Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Date filed
August 31, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2784, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR | |
| ABSTRACT : For purposes of this Act, sexual orientation refers to the choice of or the focus given by a person to another as the object of affection and/or sexual energies, such other person not necessarily belonging to the opposite sex, as in the case of homosexuals. >This bill states certain DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, such as: >(a)Denying access to public service, including military service; >(b) Including sexual orientation in the criteria for hiring, promotion, etc. >(c) Denying access to medical and other health services; >(d) Refusing admission to educational institutions; >(e) Denying application for license; etc. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROSALES, ETTA | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-31 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Lagman-luistro (031 ) | 2. Defensor (039 ) |
| 3. Soon-ruiz (063 ) | 4. Beltran (002 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6416, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL, POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON 2001-09-24 |
Abstract
For purposes of this Act, sexual orientation refers to the choice of or the focus given by a person to another as the object of affection and/or sexual energies, such other person not necessarily belonging to the opposite sex, as in the case of homosexuals. >This bill states certain DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, such as: >(a)Denying access to public service, including military service; >(b) Including sexual orientation in the criteria for hiring, promotion, etc. >(c) Denying access to medical and other health services; >(d) Refusing admission to educational institutions; >(e) Denying application for license; etc.
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