SOGI, So What?

MABILISANG CHIKAHAN SA SEXUAL

ORIENTATION AT GENDER IDENTITIES
SOGI
Review Lang:
Sex and Gender

Sex is a physiological condition, determined by

biological make up. (Male, Female or Intersex)

Gender- are social constructs, sets of roles and

expectations of society of how individuals should act
(upon birth, the society assigns this to us based on our
genitalia)
• SOGI - Sexual Orientations and
Gender Identities
• At the UN, use of SOGI can be
traced to Yogyakarta Principles
(Nov 2006)
• In response to various forms of
SOGI based violations.
• The first UN document to expressly
link HR to SOGI
• Not enforceable but interpretive,
towards development of
standards.
Sexual Orientation:

Refers to each person’s capacity for profound

emotional, affectional and sexual attraction
to, and intimate and sexual relations with,
individuals of a different gender or the same
gender or more than one gender
The expression of
desire/attraction is your sexual
orientation.
Heterosexual—towards
members of the opposite
sex.
Bisexual—towards
members of both sexes.
Homosexual—towards
members of the same sex.
Sino ang bet mo?

Same Both Opposite

Homo Bi Hetero
Gender identity is defined by
the individual
Refers to each person’s deeply felt
internal and individual experience of
gender, which may or may not
correspond with the sex assigned at
birth, including the personal sense of
the body (which may involve, if
freely chosen, modification of bodily
appearance or function by medical,
surgical or other means) and other
expressions of gender, including
dress, speech and mannerisms.
Beyond the masculine man
and feminine woman
Transgenders are those who
were born of one sex but
identifies with the gender of the
opposite sex. Some go through a
process of transitioning.
LGBT
What’s the fuss?
In the end, these are just labels for conditions
—physiological, psychological and
sociological.
In an ideal world,
sex, sexual
orientation and
gender identity
are incidental.
But in a heavily prejudiced society, these
conditions result in negative judgments and
biases against those that are perceived to be
different by the mainstream.
The many ugly implications
Stereotyping.
Invisibility.
Marginalization.
Stigma.
Inequality.
Persecution.
The “moral” of the story is
We live in a world of diversity.
SOGI should not be used for unequal treatment
and discrimination.
SOGI should be discussed
Everyone should re-assess notions on and
attitudes toward sex, gender and SOGI.
 SOGI, So What?
• There are people outside of the masculine
men and feminine women constructs and
binary;
• Equality requires that we consider all human
beings in our programs and strategies;
• Our programs and strategies should focus on
vulnerable groups.
Dapat kina-career.
Equality and empowerment are the
objectives..