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PHILIPPINES HAS LOW TOLERANCE TOWARDS LGBT GROUPS 

One of the major gender problems in the country is homosexuality. A country whose predominant religion is Roman Catholic, being a gay is like a cardinal sin in the eyes of the "believers" and "religious scholars." Despite this, the country has been ranked as the 10th most gay-friendly nations in the world on a global survey covering 39 countries. However, the Catholic church still has its strong opposition to gay marriage or same-sex civil unions.

In the Philippine society, marriage is a holy sacrament as it is defined in the Bible. It should be exclusive between two opposite sexes. Marrying someone with the same sex is considered as a taboo or unacceptable and at the same time an insult to the doctrine of the church. I find this sad considering that we are in a democratic country. Freedom of expression should be celebrated and I believe it also includes individual expression of sexual orientation. Meanwhile, in the case of marriage, the government has reservations about it. I believe it will take a long time for the government to approve same-sex marriage in the Philippines.

There are however few places in the country that tolerates the LGBT movement. Various events such as pageants or sports activities held to promote the LGBT rights. Gays and Lesbians are welcomed to participate in the events in the community. Besides, a few prominent individuals garnered respect from the society. From TV personalities down to politics, we can enumerate certain individuals that takes pride from being a member of LGBT group.

Despite of all of this, I can say that the Philippines will always be that male-controlled society and thus with regards to men converting to a feminine orientation is considered as a dishonor and humiliating. The same thing also goes for women who chose to become a boy.