Members of of the Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Intersex, Queer and Asexual community have agreed to at least a dozen amendments to the proposed SOGIE bill to enhance its chances of becoming a law, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said Monday.
“The community has made so much effort. They made adjustments, and I mentioned it to my fellow senators that they have amendments, that they are ready to agree with. I think it was around 11 or 12 amendments,” Hontiveros said during the Kapihan sa Senado. Among the amendments involve academic freedom, parental authority and a provision categorically stating that the bill does not provide for same sex marriage.
The SOGIE bill was approved at the committee level during the First Regular Session of 19th Congress, but the measure was stalled at the Senate Committee on Rules headed by Senate Majority Leader Villanueva.
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