"We said, culturally, our values may conflict with the many values that they want to impose on us… We are not ready for that. Culturally, we are not ready for that." - DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla.
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC's) recommendation to take measures to legalize same-sex marriage in the Philippines surprised many people, especially in the LGBT Community on social media, according to the Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla's remarks to the assembled press on November 21, 2022. The secretary said that there are a number of things on the list that must be upheld and protected, such as sovereignty and cultural values, and that this may conflict if the proposed policy is implemented. It appears that the secretary is somewhat oblivious to the significance of the prevalent argument relating to the subject, despite the fact that he is undoubtedly aware of it. The LGBT community already resides on the aforementioned ground with the different members of its collective. Many LGBT couples lead normal lives, and the majority of them struggle with the challenges of being an individual and a member of society. The SOGIE and other comparable measures that are still pending in the Congress are a result of this government's continued denial of the current state of affairs and utilization of the cultural constraints of the semi-feudal society that still exists. After two decades of struggles and ongoing efforts to get recognition for the rainbow community, the government still sees it as a danger and has passed laws that exclude vulnerable people from its benefits. Thoughts of certain legislators that are contradictory to what is actually happening on the ground remain in the depths of ambivalence. Secretary Remulla is one of the persons who really needs to grasp that society needs to open its mind and heart to assimilate such knowledge that this notion is actually the concrete side of human rights per se and that it may need a protection from the governing body of the country. Genuine acceptance is the most likely step towards human rights, and recognition among LGBT people is not merely a means to true acceptance. It ensured that everyone and everything in the system worked for the benefit of the people, not at the expense of equality or the participation in change at the same time. Making sense of acceptance, the government should also keep an eye on the nation's nationalistic movement, which advocates for the promotion of real identities and nation-building as specified in the constitution and the international agreement to which the Philippines is a signatory. Genuine acceptance draws a line and paves the way for everyone, including LGBT people and the rest of the population. Since these factors are the real reasons why LGBT still face discrimination, economic and cultural improvements must always be coordinated. Criticism without any follow-through or embellishment of the real world show pure immaturity and incompetence.
REFERENCES:
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/852123/remulla-philippines-culturally-not-ready-for-same-sex-marriage/story/
https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-01-24/philippines-supreme-court-rules-on-same-sex-marriage/
https://legacy.senate.gov.
ph/lisdata/3821034648!.pdf
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