Published May 13, 2021, 6:10 PM
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Davao will investigate the alleged “sexual harassment and gender discrimination” allegedly committed against a transgender woman during her visit to a resort at the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS).
Shannon R. Gonzaga, a transgender, complained of being discriminated against by the resort staff and management after she was prevented from taking shower at the women’s common room for being “gay” last May 8.
The agency, in a statement Thursday, maintained that it advocates gender equality and mainstreaming and deplores gender-based harassment or discrimination.
“The DOT is an advocate of gender equality and mainstreaming, and does not tolerate any form of gender-based harassment nor discrimination in its systems, structures, policies, programs, and processes,” it said.
Published May 12, 2021, 3:58 PM
DAVAO CITY A beach resort in Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) in Davao del Norte drew flak on social media for making “homophobic” remarks that it would no longer accommodate transgender guests.
GETTING BASHED. A screenshot of the controversial social media post of Isla Reta Beach Resort which drew the ire of netizens. (Isla Reta Beach Resort Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN)
In a statement on Wednesday, the management of Isla Reta Beach Resort said members of the third sex are no longer welcome to visit the white sand beach resort because it lacks facilities to cater them.