Me
January 23, 2011 at 1:38pm
Mahal na kapatid at kaibigan, please support ONE LOVE, ONE CALL, HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL
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Ikaw ba o ang iyong minamahal ay nakaranas na ng diskriminasyon? It is a very sad experience and can potentially disable someone you love for life. That is why I am asking you to support our campaign ONE LOVE, ONE CALL, HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL! With a few simple acts, we help us make the Philippines a welcoming country for our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) countrymen.
In August 2010, BAYAN MUNA Representative Teodoro Casino filed House Bill 1483 or An Act Defining Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Providing Penalties Therefor. It will guarantee LGBTs will enjoy equal rights in education, jobs, housing and many other social benefits.
Among the many good features of House Bill 1483 include:
> ensuring LGBTs get hired without discrimination in all jobs, services and industries with equitable pay, benefits and promotions
> making schools a safe and accepting environment for students regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity
> providing equal access for LGBTs to enjoy health care, housing, transportation and social services without prejudice
> making discrimination against LGBTs an act that can be reported to the government authorities and penalized so that discrimination can be eliminated
Learn more on HB1483 on this link: www.progay.multiply.com
Please help in getting our honorable representatives in the House of Representatives to pass this bill through the Committee on Justice quickly so that the entire House can vote this bill and send it to the President for signing. You can do this by calling or sending polite request letters to the Committee secretariat. You can use the Draft Letter below as a guide. You may copy, paste and send ito the Committee on Justice - this only takes less than a minute, see instructions below!
**** SAMPLE LETTER:*****
Hon. Rep. Neil Tupas, Jr.
Chair
Committee on Justice
House of Representatives
Batasan Road, Quezon City
Attention: Atty. Narcisa Guevarra
Committee Secretary
Dear Hon. Tupas:
I am writing your good office to request the immediate deliberation and passage of House Bill 1483, "An Act Defining Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Providing Penalties Therefor" which was referred to your committee last August 2.
The bill filed by Rep. Teddy Casino seeks to end both practices and policies that limit the basic rights a nd freedoms of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBTs) in schools, offices, commercial establishments, health care institutions, the civil service, police and military. Your committee's action to prioritize this bill will hasten the achievement to equal status of LGBTs in the country.
The enactment of HB 1483 into law will not only improve the participation of LGBTs in nation building, but will likewise make the country compliant with several conventions and treaties in the United Nations that the Philippines ratified, including the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
Thank you for giving this letter your utmost attention. Looking forward to your favorable response.
Signed,
YOUR NAME
City/Town, Philippines or the country of residence
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To send this email to the House Committee on Justice, please click on this link
http://www.congress.gov.ph/contact/popform.php?re=sendemail&to=committee&id=0520&congress=15
