CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

This chapter presents the following contents such as; background of the study, statement of

the problem, significance of the study, scope and the delimitation of the study, and definition of

terms.

Background of the Study

Youth to be specific has becoming more diverse than usual, in which generation to

generation it changes as such they quote and say “change is constant in this world’ which positively

looking at that change is beyond the spectrum of hatred but love and acceptance to the mode of

reality. As this study suggests about gender, the importance of it, the relevancy, the significance and

the necessary perspective of how a society looks up into this community that sets to be the trend

setter and an issue towards institution. However, as it keeps evolving societal adaptation, societal

hatred comes at the very least.

In addition, the LGBTQIA+ Community is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay,

bisexual, and transgender. Like other Filipinos said that transgender were acting out stereotypes and

bisexual were simply gay men or lesbian women who were afraid of coming out and be honest

about their identity. In reviewing the history of LGBT advocacy in the Philippines was made to the

early existence of transvestism and crossing gender in the 16 th and 17th century with the babaylan.

Gender to be specific has many variances since then and centuries pass by. Furthermore, it is

believed by then that the first gender orientation to be introduce is the L in LGBTQ community

which means Lesbian or in Greeks Lesbos. To be informative about that, historians suggests that

term has been describe to be the same-gender love which is traced back then in centuries from the

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past, nonetheless in our current generation in refers to a woman who may be attracted to its same

gender.

Furthermore, according to Leisa Meyer and Helis Sikk, 2023 “LGBTQ history is an

umbrella term that captures the stories of strength and struggle of diverse individuals, cultures, and

communities that have been considered nonnormative. It is the story of movements for justice; of

moments of triumph and tragedy that people we now understand as LGBTQ have faced—and often

continue to face—in our daily lives and demands for the right to live, love, and thrive. Which by

another author they quote that about the safety and the risk of the LGBTQ community is that

“Schools should be safe places for everyone. But in the Philippines, students who are lesbian, gay,

bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) too often find that their schooling experience is marred by

bullying, discrimination, lack of access to LGBT-related information, and in some cases, physical

or sexual assault. These abuses can cause deep and lasting harm and curtail students’ right to

education, protected under Philippine and international law.” (Thoreson, R. 2017)

According to a theses dissertation which author re- quote “In a world that stigmatizes LGBT

individuals, disclosure, or being “out,” presents both risks and opportunities. While being out has

been shown to be a positive protective factor for mental health, those who come out risk the very

real possibility of rejection by friends, family members, and others as well as the possibility of

losing their job and housing (Fredriksen-Goldsen, et al., 2011).” (Mary M. Stanton, 2013)

The reason of the researchers in conducting this study is to know the perception or how the

people in our society thinks about the LGBTQIA+ existing in our society, on the other hand the

researchers would like to know what kind of treatment that the LGBTQIA+ member get from the

society.

The purpose of this study is to determine the personal perspective of the straight gender

students in the existence of the LGBTQIA+ in the society among the students of Mindanao State

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University Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography Integrated Laboratory School

(MSU TCTO ILS) in terms of male and female.

Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this study is to determine the personal perspective of the straight gender

students in the existence of the LGBTQIA+ in the society among the students of Mindanao State

University Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography Integrated Laboratory School

(MSU TCTO ILS) in both Junior and Senior High School students in terms of Male and Female

specifically it aims to answer the following Questions.

1. What are the personal views of the students on the existence of the LGBTQIA+ members

in the society?

2. How should LGBTQIA+ members behave in the society?

Significance of the Study

The findings of this study will provide baseline data information to the individuals to

determine the personal perspective of the straight gender students in the existence of LGBTQIA+ in

the society among the students of Mindanao State University Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and

Oceanography Integrated Laboratory School (MSU TCTO ILS) in both Junior and Senior High

School Department.

To the instructors, This study may help the advisory and subject teachers of ILS MSU-

TCTO Preparatory High School faculty and staff to understand and recognize this community in the

society without prejudice.

