Robredo pushes for passage of SOGIE Equality bill

MANILA, Philippines -- Vice President Leni Robredo urges Congress to pass the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill in the light of a recent incident where a trans woman was barred from using a women's restroom in a mall in Quezon City. Robredo --- one of the bill's authors in the 16th Congress --- the discrimination incident that trans woman Gretchen Diez supposedly experienced was a pressing reason to pass and enact the bill. "Sana itong incident na ito, no matter how unfortunate, maging daan para finally ma-realize ng ating mga lawmakers na it's about time na ipasa natin," Robredo said in an interview with One Media TV48 Naga last Saturd...

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