1 2 3 engaged in an activity presum ed to be unlawful, immoral, or socially unacceptable. 5 j. Religious Belief- the profession or non-profession of religion or belief of one's choice that may be publicly or privately manifested in worship, observance, practice and teaching. 6 7 8 9 10 k. Sexual O rientation- the direction of emotional sexual attraction or conduct. This can be towards people of the same sex (liomosexual orientation), towards people of both sexes (bisexual orientation), towards neither, or towards people of the opposite sex (heterosexual orientation) or towards everyone. 11 12 13 1. Stigma- the dynamic process of devaluation that significantly discredits an individual In the eyes of others. When stigma is acted upon, the result is discrimination. 14 15 m. V ulnerable com m unities - communities or sectors that encounter stigma and discrimination based on the grounds enumerated in Section 4. 16 17 18 19 20 21 Section 4. Prohibited Grounds for Discrimination- For the purposes of tliis Act, discrimination that is indirectly based on the actual or perceived ethnicity, race, religion or belief, political inclination, social class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, civil status, disability, HIV status, health, medical, language, physical features or other status in prohibited. 4 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Section 5. Discriminator}/ Acts- The following acts shall be prohibited: a. Inflicting stigma- it shall be unlawful for any person to commit any acts that promote and encourage stigma based on the grounds referred to in Section 4. b. Denial of political, civil, and cultural rights- it shall be unlawful to deny a person enjoyment of political, civil and cultural rights based on the grounds referred to Section 4. c. Denial of right to education- it is unlawful for any person to: 1. Refuse admission or expel a person from any educational or training institutions on the basis of tlie grounds defined in Section 4, without prejudice to the right of educational or training institutions to determine the academic qualifications of tlieir students or trainees; 2. Impose disciplinary sanctions, penalties harsher than customary or similar punishments, requirements, restrictions, or prohibitions that infringe on the rights of the students on the basis of the grounds identified in Section 4.