Hello
RANTers! Sorry for not being to RANT about anything last RANTday due to a busy
schedule of mine. I had a lot of important things (R-E-A-L-L-Y important things
that I can’t RANT about on my blog.) to do during that day so this post was
delayed.
Anyway, one
of the things that I’m gonna RANT about today is this…
…so bear
(BARE is a different word, by the way.) with me for just a tiny bit of a
moment.
Hmm… Where
should I start? There are a lot of FANTABULOUS things that were discussed
during those two days that I really don’t know where to start (Seriously
speaking.).
Since it is
all about Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, I guess I should start on how
the participants of the training introduced themselves…
1. Name of
the participant
2.
Organization/Schools affiliated
3. SEXiest
part of the participant’s body
4. Ultimate
SEXual fantasy
And of
course I won’t be telling you RANTers on what I said during that time
(Buwahahahaha!!!). Let me be a bit conservative this time (And that’s a first
for me.).
But what
made my jaw drop TEN FEET below where I’m standing during those introductions
is what PAT BRINGAS (She’s a TRANSPinay, by the way.) said when she was asked
about the SEXiest part of her body…
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| Photo courtesy of Nr. Janina Santos |
“Sexiest
part of my body? What’s not?”
BAM! Beat that RANTer!
So as the training
went on, I was more and more empowered on advocating for the rights of women,
for the RH Law, and also for the rights of the LGBT community.
How was I
empowered, you may ask?
With regards
to the LGBT community, I have found out that there is a UN declaration
protecting the rights of the LGBT community everywhere in the world. And with
that said, I thought to myself that there is a possibility that we could use
this in advocating for same-sex marriage here in our country (And I can hear
bells ringing during that time).
What’s more?
I have met a HUMBLE UP Law student who is a member of the LGBT community as
well. Because of this law student, I have found out that under the Civil Code
of the Philippines (Am I being such a nerdy-nerd-nerd here?) marriage was not
defined as a special contract between a man and a woman (Surprised as well,
RANTer?). Marriage was only defined as a special contract between a man and a
woman when the Family Code of the Philippines was passed.
Talk about
stealing and abolishing our rights. Geez!
Now let’s
start on RANTing about SEX (wink). And by that I mean the Sexual and
Reproductive Health Rights.
During the
training we were told on how to “attack” (Not sexually, of course.) the RANTs of
those who oppose Republic Act 10354 or also known as the “Responsible
Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012” (NERD!!!).
Here are
some of those…
~If some
Anti-RH dumdum asked you “When does life begin?” tell him this…
“It’s as if
you’re asking me ‘What is the meaning of life?’. Both of those questions are
PHILOSOPHICAL in nature. Some would say that life begins at the age of 30 and
some would say life begins at the age of 50. So the real question there would
be ‘When does pregnancy begins?’”
…and with
that said, the Anti-RH dumdum could possibly say nothing more. You may give him/her
scientific facts on when pregnancy REALLY begins.
~If you’re
having an argument with a SUPER-DUPER-ULTRA-MEGACONSERVATVE person, always
remember this…
“I am a
TAMED animal. I won’t socialize with a wild animal.”
Always bear
that in your mind, RANTer. Why? Because having a discussion with that kind of
person would only give you HEADACHES (The upper head.). It is as if you’re
teaching a D-Y-I-N-G (Well, some of them are.) dog some new tricks. You’ll be
wasting your precious time with them.
Thanks to
Nr. Alvin Cloyd Dakis, the person who taught us on how to answer those type of
RANTs.
P.S.
For some
quotable quotes during that training, read Nr. Janina Santos’ blog post about
it.
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