The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed that Republic Act No. 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) law also covers lesbian relationships.
The ruling states: “VAWC may likewise be committed ‘against a woman with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating relationship.’ Clearly, the use of the gender-neutral word ‘person’ who has or had a sexual or dating relationship with the woman encompasses even lesbian relationships.”
The SC also noted that Jacinto’s recourse to the High Tribunal was improper because the denial of a motion to quash a charge is an “interlocutory order” – meaning, it is not appealable, nor can be a subject for a petition for certiorari. The SC added that the proper remedy for Jacinto is to go to trial and appeal the “adverse judgment” against her, “should one be rendered by the RTC.”
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