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 To the students, This study may greatly help each student to be respectful and be aware and

preserve good relationship with each other.

To the parents or guardian, It may definitely help the parents to be more aware of the

health of their children in terms of being in the community that he/she may not be out and out

avoiding all aspect towards prejudice and shall be a help to guide and to boost their children’s self-

esteem in every way possible.

To the future researcher, This study may serve as a great help for the future researcher to

serve as a foundation of knowledge and ideas for their research purposed as for the existence of

LGBTQIA+ in the society.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

The study is focused on the personal perspective of the straight gender students in the

existence of LGBTQIA+ in the society.

Definition of Terms

The following terms are conceptually and operationally defined for better understanding of

the readers.

Curtail Students- Is an act of immigration of cutting your visa to very short period of time

that was given to you.

LGBT- Is an initialism that stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender.

LGBTQIA- Is an abbreviation stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer,

Intersex, Asexual.

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 LGBTQIA+- Is an acronym stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer,

Intersex, Asexual and the + holds space for the expanding and new understanding of different parts

of the very diverse gender and sexual identities.

Marred- Refers to a damage to a certain extent that made it less perfect, attractive or useful

that we can see or we created.

Non-normative- Is consider not the usual way of how a thing or a person acts, look or

behave in a society.

Societal- it means when you relate a thing or situation within the society. It can be a social

relationship, status and everything happens in the society.

Spectrum- It is a group of colors that put side by side like a rainbow. It also means to

classify something in terms of position on a scale between two opposite or different views.

Stereotype- Is the untruthful belief that many people have about all people or things with a

particular characteristics and get unfair treatment.

Stigmatizes- Is an act of treating someone or something unfairly by directly disapproving

them in the public area.

Thrive- It means when a person do their best to grow or develop something in order for a

greater purpose.

Transvestism- Is the practice of dressing in a traditional manner that is associated with their

gender. In other sense, it is the standard form of dressing based on their sexual orientation.

Triumph- Is an act or feeling that someone gets when they achieve or win in a particular

situation.

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 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

This chapter presents the relevant literature and studies that the researcher considered in

strengthening the importance of the present study. It also presents the synthesis of the LGBTQIA+

to fully understand research for better comprehension of the study.

Related Literature

This Related Literature shows the relevance about LGBTQIA+; according to (Needham &

Austin, 2010) Literature addressing the family relationships for transgender adolescents and young

people is miniscule. Given the crucial role of parents in promoting adolescent well-being, it is

surprising that so little attention has focused on the parenting of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and

transgender (LGBT) adolescents. Most existing research has focused on negativity in the

relationship between LGB youth and their parents; no known research has considered the possible

development benefits of family acceptance and supportive behaviors for LGBT youth.

Over the past decades, LGBT issues have become a matter of interest in global politics and

in sociological knowledge (Adam et al., 1999; Dioli, 2011; European Commission, 2015; Gamson and

Moon, 2004; Hildebrandt, 2012; Paternotte, 2016; Rankin et al., 2010; United Nations, 2013; Weber, 2015).

Following the framework of reflexive modernity ( Beck et al., 1994), it can be argued that grassroots

and social movements are key elements in the social transformations achieved by LGBT politics.

The report on State-sponsored Homophobia published by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,

Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) in 2017 confirmed that homosexual behaviour is still illegal

is 71 countries and punishable by death in 13 countries worldwide.

One example of this can be found in looking at the extensive field of the sociology of work,

in which gender and sexuality has been a neglected topic. Only because of feminist scholarship,

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have issues such as the gender gap or sexual harassment in the workplace become matters of

sociological research. Williams and Dellinger (2010) offer a corpus of case studies based on a

sociological perspective inspired by class and racial analyses. This corpus shows how work

continues to be a place for prejudice and inequity, in spite of changes in organizational structure

that suggest progress toward equality in terms of policies for inclusion or gender equity. In another

corpus, case studies from countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, the Indian continent

and Eastern and Western Europe suggest the challenges faced by LGBT employees are more about

surviving the everyday life of industries, rather than just issues of inclusion in the formal workforce

(Köllen, 2016).

