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.
Contents:
- END OF SGAPORE'S GAY SEX BAN A 'SMALL STEP' FOR SOME LGBT UPL
- SGAPORE TO DECRIMALIZE GAY SEX
- A YEAR AFTER SGAPORE DECRIMALIZED GAY SEX, ITS LGBT COMMUNY TURNS ATTENTN TO FAY
- IMAGG THE GAY COMMUNY SGAPOREIMAGG THE GAY COMMUNY SGAPOREIMAGG THE GAY COMMUNY SGAPOREIMAGG THE GAY COMMUNY SGAPOREIMAGG THE GAY COMMUNY SGAPORE
- SGAPORE’S LATT RULG ON GAY SEX IS ‘COLD COMFORT,’ ACTIVISTS SAY
- HOW A GAY MAN OM SGAPORE FOUND ACCEPTANCE ATRALIA
END OF SGAPORE'S GAY SEX BAN A 'SMALL STEP' FOR SOME LGBT UPL
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While we believe gay travellers should be exced to vis this cy, ’s important to be aware of the suatn before travellg.
SGAPORE TO DECRIMALIZE GAY SEX
Sgapore's cisn to lift a lonial-era ban on sex between men is long overdue and will not end discrimatn of LGBT groups the nservative cy-state, rights activists and members of the gay muny said on Monday. * singapore gay community *
The Legal Suatn Gay Sgapore. 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’. The Social Suatn Gay Sgapore.
While many members of the gay muny live their liv relatively unmolted, there is always a sense of a hammer wag to fall. Public opn has gradually swung towards slightly more tolerance towards same-sex relatnships or even gay marriage, although is still not overwhelmgly favour. Pk Dot, the annual gay pri rally, started 2009 and grows year on year.
A YEAR AFTER SGAPORE DECRIMALIZED GAY SEX, ITS LGBT COMMUNY TURNS ATTENTN TO FAY
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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.
It’s jt important to be aware that technilly homosexualy is illegal and so to be nsc of surroundgs and behavur public plac. Plac to Go Gay Sgapore.
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In fact, the only thg that might lim gay travellers is the same thg that would lim straight on – budget! In and around Chatown is where most gay bars and clubs are based, so to feel totally ee and easy ’s a good ia to stay here or spend a lot of time here. ) will be more nservative so gay travellers should be aware of any PDA or hand-holdg there.
SGAPORE’S LATT RULG ON GAY SEX IS ‘COLD COMFORT,’ ACTIVISTS SAY
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Gay-Friendly Acmodatn Sgapore. Given the legal suatn, there are no exclively or specifilly gay hotels Sgapore. However, om the standpot of the wele you receive, we’d say every hotel uld be classified as gay iendly.
Of urse, if gay travellers would like to ensure they’re around more ‘like-md’ people then ’s a matter of dog some rearch and gettg remendatns om fellow LGBT travellers. There are certaly a range of hotels that have got brilliant reviews om our gay iends – some high-end sophistitn, some cheap (for Sgapore) and cheerful.
Usually hotels nearer the gay nightlife will have a higher proportn of gay travellers.
HOW A GAY MAN OM SGAPORE FOUND ACCEPTANCE ATRALIA
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For more gay-specific pastim you will ually have to wa until after dark, unls you’re Sgapore for the Pk Dot rally. Dpe the law, Sgapore is surprisgly great for gay nightlife wh cktail bars, drag shows and wild dance parti galore. Chatown is home to many of the more famo gay bars (Dorothy’s Bar wh s Wizard of Oz dér is a particular favoure of ours), although some plac have bee unofficial gay bars, like Tanjong Beach Club on Sentosa Island.