LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender)

SS11/ A6

Group 2
Leader:
Dave Despabiladeras
Members:
Mhiera De Guzman
Ricard Jand de Lara
Jonathan Detoito
Laurence Alain Ferrera
Raphael Frias
Paul Janssen Gayutin
Kenzo Gonzaga
Nanica Ignacio

July 28, 2014

Instructor:
Dr. Teresita V. Buenvenida
 I. Objectives
LGBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.
They also stand for "love, grace, beauty, and truth." The challenges of, and the
solutions to, creating a different world are intertwined in these two
representations of these four letters. Peace, hope, faith, and dignity are the
winners and losers, depending on whether or not ignorance, prejudice, closed-
mindedness, and fear take part in the battle. We are tasked to make a video
documentation about the LGBT community as part of our requirements in SS11
course. Our video documentation aims:
a. To let the audiences/ public know about the insights and opinions of the
LGBT community’s lifestyle,
b. To know the views and beliefs of the people about the LGBT community in
our country
c. To know the views of parents having a son or a daughter who is a LGBT
member
d. To reflect on the true to life experiences of some famous LGBT member on
how they disclose their sexuality to their loved ones and to the public
e. To give information to the public about the rights of a LGBT member
f. To know some insights from the priest/s and student/s about the LGBT
community\

II. Rationale
In this video presentation about LGBT, we want to know more about LGBT’s
lifestyle after they disclose their sexuality to their family and to the public and on
how they live on a world full of discrimination. We also wanted to know the
reasons why they chose to become a LGBT and what is the root of their
homosexuality. LGBT in Philippines was already accepted in the society. But
same sex marriage has not already been approved. According to article by A.C.
Martin, the Philippines is the most gay friendly nation in Asia. On a global survey
covering 39 countries, only 17 of which had majorities accepting homosexuality,
the Philippines ranking as the 10th most gay-friendly. The survey titled. Although
legislation supporting same-sex marriage in the Philippines has been proposed
several times to the Philippine legislature, none has ever been passed. The
Philippines does not offer any legal recognition to same-sex marriage, civil
unions or domestic partnership benefits. One of the political party of LGBT is
Ladlad, with a primary agenda of combating discrimination and harassment on the
basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Catholic Bishops Conference
of the Philippines has always been against any civil rights legislation for the LGBT
community. According to Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz, “same-sex marriage is
against "natural law," Natural law dictates that a union in marriage is only between
a female and a male. He added that natural law cannot be change on human law.
But Cruz said members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender)
community should still be respected.

III. Methodology
LGBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.
LGBT people in the Philippines have a distinctive culture but limited legal rights.
Gays and lesbians are generally tolerated, if not accepted, within Filipino society,
but there is still widespread discrimination. The most visible members of the
Filipino LGBT culture are mostly gays which are a distinct group in the
Philippines. The term gay is used in reference to any LGBT person. For Filipino
gays, the Tagalog phrase paglaladlad ng kapa ("unfurling the cape"), or more
commonly just paglaladlad ("unfurling" or "unveiling") refers to the coming-out
process. Tibo, T-Bird and tomboy are insulting terms for butch lesbians just as
bakla is for effeminate gay men. However this tolerance is tempered by the strong
influence of the Catholic Church and macho culture. Most Filipinos appear to be
comfortable with gays as long as they fit to certain stereotypes and behave
according to accepted, non-threatening norms. Effeminate gays are seen in places
like theatres or beauty parlors, but not as serious doctors or teachers. There is a
vibrant gay scene in the Philippines with several bars, clubs and saunas in Manila
as well as various gay rights organizations. The main gay rights organizations in
the Philippines are Progay-Philippines, founded in 1993, which led the first Gay
March in Asia in 1994, LAGABLAB, the Lesbian and Gay Legislative Advocacy
Network established in 1999 and STRAP (Society of Transsexual WOMEN of the
Philippines), a Manila-based support group for women of transsexual experience
and trans genders established in 2002.
I. Interview with the community

As part of this project, we as a group, discussed on how we will reach out

the LGBT people. Majority said that we conduct our research here inside
Intramuros to have focus on the said research about LGBT. We
conversed on whom the persons were involved in this kind of topic. We
have discussed that we will interview students, priest/s, and people to
represent the public and parents who have a LGBT son or daughter.