LGBT issues are nowadays at the core of discussions on Europeanization and the turn of

LGBT individuals as sexual others to national others as explained in case studies on Central Europe

(Slootmaeckers et al, 2016). LGBT issues, sometimes viewed as a homogenized package or separate

from specific transgender, lesbian, gay or bisexual collectives, are also key in the sexualization of

national cultures and nationalistic disputes ( Graff, 2010; Keating, 2013; Mack, 2017; Mizieliska, 2001).

Homophobia is increasingly becoming an entry point in the sociological analysis of global politics

(Murray, 2009; Weiss and Bosia, 2013).

These examples could continue with descriptions of new research on old sociological issues

such as public health, ageing and the provision of social services ( Smalley et al., 2018; Traies, 2016),

the religious and spiritual experiences of LGBT individuals ( Hunt, 2009) or emergent fields such as

the impact of technologies in queer identities and communities (Siebler, 2016).

There is also an emergent literature on the queering of key topics in the sociology of social

violence and social change such as conflict studies and peace building studies ( Bilić & Kajinić,

2016; Serrano-Amaya, 2004), international relations (Sjoberg, 2014) and the study of state formation

(Duggan, 1994; Windpassinger, 2010). This literature intends to investigate not just the place of LGBT

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individuals and collectives in broad socio-political issues but to queer nation building, belonging

and political identities.

In the fields of intersex studies and transgender studies, a discussion is taking place on ideas

about individual and social embodiment, autonomy or citizenship. Intersex sociological literature,

for example, challenges the control of social integration by medicine and law ( Carpenter, 2016).

Transgender epistemology evolves as a field of knowledge expanding from the mere study of

transgender lives to a discussion of the ideas underlying definitions of the social subject using

transgender lenses (Meadow, 2016; Radi, 2019).

Related Studies

A. Foreign studies

Research data has initiate to specify some of the negative experiences identified by older

LGBT adults. The Aging and Health Report study (2011) found 82% of their LGBT older adult

participants were victimized at least once due to their perceived sexual orientation or gender 10

identity; 64% were victimized three or more times. Participants who experienced prejudice in the

occupation and dwelling; and one in ten surveyed reported being denied healthcare or provided with

inferior care due to their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity (FredriksenGoldsen, et al.

2011). Therefore, LGBTQIA+ should have an equal treatment for them to perceive on their

environment.

The Outing Age 2010 report clearly describes the negative psychosocial experiences of

current LGBT elders: LGBT older adults who came of age before the gay liberation movement of

the 1970s have lived largely in the context of extremely hostile social, medical and mental health

systems, making self-advocacy within aging services agencies or institutional settings

overwhelmingly difficult for many of these elders (Grant, Koskovish, Frazer, Bjerk & SAGE,

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2009). The 2011 Public Policy & Aging Report, published by National Academy on an Aging

Society, discusses resilience and disparities, framing the question of coming out in social and

historical contexts: Many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults have spent the

majority of their lives masking their sexual orientation and gender identity, with their life stories

largely silenced. Unlike some minority groups, most lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older

adults are not readily identifiable and they must constantly manage the disclosure of their sexual

orientation or gender identity fearing discrimination and victimization (Hudson, 2011). Perhaps in

this generation, some LGBT youth are more consistent for being who they are, not fearing

discrimination.

There are also different age cohorts within the LGBT older adult population and their

different experiences may impact their decision to disclose. The oldest age cohort (75 years old or

older) grew up pre-WWII, during the depression and before the words lesbian or gay were spoken

out loud. This cohort is most likely to have hidden their identity and experienced or witnessed the

loss of family and/or career; they feared hospitalization or arrest if their sexual orientation or gender

identification was perceived or discovered. The middle age cohort of LGBT elders (65-75 years

old) grew up post WWII, during the civil rights movement and the 12 beginning of the gay rights

movement. Both cohorts created communities in confidential and even used spurious names for

safety and lived in fear of being found out (Maddux, 2011).

