TUMAYO si House Deputy Speaker at CIBAC Rep. Eddie Villanueva sa plenaryo ng Kamara de Representantes upang ipahayag ang kanyang pagtutol sa Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity of Expression bill.
Ayon kay Villanueva nabuksan ang posibleng mangyari kapag naisabatas na ang SOGIE bill ng pangyayari sa Farmer’s Market ng magtangkang gumamit ng banyo ng babae si Gretchen Diez.
“It has given us an actual scenario of what life can be if such a law would exist, bringing us all to seriously consider whether we, as a nation, are willing to accept, hook-line-and-sinker, the philosophy, proposition and penal nature of SOGIE bill,” ani Villanueva.
Sinabi ni Villanueva na matagal na niyang ipinaglalaban ang karapatan ng kokonti pero hindi umano nangangahulugan na ang pagkuha ng karapatang ito ay dapat makaapak ng ibang karapatan.
“In the same vein, I also believe that the practice and protection of one’s right should never be above other’s. For this reason, Mr. Speaker, let it be put to record that this Representation is in opposition to SOGIE bill—that is, in its current form and provisions, which I believe, will not promote equality but will, instead, unduly give special rights to some members of our society at the expense of the rights of the other members and to the detriment of the social order in our community.”
Nakuwestyon ang pagnanais ni Diez na pumasok sa banyo ng mga babae sa Farmers. Si Diez ay isang transwoman o ipinanganak na lalaki pero pusong babae.
“Freedom from discrimination is a worthy pursuit. But in pursuing such, no sector must consequently be discriminated against. Most of all our Almighty God must never be out of the equation.”
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