SOGIE Bill Position Paper

The truth for me when I heard the bill is an immediate NO! Because the bill is authored by one of the most non-trustworthy senators. Second is that the bill makes no sense as it only focus on LGBTQ++ discrimination letting other discriminable issues down such as color, level in the society, race, facial features, bloodline and etc. Why to single out the elimination of discrimination if you can wipe it all by presenting one bill for all as raise by Senator Nancy Binay in the senate. Besides, our country is suffering from a third world nation problem such as poverty, work crisis and epidemic diseases. While senators and law makers squander their time ending our first world country problem why not prioritize the budget on the nation on creating laws that will elevate the skills, competency and education of the Filipino people. Ease the traffic problems and decongest all roads. Fast track the ease of doing business in the country and lower down the prices of the major needs of the people such as oil, rice, shelter, and clothing.

This legislation only caters to the voices of the LGBTQ++ community. 

Yes, this applies to different circumstances as a law should be but further enhancement should be done like generalizing the discrimination for all people so everyone will not be able to be discriminate. 

This bill will not violate the rights of employers or even employees based on my opinion as this bill wants to take the LGBTQ++ community one-step forward the acceptance of the nation. As the bill trends on social media, overreaction flood most feeds and notification sections with different sides and analysis of the bill. As per my reading, this will protect the employees, will also push the employers into a more diverse pool of applicants, and will enlighten them on following the law when it comes to discrimination as already established years ago. 

The changes that this law will affect if it passes are more likely the bigger and wider avenue for the LGBTQ++ community to express themselves freely without the factor of major discrimination and stigma of being scared and being the non-enable person in the community.

This might bring a better position of the LGBTQ++ community but will also push further war between the church, other discriminated sectors, and imbalance to the society.

A bill like this should be reviewed and rectified further for the benefit of all and not few. A trickling and trending scenario regarding the discrimination in the comfort room will not shake the Filipino community into passing a law without thinking. Filipino people are enabled and have a voice now more than ever. People that use the media to establish their personal propaganda cannot easily succeed nowadays. A bill that is for ALL is a key to eliminate discrimination. Do not settle for less if you can have the best.

by OMM's review