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Sogie Bill

The House of Representatives in the Philippines recently passed the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill, also known as the Sogie Bill. The bill aims to protect the fundamental rights of all persons regardless of sex, age, class, or other attributes including sexual orientation and gender identity. It recognizes LGBTQ+ individuals as equals and ensures their rights are protected the same as others. The bill also acknowledges the Philippines' international obligations to uphold non-discrimination. It defines key terms and lists discriminatory practices that will be unlawful, such as denial of services, harassment, or forced medical procedures to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill establishes punitive actions for violations while also

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Sogie Bill

The House of Representatives in the Philippines recently passed the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill, also known as the Sogie Bill. The bill aims to protect the fundamental rights of all persons regardless of sex, age, class, or other attributes including sexual orientation and gender identity. It recognizes LGBTQ+ individuals as equals and ensures their rights are protected the same as others. The bill also acknowledges the Philippines' international obligations to uphold non-discrimination. It defines key terms and lists discriminatory practices that will be unlawful, such as denial of services, harassment, or forced medical procedures to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill establishes punitive actions for violations while also

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SOGIE BILL

HB No. 4982 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression


(SOGIE) Equality Bill

The House of Representatives of the Philippines recently passed HB no.


4982, The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Equality
Bill, known as the Sogie Bill. The bill states that the State recognizes the
fundamental right of every person regardless of sex, age, class, status,
ethnicity, color, disability, religious and political beliefs, sexual orientation, or
gender identity or expression, to be free from any form of discrimination.

What does SOGIE mean?


SOGIE stands for Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression
Sexual Orientation
- is about to whom you have sexual or romantic feelings. You can be
heterosexual (attracted to the opposite gender); homosexual
(attracted to the same gender); bisexual (attracted to both genders);
or pansexual (attracted to all genders).
Gender Identity
- is about how you identify yourself, regardless of you sexual
orientation. You can be male or female, and if you feel that the
gender assigned to you at birth is true to who you are, you are
cisgender. Or you can be transgender, meaning you feel that your
real identity is different from the one assigned to you at birth.
Gender Expression
- is how you express or show your gender, by the way you dress,
act, move, and talk.
The Purpose
The SOGIE Equality Bill is meant to fulfill the rights set forth in the 1987
constitution, particularly the equal protection clause. It recognizes the
LGBTQ++ as equals and ensures that their rights are protected in as much
as everyone is. The bill also acknowledges the Philippines duties under
international law particularly the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It thus
recognizes the non-discrimination of the LGBTQ++ as both a national and
international duty.

Lists are the practices to be considered discriminatory and unlawful


under the bill,
- the denial of rights to LGBTQ+ community on the basis of their
SOGIE
- their right to access public services,
- right to use establishments and services
- right to apply for a professional license, among others
- Differential treatment of an employee or anyone engaged to
render services,
- denial of admission to or expulsion from an educational institution,
- refusal or revocation of accreditation to any organization due to an
individual’s SOGIE will also be penalized.
The bill also deems as discriminatory the act of forcing any person to
undertake any medical or psychological examination to alter his SOGIE,
the publication of information intending to “out” a person without his or her
consent, public speech meant to vilify LGBTQ+, the harassment and
coercion of the latter by anyone especially those involved in law
enforcement, and gender profiling. Children under parental authority are
given particular attention in the bill, as the prevention of the expression of
their SOGIE will also be penalized. Any act of harassment or coercion
directed to the LGBTQ+ is a discriminatory act under the SOGIE.
- Commission of any of the said acts will be meted out a fine of one
hundred thousand to five hundred thousand pesos (P100,000 to
P500,000) or a prison sentence of one to six years (1 to 6 years),
or both. Additionally, the court may impose community service in
the form of attendance In human rights education.

The bill is not only punitive, but more importantly, is preventive. It orders the
inclusion of SOGIE concerns in all police station activities and services,
with the renaming of the Women and Children’s Desks to Women,
Children, and LGBTQ++ Protection Desk, and the imposition of human
rights based training on the police. It directs the promotion of
nondiscrimination through social protection and diversity programs, and
even incentivizes the positive portrayal of the LGBTQ++ in the media. A
SOGIE Equality Oversight Committee shall be created to effectively
implement the Act.

Reference ; https://www.divinalaw.com/sogie-equality-bill/
https://www.change.org/p/confront-divergence-fast-track-sogie-bill-now
https://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/sogie-bill-philippines-a613-20190919-lfrm

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