IN line with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines' campaign to do more, better, and faster through partnerships with other organizations, the IBP and Rainbow Rights Philippines (R-Rights) conducted the webinar "SOGIESC 101 and Initiatives: Understanding Concepts, the Safe Spaces Act and Anti-Discrimination Ordinances."
Atty. Jazz Tamayo, president of R-Rights discussed the concepts of SOGIESC (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics) which includes discussion on the experiences of discrimination and on being sensitive towards another person's SOGIESC in all dealings such as personal, via online, in the workplace, and even educational and training institutions while Atty. Eljay Bernardo, Legal Advocacy Officer and Paralegal Program Coordinator of R-Rights asked support for the passage of Anti-Discrimination Ordinances in the Local Government Units (LGUs) as a grassroots initiative to reach a wider audience against various forms of discrimination