Gender Identity, Roles, and Human Rights

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How do stereotypes impact LGBTQAI+ individuals, according to the document?

  • They may lead to negative discrimination due to non-conformity of expected roles. (correct)
  • They provide a clear path for LGBTQAI+ individuals to realize their rights.
  • They encourage families to become more accepting and understanding.
  • They ensure LGBTQAI+ individuals conform to societal expectations.

What is the primary role of service providers when assisting LGBTQAI+ victims?

  • To decide on the best course of action for the victim, ensuring their safety.
  • To provide guidance and support, enabling the victim to make informed decisions. (correct)
  • To immediately file a complaint on behalf of the victim.
  • To settle VAWC cases and provide legal advice.

Which of the following is the most accurate description of 'gender identity'?

  • It is one's innermost sense of being male, female, or neither and is a personal decision. (correct)
  • It is the traditional role assigned to men and women by society.
  • It is solely determined by cultural expectations.
  • It is the set of attitudes and feelings associated with a person's biological sex.

How are 'gender roles' typically determined?

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What is 'gender non-conformity'?

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What impact do stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination have on individuals who do not conform to expected gender roles?

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What does the Philippine government's obligation to 'respect human rights' entail regarding the LGBTQAI+ community?

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What is the meaning of the Philippine government’s obligation to 'protect human rights'?

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What is the most accurate definition of 'prejudice'?

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What specific action are Barangay service providers NOT allowed to undertake in cases of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC)?

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Flashcards

Gender Identity

The internal sense of being male, female, or another gender. It's a personal decision.

Gender

Attitudes, feelings, and behaviors associated with a person's biological sex.

Gender Role

Traditional behavioral expectations for men and women defined by culture.

Social Roles impact

Limits what one can do; if failed, excluded, unfairly treated, or denied respect.

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Respect Human Rights

To abstain from denying or obstructing the rights of LGBTQIA+ persons

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Role of Service Providers

Guide and support the victim to make informed choices and decisions.

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Stigma, Stereotypes, Prejudice, & Discrimination

Limits what you can/cannot do; becomes the set roles & functions. If you fail, excluded, treated unfairly or denied respect

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Annual GAA

General Appropriations Act.

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RA 9710

The Magna Carta of Women.

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Study Notes

Gender Identity

  • Refers to the internal sense of whether one is male or female
  • It is a personal decision of a person's innermost sense of one's body and other gender expressions like dress, speech, and mannerisms.

Gender

  • Set of attitudes, feelings, and behaviors associated with a person's biological sex
  • Behavior aligned with cultural expectations is considered gender-normative
  • Behaviors incompatible with social expectations constitute gender non-conformity

Gender Role

  • Traditional behavioral expectations for men and women are defined and dictated by culture and traditions of a society
  • All people express their gender role and identity through clothing, behavior, communication, and inclinations
  • Those who do not conform to gender roles and expressions dictated by society may face abuse and discrimination

Philippine Commitment to Human Rights

  • Upon signing the UDHR and the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action in 1993, the Philippines committed to upholding human rights
  • This means the Philippines has the following obligations:
    • To respect human rights by not denying or obstructing the rights of LGBTIs
    • To protect human rights by preventing violations and imposing sanctions
    • To fulfill human rights by taking appropriate legislative, judicial, administrative, budgetary, and economic measures so that LGBTIs realize their rights

Stigma, Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination

  • Roles in communities guide expected behavior, thoughts, and interactions
  • Roles can limit individual potential, becoming the only accepted behaviors
  • Failure to conform to assigned roles can lead to exclusion and unfair treatment
  • Societal roles are based on sex and gender roles, influenced by religion, laws, and traditions

Consequences Faced by the LGBTQAI+ community

  • LGBTQAI+ people may experience discrimination because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression
  • They face stigmatization and negative stereotypes due to not conforming to societal expectations

Role of Service Providers

  • Service providers should guide, assist, and support victims in making informed choices and decisions
  • The victim-survivor may decide to leave, seek counseling, file a complaint, or endure abuses

Intervention Guidelines for Service Providers

  • Many LGBTI victims may be ashamed, cautious, hesitant and fearful when opening up especially about the sexual, financial and emotional abuse they have experienced, with some LGBTI victims not even knowing they are victims
  • UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (UN-CEDAW)
  • Beijing Platform for Action (1995)
  • Millennium Development Goals 2015/Sustainable Development Goals 2030
  • UN Women Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Initiative
  • Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710)
  • DBM, DILG, NEDA, PCW Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 2013-01, as amended by JMC 2016-01
  • Women in Development and Nation Building Act (RA 7192)
  • Philippine Plan for Gender Responsive Development 1995-2025
  • Annual General Appropriations Act

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