MOD 13- LAWS AND POLICIES ON VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION OF THE MEMBERS OF LGBTQ+

The 1987 Constitution

"The State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights,"

Article 3, Sec1, 1987 Philippine Constitution

"No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws."

“Ang Ladlad”

The 2010 Supreme Court Decision in the_______ case considered the breadth of the equal protection clause in the Constitution.

TRUE

The Court ruled in favor of allowing “Ang Ladlad" to be party-list (T/F)

41

In March 2016, the Trans Murder Monitoring Project listed
_______ reported cases of transgender people murdered in the country since 2008.

Jennifer Laude

was brutally killed by Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton

Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton

a US Marine who killed Laude

10

Sentencing Pemberton to prison for a period of 10-12 years (later reduced to ______ years after an appeal from the defense

case of Jennifer Laude

The ________ awakened members of the LGBTQ+ of the violence and Discrimination impending against them.

Anti-Bullying Act of 2013

includes gender-based bullying as a prohibited and punishable act.

Gender-based bullying

is defined as "any act that humiliates or excludes a person on the basis of perceived or actual sexual orientation and gender identity and expression

Child Protection Policy 2012

This Policy includes the protection of students from any form of violence regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Department of Education Order No. 40 on Child Protection Policy

In cases where bullying is committed by a principal, teacher, or other school personnel, the law being violated is

Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation, And Discrimination Act of 1992

Parents of children who suffer abuse at the hands of teachers or members of the school's administration violate RA 7610 or the Anti-Child Abuse Act.

Labor Code

is the national law covering employment for the private sector in the Philippines.

Article 3

“State shall afford protection to labor, promote full employment, ensure equal work opportunities.

  CSC No. 01-0940-the Civil Service Commission’s Policy on Anti-Sexual Harassment

This rule applies to all government entities that fall under the Civil Service jurisdiction. The Policy is important because it explicitly covers derogatory remarks regarding sex, sexual orientation, or other remarks used as a description of a person with the intention to insult.

Crisanto Rafaello P. Gualberto

The child subject of this Petition, ___________ is barely four years old.

TRUE

there is no law allowing change of the first name on the basis of "sexual alteration (T/F)

Mely Silverio

there is no law allowing change of the first name on the basis of "sexual alteration

Jennifer Cagandahan

was registered as a female in the Certificate of Live Birth. Still, while growing up, she developed secondary male characteristics and was diagnosed to have Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH),

Equal Protection

It requires all person or things that are similarly situated to be treated alike.

Jennifer Laude

A member of LGBTQ+ which was killed by a military officer, soon, this case became infamous for the so-called injustice decided by the Court.

False

Sex reassignment, according to the Court, can be a reason for Name and Gender Marker Changes.

True

The LGBTQ+ encounter hardship in accessing work opportunities because of discrimination. (T/F)

Ang Ladlad LGBT Party

What group was approved to join political affairs through the party-list system?

True

The Court agreed on Jennifer Cagandahan’s appeal to change his name and gender- based on the natural cause. (T/F)

Homicide

Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was claimed guilty of what crime?

Sexual Surgery

Sex reassignment was never given to Mely Silverio, because of what?

Trans Murder Monitoring

An organization that systematically monitors, collects, and analyses homicides

related to gender.