Bataan Rep. Geraldine Roman on Friday appealed to President Duterte to certify as urgent the SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression) Equality Bill, following the harassment of a transwoman at a mall in Quezon City.
“Mahal na Pangulo sana po bigyan niyo rin ng pansin ang pangangilanang ng isang sektor ng lipiunana na nanawagan din sa inyo upang sila ay proteksyuhanan,” Roman told ANC.“In Davao City, while he was mayor, they passed a gender fair ordinance and nbalitaan ko na napagalitan niya ng matindi ang isang emplayado na ang discrimate against a transwoman,” Roman said.
Roman said it is “necessary” to file the SOGIE bill to address problems such as what happened with Gretchen Diez, a transwoman who was barred from using a female washroom at a mall and later on handcuffed and brought to a police station. “We women do not show our private parts in a woman’s bathroom so there are some sectors who will say ‘no only post opt’ meaning those who have already undergone sex reassignment surgery should be allowed to a woman’s bathroom but the question is how sure are you that all this time there are no pre-opt who are already going to the bathroom and nothing so far has happened and I don’t expect anything to happen simply by allowing transwomen whether pre opt or post opt to go into the women’s...
“But the term homo sapiens is irrelevant, really. We want a toilet that would respond to the needs of all people regardless of their gender identity,” Roman continued.Roman, meanwhile, denied allegations that what happened to Gretchen Diez was “planned” to spark talks about the SOGIE bill.
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