Philippines is South East Most Gay Friendly Country Yet it Struggles to Afford Civil Rights

It Can't Protect Them , Won't Let Them Married, It wont afford Hospital Visitation, No Bereavement Rights after death. No dignity. 

"Those that can't afford to give Dignity is perhaps because They have none to give"

Adam Gonzalez

Manila

 

At first glance, the deeply Catholic Philippines can seem surprisingly LGBT-friendly. In a nation of 110 million people, more than 110,000 showed up last week to Quezon City’s Pride festival, making it by far the largest LGBT congregation in Southeast Asia. The country also ranks highest in the region for LGBT social acceptance—according to a 2021 global index—and it’s made significant strides over the years toward greater inclusivity and equality. And yet, for more than two decades, a bill that would criminalize discrimination based on one’s sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics (SOGIESC) has languished in the Philippines’ Congress. Year after year, it’s practically become an annual tradition for legislation on the matter to be reintroduced and rejected, leaving LGBT people in many parts of the country with no legal recourse when they’re discriminated against.

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