This is to extend to the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines our plea to fast track the passage of the House Bill Number 4982, also known as the Sexual OrieTntation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill or the Anti-Discrimination Bill, which was already been approved by the House on 20th of September last year on its third and final reading with a vote of 197-0. The LGBT community has been openly asking the society to hear them out in regards to the way they are being treated. Alarmingly, the LGBT community is recurrently awakened with the experiences of children, teens, and even adults discriminated due to their sexuality. Actually, among the many crimes in Manila, 60% are lesbian victims, some of which are even killed by gunshots or stab wounds, which is very worrying to know. One’s sexual orientation and gender identity makes somebody someone, and this should never lead to discrimination or mistreatment. Therefore we are asking the Senate, to hear our voice by accelerating the review of the SOGIE Equality Bill and pass it as a law.