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THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF LGBTQIA+ MEMBERS ON

DISCRIMINATION WITHIN THE 21ST CENTURY
A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of

Senior High School Department of
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Grade Twelve

Senior High School Curriculum in
Humanites and Social Sciences (HUMSS)
By:
Riemar Alpos
Jonathan D. Condestable
Ma. Madith R. Etorma
Justine M. Fabros
John Mark D. Fulgar
Bernadette M. Gleyo
Shynne Andiela P. Gregorio
Kylle Ann N. Laudencia
Glaissa Paula L. Marcellana
Jemimah S. Undajare
July,2022
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or queer
(LGBTQI) face a wide range of discrimination, stigma, and social exclusion,
including physical and psychological abuse, bullying, persecution, and economic
isolation. Furthermore, discrimination can occur in a variety of settings, including
job and school, as well as in the context of important interpersonal connections,
such as family. As a result, multiple research strongly imply that LGBT people
are more likely to experience mental discomfort as a result of discrimination and
stigmatization.
The discrimination most likely starts at school. Schools should be safe places
for everyone, but here in the Philippines LGBT students find that their experience
in school was wrecked by bullying, discrimination, and sexual harassment which
can be severe.

In this research, we will be able to inform everyone how discrimination and various
forms of bullying affect the mental health and physical health of some LGBTQIA+
people in Luzon as well as how they overcome the problems that they've been facing.
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

LGBTQ+ is becoming a prominent issue in our society. Many parts of this
group experience criticism towards many beliefs and cultures that our country
believes. We could see an invisible line that separates the straight person and a
person who is part of this group. It's transparent how unfair the treatment of our
society towards LGBTQ+.
This type of exploitation is also a problem in schools. Many students who
identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) face bullying,
discrimination, a lack of access to LGBT-related information, and, in some cases,
physical or sexual assault. This scenario causes the victim to lose confidence,
experience depression and anxiety, loneliness, and worse academic
accomplishment.
If ordinary men and women have the right to live in our society with dignity,
why can't LGBT people do the same? We are all people, and we all deserve to be
treated decently. Not because you are a member of the LGBTQ community, you
are less valuable. It's our life, and we get to make our own decisions. We are all
the same and different at the same time; we are all unique in our way, whether we
are a girl, a boy, a lesbian, a gay, a bisexual, or a transgender. We are all part of
society, regardless of our gender.
2
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The purpose of this research is to is to start educating everyone that
discrimination in LGBTQIA+ is still happening and must be stopped.
Specifically, this study aimed to answer the following:
1. How may the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ members of discrimination

within the 21st century can be described?
2. What insights can be drawn from their experiences?
3. What are the implications of the findings?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will have the significance to the following:

To the LGBTQIA+ Employees who have difficulty finding a decent and
professional job because of their gender. Such as jobs that are only possible for
real women and also only for real men.
To the LGBTQIA+ Partners. Who are planning to get married but is still
struggling because of the law and the church. They are not free to be together
because they also do not have papers to handle as proof.
To the LGBTQIA+ Students that are still facing bullying on schools. Bullying,
which is the most prominent issue that causes suicidal attempt or even cases that
happens on every student from elementary to college.
To the LGBTQIA+ workers. We have a lot of Filipino workers who are facing a
lot of discriminations about their gender. By the use of this study, they can stand
their selves to prove that there is no gender in any abilities.
Their Parents, will initially have courage to overcome their childrens
weaknesses and help them be who they are.
Christians by the knowledge of this study they will learn to be true to their selves
and be who they really are.
For the Children of LGBTQIA+ that are also bullied because of their parents’
gender. This will serve and help them to prove to anyone that they don’t have to
be ashamed about their parents’ gender.
Companies and Agencies will also benefit in this study because they’re no
longer have to put any standars or qualifications about gender roles.

