Manny Pacquiao Denounces Transgender Lifestyle as ‘Fraud’
Five-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao denounced the transgender lifestyle as “fraud” during a recent Senate session in the Philippines regarding a debate on an antidiscrimination bill. Pacquiao currently serves as senator of the Philippines.
Pacquiao brought up the controversial murder of transgender Jennifer Laude by U.S. Marine member James Scott Pemberton during a debate over passage of Senate Bill 1271, which aims to fight discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton was found guilty of homicide for the 2014 killing of Jennifer Laude in a hotel room after discovering she was transgender.
While commenting on the incident, Pacquiao alleged that transgender individuals could “deceive” others by dressing as the opposite sex, and may be used to commit fraud.
The pro boxer supported his argument with a reference to the Bible, stating, “Even in the Bible, we read that the woman should wear women’s clothing; and the man, for men’s wear. That’s what I believe.”
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