During the two decades, there have been dramatic shifts in public attitudes towards the

LGBTQIA+ community and also the appearing of conducted studies from multiple fields that is

now a solid foundation of knowledge that deals with the mental health of the youth. The social

acceptance in the United States during 1977, 43% of the adults have agreed that “same sex

relationship between consenting adults should be legalized”, by 2013 that number of percentage had

grown to 66% (Gallup, 2015).

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 The early adolescent years are characterized by making their self higher and peer regulation

especially regarding about their gender and sexuality norms (Mulvey & Killen, 2015) (Pasco,

2011). In general report, youth during adolescent are stronger in prejudicial attitudes and often

times homophobic behavior at minor ages. (Potent & Anderson, 2011)

B. Local Studies

Pre-colonial Philippines has always fascinated me because of its colourful cultural practices,

interesting language, and fantastical myths. The Indigenous practice of having a babaylan did not

last long during the Spanish colonisation, as the colonisers found this powerful class of Filipinos a

threat. But over a century after the Spanish left, a vibrant modern LGBTQIA+ community keeps the

memory of these pre-colonial icons alive (Pagulayan, 2022). Today the LGBTQIA+ faces alarming

rates of gender-based discriminations and violence against them. From 2010 to 2020, at least 50

transgender or non-binary Filipinos were murdered. Studies also showed that in the lifetime of a

transgender and bisexual woman, half of them had experienced sexual harassment and violence.

The LGBTQIA+ community continue to experience stigma, prejudiced and discrimination

in the society. These are manifested in some actions such as: violence, bullying and teasing of

LGBTQIA+ youth in schools, communities and even in their own families; denying transgender

Filipinos into commercial establishments and the LGBTQIA+ community rights were curtailed to

participate in the political sphere (Psychological Association of the Philippines, 2020).

The Philippines was ranked as the 10th as the most gay-friendly country in 2013 by Pew

Research Center, The LGBTQIA+ community are still at risk because they are not protected from

the hate crimes, bullying, and discrimination, due to the absence of the national law in supporting

and protecting them. In a survey done by Concordia et al., homosexual respondents reported that

they should work harder to prove their qualifications. The LGBTQIA+ are penalized more for the

same mistakes and receive less acknowledgement compared to their co-workers (Manalastas, 2013).
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 Gender non-conformity in the Philippines pre-dates the arrival of the Spaniards in 1521.

Reportedly, from Spanish accounts of encounters between conquistadores and the archipelago’s

original inhabitants, crossing gender and transvestism were cultural, exemplified by the babaylan.

Also called bayoguin, bayok, agi-ngin, asog, bido, binabae (Garcia, 2004), balian, balean, babay

and balayan (Melencio, 2013). The Philippines is considered as a gay-friendly country. However, it

is reported that LGBTQIA+ students are struggling with bullying and discrimination from families,

communities and schools. (Breinholt, 2018).

LGBT Filipinos often confront social pressures to hide, suppress or even attempt to change

their identities and expressions as conditions for their social acceptance and enjoyment of rights.

Although many members of the LGBTQIA+ community learn to cope with this social stigma, these

experiences can cause serious psychological distress, including immediate consequences such as

fear, sadness, alienation, anger and internalized stigma (Hatzenbuehler, 2009; Meyer, 2003).

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Theoretical Framework

As this study proceeds to beknows to it digging up a basis as to be told and to understand

more of this title “Kwon’s (2013) theoretical model of resilience in LGB individuals (Figure 2) is an

example of a contribution to the growing positive psychology literature on the LGBT population.

