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- ADOPTN OF CHILDREN ACT REVAMPED TO PREVENT GAY UPL OM ADOPTG AND G SURROGAT[]
- ATTU TOWARDS ADOPTN FOR GAY UPL SGAPORE 2019
ADOPTN OF CHILDREN ACT REVAMPED TO PREVENT GAY UPL OM ADOPTG AND G SURROGAT[]
SINGAPORE — An overwhelmg proportn of Sgaporeans agree that people the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) muny still face discrimatn Sgapore. * singapore gay percentage *
Soon after announcg that nsensual gay sex would no longer be illegal, Prime Mister Lee Hsien Loong said his annual Augt rally speech that his ernment would “uphold and safeguard the stutn of marriage” – fed the Constutn as a unn between man and woman.
And that disappotment will only have epened wh the suggtn by some of Lee’s misters that not only would the ernment rema opposed to gay marriage – may even create extra hurdl to prevent people om seekg to challenge the marriage laws urt.
Law mister K Shanmugam said an terview wh state media that Parliament, rather than the urts, would hold the power to fe marriage – effectively makg harr for people to legally challenge the ernment’s polici as several gay men have attempted recent years. (PHOTO: Getty Imag)SINGAPORE — An overwhelmg proportn of Sgaporeans agree that people the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) muny still face discrimatn five Sgaporeans (80 per cent) strongly or somewhat agree that such discrimatn exists here, acrdg to fdgs om an onle survey missned by Yahoo News were rpondg to the qutn: “Although there are changg lol attus towards those the LGBTQ muny, some say that those the LGBTQ muny are still discrimated agast Sgapore. Sgapore’s Prime Mister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said the untry will repeal the lonial-era Sectn 377A of Sgapore’s Penal Co, thereby crimalizg gay sex Sgapore, but add that same-sex marriage will ntue to be illegal the cy-state.
ATTU TOWARDS ADOPTN FOR GAY UPL SGAPORE 2019
The crease the number of visible gay and trans people is sometim treated as a cursy or a e for ncern by crics, but ’s not a surprise. It’s normal. * singapore gay percentage *
In June, Thailand edged closer to beg the first place Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex unns when lawmakers passed four different bills aimg to provi greater rights to gay upl, such as the abily to adopt children and manage assets jotly.