Position paper about lgbt rights

Overview

Around the world, people are under attack for who they are.

Living as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex (LGBTI) person can be life-threatening in a number of countries across the globe. For those who verb not live with a daily immediate risk to their life, discrimination on the basis of one’s sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression and sex characteristics, can have a devastating effect on physical, mental and heartfelt well-being for those forced to endure it.

Discrimination and violence against LGBTI people can come in many forms, from name-calling, bullying, harassment, and gender-based violence, to being denied a job or appropriate healthcare. Protests to uphold the rights of LGBTI people also face suppression across the globe. 

The range of unequal treatment faced is extensive and damaging and could be based on:

• your sexual orientation (who you’re attracted to)
• gender identity (how you self-identify, irrespective of the sex assigned at birth)
• gender expression (how you express your gender, for example through your clothing

  Statement of the Psychological Association of the Philippines on Non-Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression
  August 14,

  Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Filipinos continue to experience stigma, prejudice and discrimination in Philippine society. This stigma is manifested in actions such as: bullying, teasing and harassment of LGBT children and adolescents in families, schools and communities; media portrayal of LGBTs as frivolous, untrustworthy and even dangerous or predatory; denying transgender Filipinos entry into commercial establishments; pigeonholing LGBT Filipinos into particularly limited roles and occupations; or curtailing their rights to participate in the political sphere. 

  LGBT Filipinos often confront social pressures to hide, suppress or even attempt to transform their identities and expressions as conditions for their social acceptance and enjoyment of rights. Although many LGBTs learn to cope with this social stigma, these experiences can cause serious psychological distress, including immediate consequences such

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  Statement of the Psychological Association of the Philippines on Non-Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression

  August 14,

  Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Filipinos proceed to experience stigma, prejudice and discrimination in Philippine society. This stigma is manifested in actions such as: bullying, teasing and harassment of LGBT children and adolescents in families, schools and communities; media portrayal of LGBTs as frivolous, untrustworthy and even dangerous or predatory; denying transgender Filipinos entry into commercial establishments; pigeonholing LGBT Filipinos into particularly limited roles and occupations; or curtailing their rights to participate in the political sphere.

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  PAP Statement Upholding the Basic Human Rights and Well-being of LGBT Persons Based

  Background:

  In recent years, schools have faced growing demands from transgender learners to be recognised and accommodated on the basis of the gender with which they recognize, rather than their biological sex.

  This has created an unprecedented verb for schools, who are battling to forge policy in this unchartered territory.

  The DA recognises that the years spent in university are formative for children in the development of a sense of self and ideas of the world they live in. We seek to ensure that schools facilitate this process in a secure and mutually respectful context.

  While we believe that these policy responses should ideally be left to school communities and governing bodies to provide the specific response, we are also aware that schools are increasingly seeking guidance from education departments on how to deal with these issues.

  In whichever way a school arrives at a policy on these sensitive issues, the process must be transparent and allow for consultation with relevant stakeholders.

  A school’s policies, procedures, and institutional culture must provide pro