"Just let us be" : discrimination against LGBT students in the Philippines /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Thoreson, Ryan Richard, 1984- author.
Imprint:	[New York, N.Y.] : Human Rights Watch, [2017].
Description:	1 online resource : color illustrations, color map, color photographs.
Language:	English
Subject:	Gays -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Philippines. Sex discrimination -- Social aspects -- Philippines. Gender identity -- Social aspects -- Philippines. Lesbian students -- Philippines. Gay students -- Philippines. Bisexual students -- Philippines. Sexual minorities -- Education -- Philippines. Sexual minorities -- Violence against -- Philippines. Homosexuality and education -- Government policy -- Philippines. Bisexual students. Gay students. Gender identity -- Social aspects. Homophobia in schools. Lesbian students. Sexual minorities -- Education. Sexual minorities -- Violence against. Social conditions. Philippines -- Social conditions -- 21st century. Philippines.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11097612
Related Items:	Print version: "Just let us be" : discrimination against LGBT students in the Philippines.

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Varying Form of Title:	Discrimination against LGBT students in the Philippines Philippines, "Just let us be"
Other authors / contributors:	Human Rights Watch (Organization), publisher, issuing body.
Notes:	"June 21, 2017"--Table of contents page. "Ryan Thoreson, a researcher in the LGBT Rights Program, wrote this report"--Acknowledgments. Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from HTML title caption (Human Rights Watch, viewed June 29, 2017).
Summary:	"This report documents the range of abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in secondary school. It details widespread bullying and harassment, discriminatory policies and practices, and an absence of supportive resources that undermine the right to education under international law and put LGBT youth at risk"--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Thoreson, Ryan Richard, 1984- "Just let us be" : discrimination against LGBT students in the Philippines. [New York, N.Y.] : Human Rights Watch, [2017].

Table of Contents:

Summary
Key Recommendations: To the Congress of the Philippines
To the Department of Education
To Local Officials
To School Administrators
Methodology
Glossary
I. Background: Existing Protections for LGBT Youth and Their Limitations: Child Protection Policy
The Anti-Bullying Law
Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Effects of Bullying and Discrimination
II. Bullying and Harassment: Physical Bullying
Sexual Assault and Harassment
Verbal Harassment
Cyberbullying
Intervention and Reporting
III. Creating a Hostile Environment: School Enforcement of Stereotyped Gender Norms: Uniforms and Hair Length Restrictions
Access to Facilities
Gender Classifications
Hostility Toward Same-Sex Relationships
Pressure to Conform to Stereotypes
IV. Exclusion from Curricula and Resources: School Curricula
Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Counseling and Support
Student Organizations
V. Philippines' Legal Obligations to Protect LGBT Students: Right to Education
Violence and Bullying
Right to Health
Freedom of Expression
Freedom from Discrimination
Recommendations: To the President of the Philippines
To the Congress of the Philippines
To the Department of Education
To Local Officials
To School Administrators
Acknowledgments.

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