1. HOMOSEXUALITY Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Andrea Acuña Mary Ann Briones Mark Gaspar Katrina Inoferio

2. INTERVIEW CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST – Dr. Jerry Jurisprudencia

3. Introduction

5. Centuries of Islamic culture

6. Chinese mores

8. Wife's position and security remains ambiguous until she produced a male heir

9. These women have no right to divorce or to remarry if widowed

11. Expected to take care of the domestic tasks, go to church, bear children, and educate them

12. Mentality first challenged by Melchora Aquino in the mid-1800's

13. Led a revolt against the suppression of women's rights - Treatment of Filipinas as second-class citizens remained in force until Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States in 1898

14. Sexuality and Love

16. 1994 Young Adult Fertility And Sexuality Survey (11,000 young people aged 15-24 years old)

17. 18 % of the Filipino youths approved premarital sex, 80 % disapproved, and 2 % were neutral(conducted by Dr. Z.C. Zabalan, a professor of demography at the Population Institute of the University of the Philippines)

20. According to the Roman Catholic Church: the only sexual behavior considered legal and moral is heterosexual intercourse within a monogamous marriage

22. Homosexuality in the Philippines

26. They were called bakla

27. Stereotyped bakla homosexualsopenly work in beauty parlors and in the creative industries of fashion and entertainmentTalk show hosts, female impersonators, writers, directors, and comedians

29. Have long been part of the Filipino cultural landscape

30. Everyone knows at least a few bakla individuals

33. The lesbian counterpart of binabae is binalaki ("of a manly sort"), from the Tagalog word lalaki, meaning "man"

34. Tibo and tomboy are derogatory terms for butch lesbians

38. Uses elements from Tagalog, English, and Spanish, giving them new meanings

40. Reflects changes in their culture and also maintains exclusivity

41. Creates a dissident group without any ties to geographical, linguistic or cultural restrictions

44. Present state

46. Macho men detest gays, whom they see as effeminate and “strange”

49. Gay movements are gaining strength and demanding their rights

52. Gay Culture A mixture of all types of cultures Share the same attraction to people of their same sex Attraction both physical and emotional

53. Gay Culture vs Lesbian Culture Gay culture- men are sexually active in dating, emotions disregarded at first Lesbian culture- women are more emotional than sexual in dating

54. Possible Gender Roles Fern- women who dresses, considered feminine Butch- women who dresses, considered more masculine Nowadays, butch can be fern or fern can be butch

55. Changes over the Years Right to adopt a child Start on family More gay rights Marriage in some states and countries

56. Gay History Encourage to accept themselves Stand and fight for their rights Freedom to express own sexuality More gay community rights

57. As Straight Lesbians and gays In order to avoid discrimination Decision not appreciated by the gay community (lying )

58. Rainbow rightsproject

59. INTERVIEW R-RIGHTS - Ms. Nicole Castillo

60. Rainbow Rights Project LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) legal organization in the Philippines Services provided for free A team of gay and lesbian lawyers and gender activists from diverse fields Needs and language of the LGBT community Teachers, writers, artists, media professionals, financial experts, and business entrepreneurs

61. Rainbow Rights Project Created in 2005 Supported Philippine LGBT Rights Advocacy Movement through in-depth legal and policy studies The law and institutions not used as tools of oppression and discrimination Pushes for a national human rights agenda Appreciation for the difficulties and disadvantages experienced by Filipino LGBTs

62. Rainbow Rights Project To empower the Filipino LGBT community by providing them basic legal knowledge of their rights under law By familiarizing them with the different legal structures and mechanisms Mission to eliminate discrimination and violence against LGBT members Utilize policy research, review and analysis, and legal reform measures and legislative advocacy to promote LGBT rights

63. Rainbow Rights Project No other LGBT group has organized a law-based advocacy work No alternative lawyering NGO established a legal resource institution to the formation of the developmental law Popular with its fun and light method of imparting legal information R-Rights packages legal discussions with current popular issues

64. Rainbow Rights Project Projects/forums (Rainbow Exchanges or Dyke Dialogues) “Personal topics” taken up during discussions (i.e. identity, relationship dynamics, legal rights under criminal, civil, and labor laws, and sexual health) “Political topics” (i.e. practices in LGBT rights, sustained activism, national/international updates) In-demand topics of discussion include:

66. Lesbian parenting

67. Transgender rights under Philippine law

68. Suicide risk of Filipino LGBT youth

69. Election and party-list representation law

70. Self-defense techniques for lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women(forums conducted in Quezon City, Baguio City, Metro Cebu, and Cagayan de Oro)

71. Rainbow Rights Project Knowledge of basic legal rights and concepts will: Protect them Empower them to protect others Help promote understanding of the sources of gender-based discrimination and violence Find solutions LGBT-focused legal rights and sexuality trainings

72. Rainbow Rights Project Member of AMARC (World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters) – Asia Pacific, Philippine Women’s NGOs on ASEAN The work of R-Rights received media recognition and was cited in a broadsheet newspaper of national circulation Featured in Ketchup Magazine (Vol.2 Issue No. 1) as among the Philippine top organizations in support of gays and lesbians

73. References The Philippines by Jose Florante J. Leyson, M.D. Gay Culture by Wolfe Rainbow rights project: specializing in fun legal advocacy Philippine Gay Culture by J. Neil C. Garcia