A lawmaker, the first transgender woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, reiterated that the country's law on gender equality prohibits discrimination in job opportunities, educational institutions, the provision of public services, and access to public spaces and accommodations. Bataan First District Rep. Geraldine Roman, House Committee on Women and Gender Equality chairman, posted on her social media account on Thursday that the measure cannot be used by the general public to defend violent acts against authorities, drag performances that degrade religious objects, or the forced stripping of people in bars.
Bataan 1st District Rep. Geraldine Roman. Photo by the Office of Rep. Roman via PNA