Supreme Court penalizes lawyers over homophobic remarks. Here's why.

The SC, in its ruling, resolved to reprimand Antay, Calderon, Nicanor, and Navarrete for violating the Code of Professional Responsibility , the old code of conduct for lawyers. The court also gave a stern warning that a repetition of the same act will be dealt more severely.

The SC reminded the lawyers that they have the duty to use respectful language, and respect the courts and its officers. Members of the legal profession may also simultaneously incur administrative, civil, and criminal liability due to language alone, said the SC.According to the SC, saying that discriminatory language uttered “seemingly intended to be private exchanges among the macho men” is not a defense. The High Court said the exchanges became public and “have become a public proceeding by the turn of events.

For Calderon, the SC said his remarks baselessly and demeaningly insinuated perverse intentions against a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. Nicanor, meanwhile, “fortified” the misleading stereotype painted by Calderon. Lastly, Navarrete’s words “carried the same wrong and perverse undertones often pinned against LGBTQIA+ individuals.”

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