The concept of homosexuality is still very incipient and difficult to understand to a

lot of people who are not cognizant about it. There are conspicuously some
people who reluct to accept that humans can be something other than
heterosexual. That being verbalized, an abundance of protests over the past few
years, pride parades in multiple cities, and news from other countries have made
a lot of people cognizant of the whole concept of alternate sexualities

Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity is proscribed

by international human rights instruments, which most states have ratified.
Nevertheless, persons with a sexual orientation or gender identity that does not
conform to – perceived - majority norms face discrimination, marginalization, and
violence ecumenical.

Members of this organization across the Philippines experience bullying and

discrimination in both school and public places because of their sexual orientation
and gender identity. Bullying, harassment, discriminatory policies and practices,
and an absence of auxiliary resources that undermine the right to inculcation
under international law and put LGBT youth in peril. These people often face
ridicule and even violence.

In the absence of efficacious implementation and monitoring, much LGBT youth

perpetuate to experience bullying and harassment nowadays. The adverse
treatment they experience from peers is compounded by discriminatory policies
that stigmatize and disadvantage LGBT students and by the lack of information
and resources about LGBT issues available. The mistreatment that members faced
everyday was exacerbated by discriminatory policies and practices that omitted
them from plenarily participating in the school or work environment.

When people do learn about LGBT people and issues, particularly students,
messages are typically negative, rejecting same-sex relationships and transgender
identities as immoral or unnatural. So the school can also become a difficult or
hostile environment. In addition to physical and psychological injury, students
described how bullying, discrimination, and exclusion caused them to lose
concentration, skip class, or seek to transfer schools—all impairing their right to
education. For the right to education to have meaning for all students—including
LGBT students—teachers, administrators, and lawmakers need to work together
with LGBT advocates to ensure that schools and public places become safer and
more inclusive places for LGBT members.