudice and discrimination."
(“CHR backs Ang Ladlad in Comelec row, ” ABS-CBN News 11/15/2009)
DISKRIMINASYON SA PILIPINAS
In a decision penned by Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo, the Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Commission on Elections disqualifying Ang Ladlad's application as a party-list group.
(“SC allows Ang Ladlad to join May poll, ” ABS-CBN News 04/08/2010)
DISKRIMINASYON SA PILIPINAS
failed to explain “what societal ills are sought to be prevented , or why special protection is required for the youth ”… …the poll body
(“SC allows Ang Ladlad to join May poll, ” ABS-CBN News 04/08/2010)
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION’S (CSC) OFFICE MEMORANDUM 29-2010
“forbids discrimination against LGBT people who are applying for civil service examinations”
ARTICLE 5 (MILITARY PROFESSIONALISM) SECTION 4.3 (UNETHICAL ACTS) OF THE AFP CODE OF ETHICS “Military personnel shall likewise be recommended for discharge/separation for reason of unsuitability due to all
acts or omissions which deviate from established and accepted ethical and moral standards of behavior and performance as set forth in the AFP Code of Ethics. The following are examples: Fornication, Adultery, Concubinage, Homosexuality, Lesbianism, and Pedophilia.”
HARASSMENT …NA
N A G M U L A R I N S A D I S K R I M I N A S YO N .
HARASSMENT
“Widespread and systematic human rights violations on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and homosexuality persist in the Philippines .”
(OutRight Action International, formerly International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission)
ANTI-GAY SLURS
“People have yelled “bakla” at me so many times in the past. It was never fun, especially when you know it’s not simply an affirmation but a homophobic slur.”
(15 Reasons Philippines is not gay friendly by Peter Jones Dela Cruz, Outrage Magazine 2015)
THE LAUDEP E M B E R TO N C A S E October A friend 2014 of the victim told
police heralso friend became “Jeffreythat Laude, known as uneasy because man hadn’t Jennifer, was foundthe dead inside the
realized bathroomthey of a were moteltransgender. in Olongapo City on Saturday night.
(Bloomberg)
Evidence submitted to the prosecutor indicated that there was force and intention to kill Laude by drowning the victim in Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images
the toilet bowl. ” (GMA News)
CURRENT POLITICAL ST ANDP OINT S
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN PH:
“IMPOSSIBLE” SPEAKER FELICIANO “SONNY” BELMONTE JR.
BELMONTE:
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN PH:
“MAY NOT BE CONSTITUTIONAL” S E N . AQ U I LI N O P I M EN T E L I I I
PIMENTEL:
“PH MUST BE OPEN TO G AY C I V I L U N I O N S ” C A M A R I N E S S U R R E P. L E N I R O B R E D O
ROBREDO:
ROBREDO:
ROBREDO:
RELIHIYON + PAMAHALAAN
Dela Cruz, P. J. (2015) 15 Reasons Philippines is not gay friendly. Outrage Magazine . Retrieved from http://outragemag.com. Diaz, J. (2015) Same-sex marriage impossible in Philippines – Belmonte. The Philippine Star . Retrieved from http://www.philstar.com/. France-Presse, A. (2014) PH tolerates gays but abuses continue, says UN-backed study. INQUIRER.net. Retrieved from http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/.
Fonbuena, C. (2015) 7 in 10 Filipinos oppose same-sex marriage - survey. Rappler Philippines . Retrieved from http://rappler.com. McLuhan, M. (1964) The Medium is the message. Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. New York: Signet.
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