LGBTQIA+ Business Owners will also have the freedom to persue their passion
in life.
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

This study will focus on the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ members on
discrimination within the 21st century. The general intent of this study is to
educate everyone that discrimination in LGBTQIA+ is still happening and must
stopped.
Additionally, this study focused on some people in Luzon area. This study
will mainly identify the different states of LGBTQIA+ and how they survive on
the problems—bullying and harassment, discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation and gender identity that they experienced in their life.
This study will be conducted some effort and time framework.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
LGBTQIA+ - is an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or
questioning. These terms are used to describe a person’s sexual orientation or gender
identity.
Discrimination- the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Stigmatization- the action of describing or regarding someone or something as
worthy of disgrace or great disapproval.
Exploitation- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from
their work.
Harassment- aggressive pressure or intimidation.
Persecution- hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or
religious beliefs.
Social Exclusion- Overall, social exclusion describes a state in which. individuals are
unable to participate fully in economic, social, political and. cultural life, as well as
the process leading to and sustaining such a state.
Stigma- a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or
person.
Transparent- having thoughts, feelings, or motives that are easily perceived.
Sexual Assault- Sexual assault happens when someone touches another person in a
sexual manner without their consent. Or when someone makes another person take
part in a sexual activity with them without that person's consent. It includes unwanted
kissing and sexual touching.

Chapter 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
This chapter presents the relevant literature and studies that the researcher
considered in strengthening the importance of the present study. It also presents
the synthesis of the art to fully understand the research for better comprehension
of the study. A review of related literature and studies that we have employed in
order to build up the study's substructure.
Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) Strategy is defined by Davis (2018), as a student-
centered learning experience with the instructor serving more as a facilitator or a
coach. Students engage in a wide range of idea but logically ordered and
sufficient. Scaffold sequence of problems that are rich and support inquiry to the
heart of big mathematical ideas. The problems may be worked on alone or in
groups, at home, or during the class time. The solutions are discussed in class,
with the students leading both the presentation and the questioning.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

LGBTQIA+
Many sources now refer to the LGBTQIA+ community, which stands for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual. While some of
those words are often discussed, others may need some further explanation. First
and foremost. The distinction between sex and gender is one aspect of LGBTQ+
that some people find difficult to grasp. Sam Killermann, a comedian and social
justice activist who previously performed a comedy show called "It's Pronounced
Metrosexual" on college campuses across the country, now creates edugraphics to
explain the complexities of sex and gender. As illustrated by his Genderbread
Person, sex refers to a person's anatomy, whereas gender refers to a person's self-
identified feeling of being male, female, or a combination of the two.
Prior to the late-nineteenth century, there was no concept of having a distinct
sexual identity, though people lived lives that were similar to our modern
understanding of what it means to be LGBTQ. Gay identity did not fully emerge
as a personal and political category until the mid-twentieth century. The
terminology used to describe sexuality and gender in the past lacked the
specificity found today. Havelock Ellis, a British sexologist, for example, referred
to both gay and transgender people as "sexual inverts," which he defined as
people who exhibit same-gender attraction and a gender presentation socially
contrary to the sex assigned at birth.

Throughout most of history, those who did not conform to mainstream ideas
about gender and sexuality were forced to hide their behavior or face social and
legal consequences, including execution. 21st LGBTQ people have long fought
for equal legal rights and the freedom to express their sexuality or gender without
fear of retaliation. The main issues in the United States concerning LGBTQ
people are the extent to which individuals have the right to determine their own
gender and sexual identity, as well as whether others have the right to
discriminate against LGBTQ people based on their cultural, religious, or personal
beliefs.
LGBTQIA WORLDWIDE
Despite significant changes in laws and norms surrounding same-sex
marriage and LGBT rights around the world, public opinion on the acceptance of
homosexuality in society remains sharply divided by country, region, and
economic development.
In Asia, LGBTQIA+ rights are limited in comparison to many other parts of the
world. At least twenty Asian countries prohibit same-sex sexual activity. While at
least eight countries have enacted LGBT protections, only Israel, Cyprus, and
Taiwan provide a broader range of LGBT rights, including recognition of same-
sex relationships. Homosexual activity is punishable by death in Afghanistan,
Brunei, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and
Chechnya. Furthermore, LGBT people face extrajudicial executions at the hands
of non-state actors such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Hamas in
Gaza. Egalitarian relationships modeled after the Western pattern have become
more common, but they are still uncommon. Only Taiwan, the British Overseas
Territories of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, the British Indian Ocean Territory, and
certain Israeli cities had legalized same-sex marriage as of 2021.
While LGBTQ people in the Philippines have a distinct culture, but their
legal rights are limited. In Filipino society, gays and lesbians are tolerated rather
than accepted. Despite recent events promoting the rights, acceptance, and
empowerment of the Filipino LGBT community, discrimination persists.
Homosexuals in the Philippines are known as "bakla," though other terms exist to
describe them. Similarly, Filipino lesbians are known as Alfa. According to the
2002 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Survey, 11% of sexually active
Filipinos aged 15 to 24 have had sex with someone of the same sex.
FILIPINO LGBTQIA+ MEMBERS
LGBT people in the Philippines are not allowed to marry people of the same
gender. Adoption by a single LGBT person is permitted, but not by two people
who identify as a domestic couple. Participants at the Dialogue prioritized anti-
discrimination legislation over advocacy for same-sex marriage.

