#section 377a

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finally repealed

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BBC asked Shanmugam about S'pore's 'social controls', 'draconian' drug laws and Section 377A. Here's how he responded

SINGAPORE — Taking on a series of questions about Singapore’s laws on gay sex, foreign interference and the death penalty, Law and Home Affa

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Petition to repeal Section 377A in Singapore

https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/ready-for-repeal.html

Section 377A is basically the part of the Singaporean law that criminalises sex between two men. It’s more than that in Singapore though- it fosters a culture of intolerance, and while it may just seem like a law to keep homophobic people happy, there have been citizens who have been fined and imprisoned for simply leading their lives.

here’s some history for those interested:

Singapore having been a British colony from the 19th century until February 1942 has had a significant effect on the legal system we have today. Before colonialism, most African and Asian communities were indifferent to homosexuality, but this changed after the Victorian Law System was implemented by the British on all their colonies. The Victorian Law System was heavily influenced by the conservative, Christian influences that existed in Britain at the time, and the impact of it on the colonies was so great that places such as Singapore, Uganda, and Malaysia still have versions of the same colonialist laws that were approved by the British. The infamous Singaporean section 377A is a good example of this, having been passed in 1938 by the colonial legislature. Today it has become the bill that most Singaporean LGBTQIA+ activists rally around repealing, hoping it will become of the first legal steps towards equality. 

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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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Malaysian anti-gay bias ban might lose soon, win later

Malaysian anti-gay bias ban might lose soon, win later

Lim Chee Wee (Photo courtesy of FreeMalaysiaToday.com)

Malaysia’s National Harmony and Reconciliation Bill 2014, which is in a draft stage, is facing a backlash from politicians opposed to outlawing discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation, said attorney Lim Chee Wee.

As a result, the bill’s drafters are considering whether to drop that language from the bill entirely.

Lim,…

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Fundraising for S377A Constitutional Challenge

A constitutional challenge against Singapore's anti-gay law.