PRESIDENT Rodrieo
t R
Drrterte supports the
ot separate restrooms in
_establishments for mem_
bers of the lesbian, bisd_
*ulggy and transgender
[GBT) communi"ty, his
spokesp erson s"i a y'esterl
d"y.
Presidentjal spokes_
man Salvador panelo said
Duterte agreed with the
cqncept afier k4nsgender
womanGretchenDizwas
prevented from using the
Iadies'reskoom ut u
bu*
zon City mall last *eJt.
. ."Angsinasabiniya(Du_
terte) dapat meron nane
third restroom for theri]
Pinag-usapan namin iyo;
kahapon," panelo said .
"Thatwillsolveeverv_
- recording of the exchange.
Fhq tryi pupurok ka-iu
remal
e/ styempre,di rin ko_
mportable'yung mga ba_
Pae a]um nilatilakJ pda
'yon. Ganoon ain sa kabrh,
'di ba? The bestis you har,,e
id?i a,third reshoom ior therrr-
Eh wala nang probls_
m4"iglhe added. -'
1-PACL4AN parfy_list
Repreentative Eric piireda
also made the same pro_
posal, salang it will bre_
ventmembersof theLGBT
community from feeting
uncomtortable as they db
n'henever they go to a male
or temale restroom.
OnAugr.rst13,Dezr+,a5
-baffed by
a janibess at a
.Lluelon Cify mall from us_
urg the women,s comfort
room andwas told to use the
reshoom for males instead.
,She left but returneJ io
35 to,tr. jr'1rgs aq;_
proceeded
to do E via+jo-
A Fdy guard then harid-
cuffed Diez and brousht
!e.r to the euezon pofice
?"tr.!Twhereacom_
plaint for unjust vexation
waq supposed to be filed
againsther.
Thestaffmernhrswere
reportedly distessed thai
Diez took a video
without
theirpermission
ftu complaint against
^.
utez lvas eventuallv
dlopped a fsw
aftermidnight. "riili;',
^ Bqt?* Hepresentative
Geraldine Roman and
membersof theMakabay_
an bloc have filed a resoli_
tion for the House of Rep_
resertatives to investi gdte
theincident.
Diez's experience has
sparked fresfi cails to pass
the Sexual Orientation and
L'ender ldentify and
Ex_
pression Equaliiv (SOGE)
bill which the Coinmrssron
onHumanRightssaidwas
l1cl5ary to-protecr the
LGtsT community against
a.u rorms of discriminh tion.
El\Iontano
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