And also to our teen Filipino LGBTQIA+ members, deserves to feel safe in
schools. However, in the Philippines, students who identify as lesbian, gay,
bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) face bullying, discrimination, a lack of access to
LGBT-related information, and, in some cases, physical or sexual assault. These
abuses can cause long-term harm and limit students' right to an education, which
is protected under Philippine and international law. In recent years, lawmakers
and school administrators in the Philippines have recognized that bullying of
LGBT youth is a serious issue and have devised solutions to address it. The
Department of Education (DepEd), which oversees primary and secondary
schools, enacted a Child Protection Policy in 2012 to combat bullying and
discrimination in schools, including discrimination based on sexual orientation
and gender identity. The Anti-Bullying Law of 2013 was passed the following
year by Congress, along with implementing rules and regulations that list sexual
orientation and gender identity as prohibited grounds for bullying and harassment.
The adoption of these policies sends a strong message that bullying and
discrimination are unacceptable in educational institutions and should not be
tolerated.
LGBT people face employment challenges both as individuals and as
members of a community that is subject to discrimination and abuse. This can be
exacerbated by the individuals' low social status and position. Discrimination was
demonstrated during both employee recruitment and regular employment.
Employers have been observed to take advantage of LGBT employees on

occasion. Sexual harassment against LGBT employees has been reported.
Concerns were raised about potential workplace discrimination based on HIV
status. Employment has been identified as an area where LGBT organizations and
members of the community (such as overseas workers and sex workers) are not
actively involved.
FAMOUS SUCCESSFUL LGBTQIA+ MEMBERS
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs was a civil servant in Germany until he was forced to
resign in 1854 on account of his homosexuality. He became an activist and
published 12 volumes of work about sexuality, including what’s believed to be
the first theory about homosexuality. He argued that it is an ‘inborn condition’ not
a learned corruption - as was the prevailing wisdom at the time. Ulrichs is thought
to have been the first gay person to publicly speak out for homosexual rights. In
1867, he urged the German government to repeal anti-homosexuality laws, which
firmly established himself as the pioneer of the gay rights movement.
Barbara Gittings was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1932, and moved to
Philadelphia, USA at 18. Legend has it she would hitch-hike to New York at the
weekends dressed in male drag. Gittings headed up the New York branch of the
Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) in the 1950s - the USA's first lesbian civil rights
organisation. In the 1970s, she was a prominent member of the American
Psychiatric Association’s fight to get homosexuality removed from the list of

psychiatric disorders. In 2006, The APA recognised her work by awarding her its
first annual civil rights award.
Harvey Milk was born in New York in 1930, and became a prominent gay
rights activist.He found his voice in gay rights activism after moving to San
Francisco in 1972. In 1977, he became the first openly gay person elected to
public office, winning a seat on the San Francisco City Council Board. He had
previously run for the seat twice, unsuccessfully. Milk was shot and killed in 1978
by Dan White, a fellow City Council board member. Harvey Milk’s life has been
celebrated in a plethora of books and films, including the award-winning Milk
(2008) starring Sean Penn.

REVIEW RELATED STUDIES
LGBTQ Rights And Laws
With more than 5.5 million LGBTQ individuals living in the United States, it’s
important to recognize not only our progress in furthering equality efforts, but
also the barriers LGBTQ people still face in fair and equal access to employment,
housing, healthcare, and public accommodation. According to the Center for
American Progress, as many as 1 in 4 LGBTQ individuals in the U.S. reported
experiencing some form of discrimination in 2016. While there exist a number of
nondiscrimination laws on the federal, state, and local levels that protect people
from discrimination on the basis of characteristics such as age, sex, or national
origin—until recently, federal law did not protect individuals from
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. That changed
in June 2020 with the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Bostock v. Clayton
County, where the Court ruled that the provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 that protects employees from sex discrimination also extends to the
protection of employees based on their gender identity and sexual orientation.
However, it is important to note that this ruling only prohibits such discrimination
in the employment context – it does not offer protection under this law to such
individuals on in other areas such as housing. This guide offers an important
overview on the types of discrimination LGBTQ individuals face in the United
States and their legal protections.

