GEE2: Gender and Society SOGIE: Concepts & Issues PDF

GEE2: Gender and Society SOGIE: Concepts & Issues JONATHAN P. ESPINOSA Instructor I PADILLA, Mark John Q. GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus...

GEE2: Gender and Society SOGIE: Concepts & Issues JONATHAN P. ESPINOSA Instructor I PADILLA, Mark John Q. GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus  Course Orientation  A. Interpreting Societies  B. The Birth of Gender-Related Issues  C. Theories of Gender Development  D. Worldviews on Gender What we  E. SOGIE: Concepts and Issues already Midterm Examination discussed… F. Feminism & Gender-Based Coalition  G. National & International Policies on Gender  H. Gender-Related Violence  I. Gender Sensitivity & Responsiveness  Final Exam PADILLA, Mark John Q. GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus In this lesson, we hope to… Identify, classify analyze Respond to conceptual theoretical foundation, differences on SOGIE based concepts, and terminologies on personal worldviews on sexual orientation, while showing respect and gender identity and gender concern for others. expression; PADILLA, Mark John Q. GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus PADILLA, Mark John Q. GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus Choose one to explain. What is: RETHINK Respect? Acceptance? Love? Concern?  SOGIE Sexual OrientationA person’s physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction towards other people. G ender Identity Each person’s deeply felt internal and individual experience of gender, which may or may not correspond with the sex assigned at birth. ender Expression The way in which an individual outwardly presents their gender. Do you agree that these categories should be treated as the norm and truth? Why? Sexual Orientations Asexual refers to a person who does not experience sexual attraction or has little interest in sexual activity. Pansexual/Fluid - attracted to people regardless of gender. Sometimes also or alternately “omnisexual” or “polysexual.” See also Bisexual and Queer Bisexual people may be attracted to individuals of the same or different sex and/or gender identity. Straight (heterosexual) - attracted to people of the “opposite” sex. Gay (homosexual) generally refers to a man who is attracted to men Lesbian (homosexual) is a woman who is attracted to women. Questioning - one who may be unsure of, reconsidering, or chooses to hold off identifying their sexual identity or gender expression or identity Do you agree that these categories should be treated as the norm and truth? Why? Gender Identity & Expression Cisgender - A gender identity that society considers to “match” the biological sex assigned at birth. Androgyny - The mixing of masculine and feminine gender expression or the lack of gender identification. Crossdresser - Cross-dressing refers to occasionally wearing clothing of the “opposite” gender Queer/Third Gender/Gender Fluid - These terms are used by people who identify as being between and/or other than male or female. They may feel they are neither, a little bit of both, or they may simply feel restricted by gender labels. Transgender - First coined to distinguish gender benders with no desire for surgery Transsexual - refers to individuals who have medically and legally changed their sex, or who wish to do so. Two-Spirit - having the spirit of both the male and female genders. Do you agree that these categories should be treated as the norm and truth? Why? NOTE: It should be understood that promoting concepts on SOGIE as a norm or truth claim in defining a man or a woman is a social movement. outragemag.com PADILLA, Mark John Q. GEE 2: Gender and Society General Education Department PSU-Urdaneta City Campus SOGIE Issues Human Rights Watch, 2017 Physical Bullying Cyberbullying Verbal Harassment Sexual Assault & Harassment Etc.  SOGIE Issues Transgenderism / Transsexualism 1 2 1-Broad spectrum of people who transiently or persistently identify with a gender different from their natal sex. 2-Consistently strong desire to change one's anatomical gender. Is transgenderism and transsexualism a mental disorder? Why? note: UN2019  Is homophobia* or Transphobia* really a Phobia? *dread or fear of gay men and lesbians [and transgenders], associated with prejudice and anger toward them, that leads to discrimination (APA); Phobia is an uncontrollable, irrational, and lasting fear of a certain object, situation, or activity. This fear can be so overwhelming that a person may go to great lengths to avoid the source of this fear. (Johns Hopkins Medicine) Phobia is a persistent and irrational fear of a specific situation, object, or activity (e.g., heights, dogs, water, blood, driving, flying), which is consequently either strenuously avoided or endured with marked distress. (American Psychological association) Phobic anxiety disorders ICD-10 Version: 2019 (World Health Organization) A group of disorders in which anxiety is evoked only, or predominantly, in certain well-defined situations that are not currently dangerous. As a result these situations are characteristically avoided or endured with dread. The patient's concern may be focused on individual symptoms like palpitations or feeling faint and is often associated with secondary fears of dying, losing control, or going mad. Contemplating entry to the phobic situation usually generates anticipatory anxiety. Phobic anxiety and depression often coexist. Whether two diagnoses, phobic anxiety and depressive episode, are needed, or only one, is determined by the time course of the two conditions and by therapeutic considerations at the time of consultation.  SOGIE Issues Again… If: Gender is socially constructed. And: Gender identity is a deeply-felt self-identification. Then: Gender identity is not socially constructed. NOTE: AN INCOHERENT POSITION (Skalko, 2020) 1. Gender is culturally relative. 2. Any society that defines gender as identical with biological sex must be right. 3. Transgenderism does not exist in all places. 4. Gender is not unchanging. How will SOGIE Equality Bill Protect The LGBTQIA+? The SOGIE Equality Bill recognizes the fundamental rights of every person regardless of sex, gender, age, class, status, disability, religion, and political beliefs. This means that the law protects members of the LGBTQIA+ from discrimination and marginalization. Without marginalization, everyone will have an equal opportunity and access to healthcare, housing, public services, education, employment, and licensure. The bill also covers hate crimes and harassment. With SOGIE Equality present, those who commit discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ will be fined PHP100,000 but not more than PHP500,000, or imprisonment of not less than one year but not more than six years or both, depending on the decision of the court. Is This Law Exclusive To The Members Of LGBTQIA+? No. Everyone has a preferred gender and sexual orientation; this means that people who identify as heterosexual will be provided with the same rights and protections under the law. Is This Law Harmful To The Christian Community? Contrary to popular belief, none of the bill's provisions are written to attack any church or religious group. In fact, there have been cases where religious leaders are quoted backing SOGIE Equality. Bishop Solito Toquiero from the National Council of the Churches Philippines said the institution gives its support to the proposed law despite backlash from some religious groups. "The LGBTQIA+ have long been discriminated [against], that is why this bill has to be passed. The bill gives freedom and importance to the community," he said. Where is SOGIE Equality Bill Now? Several government officials still deem SOGIE Equality questionable. In May 2019, it became the longest- running bill under the Senate interpellation period in the Philippines. According to its supporters, the prolonged process was intended by dissenters to scrap the proposed law. In June 2022, Hontiveros promised to have the bill revived by the 19th Congress. "I'm ready to get back to work. We will use this 19th Congress to carve the runway to pass the SOGIE Equality Bill at long last. We will use this as a fresh opportunity to renew and prioritize our fight for all sexualities and genders. Yes, we are with heterosexual cisgenders in our fight for our LGBTQIA+ siblings," she said.  REFLECT How can you show respect and concern to people with diverse “self-identified” SOGIE?