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Blogger risks jail for comments on Singapore anti-gay law

Blogger risks jail for comments on Singapore anti-gay law

Alex Au (Photo courtesy of Yawning Bread)

A blogger in Singapore has been found in contempt of court — a finding that puts him at risk of a jail sentence — for his coverage of legal proceedings that dismissed lawsuits seeking to overturn Singapore’s anti-gay law, Section 377A.

The blogger, Alex Au Wai Pang, 61, suggested that Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon acted improperly and with bias, a…

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Singapore’s Ban on Gay Male Sex Is Upheld by Top Court

Singapore’s Ban on Gay Male Sex Is Upheld by Top Court

By: Andrea Tan

Three gay men lost their fight to overturn Singapore’s ban on sex between males, as judges at the nation’s highest court ruled that the 76-year-old law is constitutional.

The “intensely controversial” challenge brought by the men is best debated before the city’s parliament, Court of Appeal Justices Andrew Phang, Belinda Ang and Woo Bih Li said in their 107-page decision delivered…

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Singapore court rejects appeal of anti-gay law

Singapore court rejects appeal of anti-gay law

Gary Lim and Kenneth Chee. (Click image to see video from 2013 about them and their legal challenge against Singapore’s anti-gay law)

Channel NewsAsia reports:

SINGAPORE — The nation’s highest court on Wednesday Oct 29 ruled that a law that criminalises sex between men is constitutional.

The ruling covers both cases contesting the law, one brought by two graphic designers who have been in a…

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"We've the support of our friends, not just gay friends. We have a lot of straight friends who actually send us messages, pushing us on, and saying that they're, you know, they're supportive because it's a human right thing, not just a gay thing."

— Gary Lim

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