Pride Month: PBBM, nangako ng patas na proteksyon, paggalang sa LGBTQIA+ community

NANGAKO si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., ng patas na proteksyon at paggalang para sa LGBTQIA+ community habang nakiisa sa pagdiriwang ng Pride Month.

Sinabi ng Pangulo na nananatiling committed ang gobyerno na tiyakin ang ‘dignity, inclusion, at equal opportunities’ para sa lahat ng Filipino anuman ang pagkakakilanlan ng mga ito.

“As we celebrate Pride Month, the government reaffirms a principle that must never waver: every Filipino is entitled to equal protection, equal opportunity, and equal respect under the law,” ayon sa Pangulo.

Binigyang diin ni Pangulong Marcos na “inclusion should not remain only in words.”

“It must be reflected in our policies, strengthened by our institutions, and practiced in our everyday actions as a people,” aniya pa rin.

Sa kabilang dako, kinilala naman ng Pangulo ang kontribusyon ng LGBTQIA+ community sa bansa pamamagitan ng “talent, service, at leadership.”

“The LGBTQIA+ Community has long helped shape our country’s progress through its talent, service, and leadership,” ang pahayag ng Pangulo.

“To overlook these contributions is to deny an essential part of the Filipino story,” dagdag na wika nito.

Wala aniyang Pinoy ang makararamdan na hindi sila kasali sa lipunan dahil lamang sa kanilang ‘identity.’

“Let this observance send a clear message: no Filipino should ever be made to feel invisible in the country they help build,” ang tinuran ng Pangulo.

“No one should ever be forced to conceal who they are in order to earn acceptance and understanding,”aniya pa rin.

Samantala, kinilala naman ng Pangulo ang pakikibakang kinahaharap ng mga miyembro ng LGBTQIA+ community para tanggapin ng lipunan at ikasa ang pagkakapantay-pantay.

“This observance honors the courage of those who refused to be excluded or denied their rightful place in society,” ani Pangulong Marcos.