Fighting hate: A study on hate crimes and proposing a law to protect the LBGT community

• Main Authors: Chua, Alyssa Vera G., Kalaw, Stephanie O.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2013
• Subjects: Sexual minorities—Legal status, laws, etc. > Philippines; Hate crimes > Philippines; Civil Rights and Discrimination; Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5445
• Institution: De La Salle University

Hate crimes based on sexual orientation reflect aggressive expressions of prejudice against LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people or group simply because of what they are. Because the LGBTs have consistently been one of the most frequent targets of hate violence, heightened fear and extreme insecurity among them often result. And these bias-motivated crimes are the form of discrimination that destroy the bonds of a democratic society.The LBGT individuals and community need not only be accepted and tolerated by the Philippine society, but should also be respected and esteemed for their diverse culture and human dignity. This means that the LGBT community has equal rights as the rest of the citizens, and yet they lack adequate protection from the present laws. Philippine legislation should therefore be updated and approve a law penalizing perpetrators of hate crimes. Also, to mandate law enforcement agencies to recognize, record, and report these bias-motivated crimes through an organized system, so as to devise a more accommodating response to the implementation of hate crimes on the basis of sexual orientation.