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- Homosexuality⚢✔ Legal
- Marriage⚭✖ Not legal
- Changing Gender✖ Illegal
- Adoption✖ Single only
- Discrimination✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military✔ Legal
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Donating Blood✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy✖ Not banned
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History
Current status
(since Jan 1, 1900)
(since Jan 1, 1900)
Legal
The only article that may apply to LGBT is Article 200 of the penal code which cites "serious sexual misconduct"
Current status
(since Sep 16, 2003)
(since Sep 16, 2003)
No protections
There are no nation-wide discrimination protections for LGBT people.
On October 17, 2012, Cebu City approved an anti-discrimination policy.
On September 25, 2014, Philippine province, Agusan del Norte, passed an anti-discrimination ordinance that protects people irrespective of their sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
On October 17, 2012, Cebu City approved an anti-discrimination policy.
On September 25, 2014, Philippine province, Agusan del Norte, passed an anti-discrimination ordinance that protects people irrespective of their sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
Current status
(since Sep 16, 2003)
(since Sep 16, 2003)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
No
Current status
(since Sep 16, 2003)
(since Sep 16, 2003)
Sexual orientation and gender identity
No
Current status
(since 2009)
(since 2009)
Legal
Current status
Not banned
Not banned. Conversion therapy ban pending.
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