Hontiveros to push anew for SOGIE Equality bill in 19th Congress

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A protester raises a banner at a Pride March in Mendiola, Manila on June 26, 2020 that was later dispersed by city police.

The STAR / KJ Rosales, file

 

MANILA, Philippines — Two weeks into Pride Month, Sen. Risa Hontiveros expressed her support for the LGBTQ+ community and vowed anew to champion the SOGIE (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression) Equality Bill in the upcoming Congress, which is set to open on July 25. 

 

The proposed law, which has been pushed for decades, bans discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

 

"I’m ready to get back to work. We will use this 19th Congress to carve the runway to pass the SOGIE Equality Bill at long last. We will use this as a fresh opportunity to renew and prioritize our fight for ALL sexualities and genders," she said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.

 

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