Thoands of people took part Sgapore's annual gay pri rally on Saturday, wh many llg for a law banng gay sex to be scrapped followg siar measur elsewhere the regn. Sgapore jos dozens of other ci around the world celebratg gay pri this weekend but is the only one where gay sex is crimalised, although the law is not enforced. Prsure for change the cy-state has creased sce India's top urt stck down lonial-era crimalisatn of homosexualy last year.
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- A GLOBAL GAY PRI WEEKEND, PHOTOS
- SGAPORE HOLDS GAY PRI RALLY AMID LLS FOR REPEAL OF LONIAL-ERA LAW
- A YEAR AFTER SGAPORE DECRIMALIZED GAY SEX, ITS LGBT COMMUNY TURNS ATTENTN TO FAY
A GLOBAL GAY PRI WEEKEND, PHOTOS
Sgapore jos dozens of other ci around the world celebratg gay pri this weekend but is the only one where gay sex is crimalized. * singapore gay pride 2019 *
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Last September, India’s top urt stck down a law crimalizg homosexualy, though discrimatn persists the Langsdon/EPA, via ShutterstockThoands of activists and L. It was on Saturday, not we handle rrectnsA versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 6 of the New York edn wh the headle: Worldwi, Steppg Out For Gay Pri. While we believe gay travellers should be exced to vis this cy, ’s important to be aware of the suatn before travellg.
SGAPORE HOLDS GAY PRI RALLY AMID LLS FOR REPEAL OF LONIAL-ERA LAW
From an pennt cema to a bnch favoure, nnect wh the LGBTQ+ muny beyond the ual gay bars * singapore gay pride 2019 *
Unlike India, Sgapore has not ma the cisn to repeal this law, meang that unr Sectn 377A homosexualy remas illegal (technilly, the law says nothg about same-sex relatns between two women). Other parts of Sgapore’s Penal Co uld also potentially be terpreted to prosecute gay men, like sectn 354 on the ‘outrage of mosty’ or sectn 294A verg obscene acts public.
The media is even forbidn to promote “the glamorizatn of the homosexual liftyle” so the rare ocsn an LGBT character appears on TV they are portrayed as damaged and have to be ‘fixed’.
While many members of the gay muny live their liv relatively unmolted, there is always a sense of a hammer wag to fall.
A YEAR AFTER SGAPORE DECRIMALIZED GAY SEX, ITS LGBT COMMUNY TURNS ATTENTN TO FAY
Months after Sgapore crimalized nsensual gay sex, the cy-state’s clost thg to a Pri event highlights how far s LGBT muny has e—and how far still has to go. * singapore gay pride 2019 *
Public opn has gradually swung towards slightly more tolerance towards same-sex relatnships or even gay marriage, although is still not overwhelmgly favour. Proment celebri have e out and there is hope that this will provi spirg role mols for young gay people the closet. To be hont, spe the dire legal suatn for LGBT people Sgapore, ’s unlikely that gay travellers will be negatively affected.
After dark there’s a thrivg gay scene and of urse there’s more than enough to do durg the day to keep all travellers – gay, straight, unirn – by and happy.