How Discrimination Affects LGBTQ Individuals
Experiencing discrimination is not something that can or should be easily brushed
off, despite the reality that many people often feel they must brush off
discrimination in order to maintain peace. Yet supporting or promoting
discriminatory acts has real consequences on the lives of those affected. The
effects of discrimination can be even more significant among LGBTQ individuals
who are marginalized in other ways. For instance, LGBTQ people of color are 19
percent more likely than white LGBTQ individuals to face discrimination when
applying for a job in the U.S.
LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination
Seventy-five countries across the globe, including the United States as of June
2020, prohibit employment discrimination on account of sexual orientation. In
addition to the recently provided federal protections, a number of states,
territories, counties, and municipalities have passed their own anti-discrimination
laws. Some of them, such as Florida, are expressly intended to mirror federal laws
providing for the same protections. So, until the Supreme Court issued its ruling
in Bostock, gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination in the State of
Florida were not prohibited, but they are now.

Chapter 3
RESEARCH DESIGN
Our topic is all about the experiences of the lgbtqia+ community since we are
required to look over for our talking point. We decided to use qualitative research
for our research. Qualitative research involves collecting and analyzing non-
numerical data to understand concepts, opinions, or experiences. So for that, it can
help us to know more about their thoughts and experiences. This study is an
ethnography study, which is done by a detailed study of the culture of a specific
community or group. Ethnography is the scientific description of the customs of
individual peoples and cultures that focuses on describing and interpreting beliefs,
conventions, social dynamics, etc. The researchers use the interview
method.Interviewing is personally asking questions in one-on-one conversations.
We use Google Forms to create and analyze questionaires that can be accessed via
mobile or web browser. This is the most common format of data collection in
qualitative research.
SELECTION OF CO-RESEARCHERS
We are going to educate people and we’re going to encourage them to respect
and accept the members of the LGBTQIA+ using the sampling technique, we’re
going to find some members of the LGBTQIA+ to interview and to give us the
information on how they feel when fellow man discriminating and criticizing
them, we believe that this is effective because we’re going straight forward to the
members of the LGBTQIA+ because we all know that all the members of the
LGBTQIA+ experience on how to be discriminated and being criticized.
Using this technique we will be well informed on how the members of the
LGBTQIA+ feels when they being discriminated and being criticized, so that we
have the voice to encourage and to educate those people who cannot understand
that the members of the LGBTQIA+ is also a human being, and what man can do
they can also do and what woman can do they can also do and they are also a
creation of our Mighty god, because the LGBTQIA+ is always fighting for their
rights, and we believe that everyone of us deserves to be loved to be accepted.

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
We the researchers will use the questionnaires and forms as the instrument
for the study. In this study, The questions posed by the researchers were all
correct. The enquiry will begin when the evaluation and validation process is
completed, as attested by the validator Sir Joms Beltran. The question will be
tested after the questioner approves it. The questionnaire are written in English,
but they can respond in their preferred language, either English or Tagalog, in
order to communicate without misunderstanding about what they want to express.
Google Form - It is an app that allows you to create and analyze questionnaires
directly in your mobile and web browsers. You receive instant results as they
come in. Charts and graphs can also be used to quickly summarize survey results.
Messenger -A social media platform that communicated to other people. It can
helps the researcher for free and instant messaging, survery questionnaires and
communication.
QUESTIONNAIRE CONSTRUCTION
We used one-on-one interview to collect data. This interview serves as our
guide on doing our research, we use the collected answer and consider it as a
guide on our research. This interview is to gather the information and to know the
different discrimination experiences of LGBTQIA+ members. Through one on
one interview, we will find 10-15 participants who member of LGBTQIA+ to
responds the interview who experience discrimination. These respondents are
those who live in our barangay.

