THE Supreme Court (SC) reprimanded five lawyers in connection with their social media posts that tend to ridicule the LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual) community. In a 26-page per curiam decision, the Court found lawyers Morgan Rosales Nicanor, Joseph Marion Peña Navarete, Noel V. Antay Jr., and…
THE Supreme Court reprimanded five lawyers in connection with their social media posts that tend to ridicule the LGBTQIA community.
“In the present case, the Court found the subject Facebook posts laced with homophobic undertones, with descriptions of the convict and the judge that are uncalled for and have no context in the narrative, thus showing gender bias.” This was followed by a comment from Tabujara, who asked about the supposed homosexual judge who wears an eyeliner and eye shadow while conducting hearings.
The Court held that the four other lawyers should thus be reprimanded for their intemperate language against the LGBTQIA+ community, adding that “their fixation on the respective sexual orientations of their subjects was uncalled for and they should be more circumspect in their choice of words and be mindful of gender-fair language.”
Thus, the Court said, it cannot give credence to the invocation of Atty. Antay, who started the post, of his right to privacy.
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