Based on the reusult of the study of Ocampo (2016), LGBTQ members agreed that going through
the phase of being confused to bisexual was hard for them at first and yet as they accept themselves
and from the people around them, they became comfortable of whom they are. But discrimination
cannot be prevented in their life as a bisexual such as insults or getting teased. They had experienced
discrimination everywhere. In School. some teachers appeared to impose their own personal values and
used institutional rules to suppress people’s gender expression, including giving students lower grades
than they deserved. Many of the LGBT women said they felt pressured to alter their preferred gender
expression while at school and while wearing school uniforms. They reported that some officials
explicitly sought to change their behavior. Some also said that even in their workplace, they have
experienced discrimination. Despite being educated and have better qualification, they are often denied
because of their gender. They also being ignored when they sought healthcare. Some of them were
refused service and referrals, largely on the basis of religious bias (IGLHRC, 2013. In addition by
Ocampo(2016), the said people became more open minded and got more friends same as their sexuality
for being a bisexual. However, being different from others did not stop them from showing their true
selves for there are people who would still accept and love them for who they are.
LGBTQ also experienced violence inside and outside of their family. According to IGLHRC (2013),
male members of family or clan, including fathers, brothers, uncles and stepfathers, had inflicted most
of the physical violence. Most incidents of violence occurred immediately after a person voluntarily
disclosed her sexual orientation and/or gender identity, was “outed,” or was suspected of being non-
heteronormative. Heteronormative refers to the notion that there are only two genders, male or
female, and that the only kind of attraction is heterosexual, which is between people of the opposite
sex, i.e., between those who were assigned male and those who were assigned female sex at birth.
Anyone who lives outside these parameters is considered non-heteronormative. They also experiencing
verbal and emotional violence. This form of violence primarily involved criticism or rejection of actual or
perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression or the choice of partner.
Respondents said that they were taunted or ordered to change their sexuality or gender expression, for
instance, by modifying their manner of clothing and demeanor. Some LGBT women also said that they
considered religion a critical factor for their emotional, psychological or social development. Those who
considered faith to be important in their lives said they felt violated by homophobic or transphobic
church doctrine, or they blamed religious tenets for promoting oppression within their families. Many of
them are also reported being raped within their families. Most of the victims were transgender women
who were sexually abused by uncles during childhood and in pre-pubescence.
The Philippines has earned its ranking as one of few gay-friendly countries in the world (Tubeza,
2013). Of the 39 countries covered by a global survey, only 17 countries had majorities that accepted
homosexuality, with the Philippines ranking at number 10 among the 17. Despite its religiosity, the
Philippines is one of the countries in the world where the level of public “acceptance” of homosexuals is
high, according to the results of the survey (Tubeza, 2013)
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