TREATMENT OF DATA
The data gathered through the Google form and Google Meet was transcribed
by the researcher. It was treated carefully to assure that any information acquired
would be kept in strict confidence and used solely for academic purposes. To
respond in Google form, we don't require them to fill in their name to remain
confidential to protect their identity and privacy. While at Google Meet, we
conduct interviews with the goal of identifying participants' emotions, feelings,
and opinions on their experiences with discrimination as members of the
LGBTQIA+ community. They were coded as red, orange, yellow, green, blue,
indigo, and violet (baguhin niyo to kung want niyo). In this study, we employed
qualitative methods, particularly ethnography, in which the researcher describes
and interprets the shared and learned patterns of values, behaviors, beliefs, and
language of a culture-sharing group (Harris, 1968). Ethnographers can collect
great quantities of material to describe what people believe and how they behave
in everyday situations. Therefore, data analysis and interpretation can be
challenging (Roper & Shapira, 2000).
Roper and Shapira proposed the following ethnographic analysis
methodologies, which we, the researchers, used in our study. They are (a) Coding
for descriptive labels: Since the materials collected are in the form of written
words, those words must first be grouped into meaningful categories or
descriptive labels, then organized to compare, contrast, and identify patterns.

First-level coding is done to reduce the data to a manageable size; (b) Sorting for
patterns: The next step is to sort or group the descriptive labels into smaller sets;
(c) Recognizing outliers: Cases, situations, events, or settings that do not "fit"
with the rest of the findings may be identified; (d) Generalizing constructs and
theories: To make sense of the rich and complex data collected, patterns or
connected findings are related to theories; (e) Memos with reflective remarks:
Memos are insights or ideas about data that one has. They are written so that the
researcher can know if anything needs further clarification or testing. It also helps
the researcher to keep track of their assumptions, biases, and opinions throughout
the whole research process.

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METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF LGBTQIA+ MEMBERS ON

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Grade Twelve

People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or queer

(LGBTQI) face a wide range of discrimination, stigma, and social exclusion,

including physical and psychological abuse, bullying, persecution, and economic

isolation. Furthermore, discrimination can occur in a variety of settings, including

job and school, as well as in the context of important interpersonal connections,

are more likely to experience mental discomfort as a result of discrimination and

in school was wrecked by bullying, discrimination, and sexual harassment which

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

LGBTQ+ is becoming a prominent issue in our society. Many parts of this

society towards LGBTQ+.

This type of exploitation is also a problem in schools. Many students who

identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) face bullying,

discrimination, a lack of access to LGBT-related information, and, in some cases,

experience depression and anxiety, loneliness, and worse academic

society, regardless of our gender.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The purpose of this research is to is to start educating everyone that

discrimination in LGBTQIA+ is still happening and must be stopped.

Specifically, this study aimed to answer the following:

1. How may the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ members of discrimination

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will have the significance to the following:

To the LGBTQIA+ Employees who have difficulty finding a decent and

real women and also only for real men.

because they also do not have papers to handle as proof.

happens on every student from elementary to college.

their selves to prove that there is no gender in any abilities.

Their Parents, will initially have courage to overcome their childrens

weaknesses and help them be who they are.

and be who they really are.

be ashamed about their parents’ gender.

longer have to put any standars or qualifications about gender roles.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

This study will focus on the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ members on

educate everyone that discrimination in LGBTQIA+ is still happening and must

the problems—bullying and harassment, discrimination on the basis of sexual

orientation and gender identity that they experienced in their life.

This study will be conducted some effort and time framework.

LGBTQIA+ - is an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or

Discrimination- the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people

or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Stigmatization- the action of describing or regarding someone or something as

worthy of disgrace or great disapproval.

Harassment- aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Persecution- hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or

Social Exclusion- Overall, social exclusion describes a state in which. individuals are

unable to participate fully in economic, social, political and. cultural life, as well as

the process leading to and sustaining such a state.

Stigma- a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or

Transparent- having thoughts, feelings, or motives that are easily perceived.

kissing and sexual touching.

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

considered in strengthening the importance of the present study. It also presents

order to build up the study's substructure.

Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) Strategy is defined by Davis (2018), as a student-

centered learning experience with the instructor serving more as a facilitator or a

heart of big mathematical ideas. The problems may be worked on alone or in

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Metrosexual" on college campuses across the country, now creates edugraphics to