Drawing from Cohen’s 2004 theoretical review on the stress buffering nature of social support,

Kwon (2013) outlines his theoretical framework of resilience to include individual as well as social

components, including future orientation (hope and optimism), emotional openness, and social

support. Each of these factors results in decreased reactivity to anti-LGB prejudice, which in turn is

expected to lead to psychological wellbeing (Kwon, 2013).

More of that from a latest study about the LGBTQIA+ community in the society were

affected by the social factors which the author quote “among these factors is social support. In

addition to increasing positive mental health outcomes through stress buffering, which in turn

decreases the negative effects of prejudice, social support is unique among Kwon’s (2013) proposed

resilience factors in that it also directly influences psychological health. The role of social support

in resilience is significant in that it asserts that resilience is affected not only by individual factors,

but also by relationships with others.” (Anne Mendlein, 2016).

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Conceptual Framework

Perpectives on the existence of

Personal Perpectives of Straight LGBTQIA+ Community- Ways on
Gender Students in the Existence of Interview how LGBTQIA+ Should Behave in
the LGBTQIA+ Community. the Community.

Independent Variable Dependent Variable

Figure 1. Scientific Diagram

This figure shows that the flow of the study in the Personal Perspective of Straight Gender

Students in the Existence of the LGBTQIA+ in the Society through Interview. Likewise, ways on

how LGBTQIA+ members behave in the society are further collected from the straight-gender

respondents.

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 CHAPTER III

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the discussion of research design, research locale, research instrument,

research respondents, data gathering procedure, data analysis and ethical consideration.

Research Design

This study will utilize the descriptive-qualitative research approach. This research will

determine the personal perspective of the straight gender students of Mindanao State University

Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography Integrated Laboratory School (MSU- TCTO

ILS) in both Junior and Senior Department in regards of the existence of LGBTQIA+ in the society.

Research Locale

This study will be conducted at Mindanao State University Tawi-Tawi College of

Technology and Oceanography Integrated Laboratory School (MSU- TCTO ILS) in both Junior and

Senior Department.

Research Respondents

The respondent of this study were those students of Mindanao State University Tawi-Tawi

College of Technology and Oceanography Integrated Laboratory School (MSU TCTO ILS) in both

Junior and Senior Department who are officially enrolled in the academic year 2022-2023, with their

consent and towards their availability to answer the survey.

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Research Instrument

The researchers will be preparing an Interview Schedule when gathering of the necessary

data designs. It has two questions to generate information that will answer the problems stated in

the research.

Data Gathering Procedure

The researcher sought transmittal letter from the Principal of Mindanao State University

Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography Integrated Laboratory School (MSU TCTO

ILS) in both Junior and Senior High School. Then, the researchers conducted a pre-orientation

relating to the objectives of this study and hereby approve. After the principal approved the letter,

the researchers will immediately proceed to conduct an interview in the stated campus. And lastly,

after gathering the data the responses will be analyze by the researchers.

Treatment of Data
The response of this study will be analyzed using the Thematic-Analysis method. It is one of

the many ways of analyzing qualitative data like the responses of the students on the research

problem.

Ethical Consideration
Informed consent. The researchers must approach the participants and ask for their

permission to be surveyed. The researchers should inform the participants of what is the purpose

behind the study before they agree to join.

Voluntary participation. The participants have a freedom and rights to choose whether they

want to be surveyed by the researchers or not, without forcing and pressuring them.

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 Confidentiality. The researchers will assure to keep the identity and information of the

participants hidden from everyone else. The researchers will anonymize personally identifiable data

so it can’t be linked to other data by anyone else. Moreover, the participants will expect fidelity

from the researchers.

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 CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION DATA

This chapter displays the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data

gathered for this study.

Problem 1. What are the personal views of the students on the existence of the
LGBTQIA+ members in the society?

Table 1. Personal views of the students on the existence of the LGBTQIA+ members in
the society.

