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by MIKKO TAMURA

"NEW NORMAL"

The Philippines is known to be one of the most LGBT friendly places in the world.

The Philippines hosted the largest PRIDE march in Asia.

The Philippines is known to be one of the fastest growing countries in terms of HIV cases

The Philippines has a strong and passionate mapping community in the country.

"PRE-PANDEMIC"

Communities are shifting to digital platforms - FB Live, Zoom Webinars - which means bars and restaurants are closing down, e.g. Today X Future, Catch 272, Kapuwa

LGBT are a target of human rights violations by police, military, or barangay/LGU

HIV Testing has been limited and ARV distribution disrupted.

More LGBTs need to stay at home for safety, thus prone to domestic discrimination

HOW CAN WE CREATE OUR OWN SAFE SPACES?

- have your own space that you can control

- create a group chat of really close friends who you can talk to.

-remove unwanted people on your newsfeed

-be extra careful on social media

The term safe space refers to places created for individuals who feel marginalized to come together to communicate regarding their experiences with marginalization

1) SENSE OF SAFETY (BEING WHO YOU ARE)

2) ACCOUNTABILITY

3) SAFE SPACE FOR OTHERS

"SAFE SPACES ACT or Republic Act No. 11313"

addresses gender-based sexual harassment in public areas such as streets, privately-owned places open to the public, and public utility vehicles, among others. It also extends the protection even to cyberspace, and provides for prohibited acts and their corresponding penalties.

addresses gender-based sexual harassment in public areas such as streets, privately-owned places open to the public, and public utility vehicles, among others. It also extends the protection even to cyberspace, and provides for prohibited acts and their corresponding penalties.

- verbal harassment

- visual harassment

- physical harassment

- online harassment

- harassment in the workplace or institution

NOTE: This does not include forms of discrimination

SOURCE: https://platonmartinez.com/articles/republic-act-no-11313-or-the-safe-spaces-act-addressing-gender-based-sexual-harassment

possible challenges in creating safe spaces

- apathy - STAY UPDATED

- toxic positivity - be open-minded - be more tolerant

- lack of empathy - try putting yourself in their shoes

- spiritual bypassing - as using “spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep personal, emotional ‘unfinished business,’ to shore up a shaky sense of self, or to belittle basic needs, feelings, and developmental tasks.

*These are times that we should keep in touch with each other.

* your feelings are valid and it is just right that you deal will these feelings.

because not all spaces are defined by straight lines...

MAPBEKS

is an online community of volunteers advocating for LGBT representation and inclusion on various mapping platforms such as OpenStreetMap.

-LGBT Safe Spaces

-HIV Facilities

-Remote Areas Mapping

HIV Facilities Map

LGBTQIA+ Safe Spaces Map

bit.ly/lgbtph