SOGIE Equality Bill advances to House plenary
The SOGIE Equality Bill, aiming to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, will advance to the plenary level in the Philippines' House of Representatives after being approved for consolidation at the committee level. The bill had been stalled in Congress for over 20 years since its first filing in 2000 due to opposition from conservative and evangelical groups.
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