Personal views of the students on the Frequenc

Percentage
existence of the LGBTQIA+ members y
in the society (%)
(f)
Accept, respect but in religion
concept or perception, would not 6 60%
support it at all

Accept and is open to the same-

1 10%
gender relationships

Accepts the LGBTQIA+ depending

1 10%
on how the members act

Do not support, accept, nor respect

2 20%
the LGBTQIA+ community

Total 10 100%

Table 1 presents the personal views of the students on the existence of the LGBTQIA+

members in the society.

Through interview majority of the students both junior and senior of MSU Integrated

Laboratory School respect and accept the LGBTQIA+ community, but when it comes to religion

concept and perceptions, 60% would not support it at all, 20% of them do not support, accept,

nor respect the LGBTQIA+ community,10% of them accept and is open to the same-gender

relationships, and 10% of them accept the LGBTQIA+ depending on how the members act.

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Respect and accept the LGBTQIA+ community, but when it comes to religion concept and

perceptions, would not support it at all.

Majority of the Integrated Laboratory School Students are accepting and respecting the

LGBTQIA+ but when it comes to religion concept and perceptions, they do not support it at all. This

means the ILS students are merely respect and accept them but they do not support them perhaps

when it comes to same-gender relationship and also to their beliefs that man is only for woman,

same as the woman is only for man, as the majority ILS students said “I do accept and respect them

but I do not support them doing such things”, while some similarly said “I do respect them and do

not support them when it comes to religion concept”, ILS students are more open-minded when it

comes to this topic and they accept, respect LGBTQIA+ and they just do not support them when it

comes to religion concept and their perceptions.

Do not support, accept, nor respect the LGBTQIA+ community.

Most of the students in Integrated Laboratory School are do not support, accept, nor respect

the LGBTQIA+ community, meaning merely some LGBTQIA+ would not be supported, accepted,

nor respected by the students in the ILS(Integrated Laboratory School) perhaps to their perceptions

or first expression towards LGBTQIA+, some will feel disgusted and have this eccentric feeling

towards them.

Accept and is open to the same-gender relationships.

Some students in Integrated Laboratory School were accept and are open to the same-gender

relationships. This means they accept LGBTQIA+ and not be disgusted to those LGBTQIA+ who

are in the same-gender relationship. Some were asked if they support them, they replied with “I

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accept them but I won’t support their relationship”, while some said “I accept them and merely

support their relationship depends on how their partners work with it”. In cases like that, it is only

their perceptions towards LGBTQIA+ could tell if they are support in same gender-relationship or

not.

Accepts the LGBTQIA+ depending on how the members act.

Few of the ILS students views on the existence of LGBTQIA+ in the society accept the

LGBTQIA+ depending on how the members act. This means approximate 10% of LGBTQIA+ are

accepted by some students in Integrated Laboratory School depending on how they act, maybe some

students merely respect them because they are also a human having their own rights as a human but

some LGBTQIA+ have this attitude that a students don’t like such as when the straight gender are

respecting the LGBTQIA+ however the LGBTQIA+ won’t do the same.

LGBTIQ people in the Philippines enjoy broad social support, as surveys suggest that a

majority of people agree same-sex sexuality should be accepted by society and believe LGBTIQ

people should have access to the same rights as other people. However, this has not translated to

policies that guarantee the protection of LGBTIQ people from violence and discrimination. For

example, there is no legislation that tackles domestic violence against LGBTIQ people.

Additionally, a national anti-discrimination bill has been stalled in Congress for more than two

decades, although in some cities and provinces, local anti-discrimination ordinances have been

passed. (outright international)

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Problem 2. How should LGBTQIA+ members behave in the society?

Table 2. Behavior of the LGBTQIA+ in the society

Behavior of the LGBTQIA+ in the Frequency Percentage

society
(f) (%)

Act normally and be themselves 5 50%

Depending on their surrounding 3 30%

Not expose themselves too much in the 2 20%

public

Total 10 100%
Table 2

revealed how should LGBTQIA+ members behave in the society.

Through interview 50% that the behavior of LGBTQIA+ should act normally and be

themselves, 30% should act depending on their surrounding and 20% should not expose

themselves too much in the public.

