Fast-forward to 2024, I’m still hoping that lawmakers see the light and pass that bill once and for all.showed that the Philippines ranked 36th among 175 countries in terms of the Global Acceptance Index, which measures “the extent to which LGBTI people are seen in ways that are positive and inclusive….” We’re by no means the worst place for the LGBTQ+ community.
But they also argue that the bill will promote all manner of things, from same-sex marriage to pedophilia. They also say that there’s no real need for it, that it infringes on religious freedom, and that what we need is a generic anti-discrimination law that protects everyone, not just the LGBTQ+.The SOGIE equality bill makes no mention at all of same-sex marriage . And linking it to pedophilia only serves to stigmatize and demonize the LGBTQ+ community without any factual basis.