College LGBT Students Discrimination in Employment, Education and Community: Problems and Possible Solutions
College LGBT Students Discrimination in Employment, Education and Community: Problems and Possible Solutions
Alcantara, Ma. Romelie
Azucena, Claire
The Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan (2006) once said that “Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” However, despite this and all of the actions done by the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) groups, gender discrimination is still visible in our country especially in the sectors of employment, education and society. It is evident in the recent years that the number of LGBTs in these sectors has been increasing and many of them have already experienced gender inequality. These result to different consequences in the life of LGBT individuals. That is why our study decided to focus on these three sectors. This paper will disclose facts about the stands and opinions of the concerned LGBTs that will help the government to see this problem and address to it immediately. We believe that the government should do actions to minimize, if not eliminate, the above-mentioned discrimination issue in the different sectors of the country because they are the most capable to do so.
Background
Gender equality has always been an issue in the Philippines. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) are experiencing various kinds of discrimination in different sectors of society; however, the government is still not exerting much effort to solve this problem. That is because the people in the government do not comprehend the gravity of the matter, leaving them with the thought that there is no serious problem regarding sexual-orientation discrimination. Reasons why discrimination against LGBT in the country still exists include lack of legislation that protects them from discrimination of multiple reasons, such as gender identity, sexual orientation
Alcantara, Ma. Romelie
Azucena, Claire
The Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan (2006) once said that “Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” However, despite this and all of the actions done by the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) groups, gender discrimination is still visible in our country especially in the sectors of employment, education and society. It is evident in the recent years that the number of LGBTs in these sectors has been increasing and many of them have already experienced gender inequality. These result to different consequences in the life of LGBT individuals. That is why our study decided to focus on these three sectors. This paper will disclose facts about the stands and opinions of the concerned LGBTs that will help the government to see this problem and address to it immediately. We believe that the government should do actions to minimize, if not eliminate, the above-mentioned discrimination issue in the different sectors of the country because they are the most capable to do so.
Background
Gender equality has always been an issue in the Philippines. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) are experiencing various kinds of discrimination in different sectors of society; however, the government is still not exerting much effort to solve this problem. That is because the people in the government do not comprehend the gravity of the matter, leaving them with the thought that there is no serious problem regarding sexual-orientation discrimination. Reasons why discrimination against LGBT in the country still exists include lack of legislation that protects them from discrimination of multiple reasons, such as gender identity, sexual orientation