Act normally and be themselves.

The students responded that the LGBTQIA+ members should behave in the society normally

and be themselves therefore they should act like a normal people who have the rights as a human

since they are also a human, they should show to us the real them, human don’t have the rights

neither to judge nor to discriminate those LGBTQIA+ who did nothing but to express themselves.

Depending on their surrounding.

Some students responded that LGBTQIA+ should act depending on their surrounding, thus

they should act in the way that they can’t be discriminated by those people since he/she been living

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in the same place to those who are more religious. The LGBTQIA+ can act freely if their

surroundings are open-minded in their gender identity.

Not expose themselves too much in the public.

Merely few students responded that LGBTQIA+ should not expose too much in the public,

therefore LGBTQIA+ have a limitation to act freely since few of them act below-the-belt.

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 CHAPTER V

SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter states the summary, findings, conclusions and recommendations for this

research project.

Summary

This descriptive-qualitative research revealed the different perceptions and personal

views of the students on the existence of the LGBTQIA+ members in the society and how should

they behave in the society. The respondents were the students from MSU Integrated Laboratory

School, in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. The respondents were informed of the purpose, were asked for a

permission, and consent before being interviewed.

Findings

Based on the presentations, analysis and interpretation of the data, the following findings

were revealed:

1. Among the 10 respondents, 60% of them respect and accept the LGBTQIA+ community but

will not support it when it comes to religion concept or beliefs.

2. Only one respondent accepts and loves the community for he is also a part of it.

3. 10% of the respondents accepts the LGBTQIA+ community depending on the members of

it and 30% says that they should behave depending to their surroundings.

4. 50% of the respondents agreed that the members of the community should just act normally

and express themselves.

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 5. 20% says that the LGBTQIA+ members should not express themselves too much.

Conclusions

Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusions outcome:

Acceptance and respecting LGBTQIA+ in the society are the views of the ILS students

towards LGBTQIA+ however they respect merely few of the members since some of them act in

unpleasant way and also when it comes to religion concept they do not support it all. They are

already knowledgeable of the views of each students towards LGBTQIA+. With the result of this

study, it can further be concluded that the personal views of the students in the existence

LGBTQIA+ on the society are divergent.

Recommendations

On the basis of the preceding conclusions of this study, the following recommendations

were hereby presented:

1. People in the society should have limitations in expressing what authentically feel on the

LGBTQIA+ community, the same way with the members of the said community, they

should also circumscribe themselves in expressing.

2. Although everyone has a distinctive perception regarding this topic, you still have to respect

them for who they really are. You can still respect their sexuality without accepting and

supporting them.

3. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community should act in a humane demeanor, and love

themselves more in order to be loved and respected by others.

4. LGBTQIA+ members in a society should create even aa small organization to formulate

lectures, rules, or might as well forums that will surely help each other gaining confidence,

empowering the LGBTQIA+ youth, and develop themselves, in a more logical way.

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 5. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community should behave in a way that is proper according to

social or moral rules, especially when they are surrounded by religious persons.

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MINDANAO STATE UNIVEERSITY

Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography
INTEGRATED LABORATORY SCHOOL
Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

Dear Respondent,

Greeting!

We the undegradute researchers are currently conducting a research project entitled

"Personal Perspective of the Straight-Gender Students in LGBTQIA+ Community”.

We are asking for your permission to be interviewed, as we are conducting a research study
for our research project. The student-researchers are looking forward for your participation as you
only please.

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 Respectfully yours,

Canizares, Antoniette C.
Labbay, Kimberly N.
Researchers

APPENDIX B: Questionnaire for

“Personal Perspective of the Straight-Gender Students in LGBTQIA+ Community”.

Personal Information

Name: (optional)

Year: Course:

Gender: Male Female

Questions:

1. What are the personal views of the students on the existence of the LGBTQIA+ members

in the society?

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2. How should LGBTQIA+ members behave in the society?

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