A recent advisory from the Quezon City Business Permits and Licensing Department (QC-BPLD) encouraged all business establishments to designate all-gender toilet rooms and lavatories. Know more:
A recent advisory from the Quezon City Business Permits and Licensing Department encouraged all business establishments to designate all-gender toilet rooms and lavatories.
The notice cited a provision of City Ordinance No. SP-2357, S-2014, otherwise known as the Quezon City Gender-Fair Ordinance, which states: “All government agencies, private offices, and commercial/ industrial establishments shall designate toilet rooms and lavatories for the equal and shared use of individuals of all genders”
Ma. Margarita T. Santos, Ph. D., Head of the QC-BPLD, reiterated the city’s stance on equal rights, and its firm commitment to ensure the protection of those rights, regardless of gender identity. “As a city, we are always actively working towards true gender equality – protecting the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and abolishing all forms of discrimination,” she expounded.
With this, QC is looking to build or designate a third all-gender CR in all government and public spaces. The gender-inclusive comfort rooms can be used by individuals who do not strictly identify as cisgender males or females, and thus create a safer and more comfortable environment for them. Santos also reiterated the support of other QC departments for this gender-inclusive policy of QC Mayor Joy Belmonte, who is considered by many among the LGBTQIA+ community to be a champion and a staunch ally. “I think I speak on behalf of the other local government departments and Mayor Joy when I say that the City’s support for the queer community will never waver.
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