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- IS OKAY FOR GAY TEACHERS TO E OUT CLASS? GAY TEACHERS LIST QUALMS, PARENTS URGE UTN
- ST CLOSEUP: OUR SONS - GAY SGAPOREANS GRAPPLE WH 377A AND OTHER CHALLENG
- SGAPORE'S RELIG LEARS OUTLE POSNS ON REPEAL OF GAY-SEX LAW
- INDIAN ERNMENT REFED TO APPOT OPENLY GAY JUDGE: SUPREME COURT
- MORE SGAPOREANS ACCEPTG OF GAY RIGHTS, PRE-MARAL SEX: SURVEY
- SHOOTER COLORADO GAY NIGHTCLUB ATTACK PLEADS GUILTY, GETS LIFE PRISON
- LANDMARK HIGH COURT SE ALLOWS SGAPOREAN GAY DAD TO ADOPT SURROGATE SON
- TAIWAN LNAIRE TEEN’S ATH: HBAND CHARGED WH FG GAY MARRIAGE DOCUMENTS, NOT MURR
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IS OKAY FOR GAY TEACHERS TO E OUT CLASS? GAY TEACHERS LIST QUALMS, PARENTS URGE UTN
Attus to homosexualy have softened somewhat among the urban middle class, but many gay Indians still risk beg shunned by their fai, iends or at work if they e out. Read more at * straits times gay *
The were the ways one teacher let his stunts know they uld talk to him about lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) issu.
Followg Parliament’s repeal of S377A, which crimalised gay sex, November 2022, The Sunday Tim spoke to several tors on the challeng they face, and ncerns parents have about their children beg tght by openly gay teachers. Yet while teachers weled the new legal clary on nsensual sex between men, they told ST the l about beg openly gay at their school workplac are far om clear. Andrew said that while may be all right that some stunts know he is gay, he is ncerned about what uld happen if such disclosure beme more wily known.
Such wars is mon among gay teachers, given the lack of clary the l and protectns they would have at school.
ST CLOSEUP: OUR SONS - GAY SGAPOREANS GRAPPLE WH 377A AND OTHER CHALLENG
Sgapore News - People Sgapore are now more liberal their views on gay rights, even as society remas largely nservative. A survey by the Instute of Policy Studi (IPS) on perceptns and attus towards social and moral issu found that there is greater acceptance of gay... Read more at * straits times gay *
Another gay teacher, Darren (not his real name), said that while was clear to him that beg gay the civil service was not an issue, tors fd themselv walkg on eggshells. He add that while stunts do not know he is gay, he is worried about parents fdg out and whether the school would fend him should they take issue. “I know that will really be great to let stunts see that this is a gay teacher, he’s jt like any other teacher.
When asked what protectns there are for gay teachers and if teachers are allowed to e out to their stunts, the Mistry of Edutn (MOE) reerated that s tn polici and curriculum rema anchored on Sgapore’s prevailg fay valu and social norms.
SGAPORE'S RELIG LEARS OUTLE POSNS ON REPEAL OF GAY-SEX LAW
In a landmark move, the High Court has approved on appeal a gay Sgaporean's bid to adopt his blogil son, whom he fathered the Uned Stat through a surrogate mum for US$200,000. Read more at * straits times gay *
“Beg gay is somethg that is very fundamental to me. “Not only did I realise that the stunts didn’t re, but they were very happy to hear that their teacher was gay.
INDIAN ERNMENT REFED TO APPOT OPENLY GAY JUDGE: SUPREME COURT
“(The stunt) was aaid the police would tell his parents he was gay and that was a no-go for me bee that should not be an obstacle to jtice, ” said John of the crimal se, which is pendg before the urts. The 34-year-old said the culture schools do not give this much attentn, but at the same time, teachers face societal prsure to keep their homosexualy unr wraps. He said that jt as how a teacher who go clubbg on the weekends or is the midst of a divorce would not tell their stunts, beg gay is personal rmatn that teachers may not want to share.
He said tors should not put their personal beliefs, as well as those of gay stunts, above those of relig or nservative stunts.
MORE SGAPOREANS ACCEPTG OF GAY RIGHTS, PRE-MARAL SEX: SURVEY
Takg a different view, mother of five Junia Tan, 44, said havg a gay teacher who was out uld strengthen the teacher-child bond bee of s honty and lead to greater unrstandg and clivy of the gay muny. “There still has to be a lot of wisdom om the gay teachers; they n’t talk about their pas jt like how straight teachers shouldn’t be talkg about theirs as well.
Societal attus towards gay people have also "shifted appreciably" and is timely to nsir aga whether sex between men private should be a crimal offence, he add.
SHOOTER COLORADO GAY NIGHTCLUB ATTACK PLEADS GUILTY, GETS LIFE PRISON
"We need to fd the right way to rencile and acmodate both the tradnal mor of our society, and the aspiratn of gay Sgaporeans to be rpected and accepted, " he said.
This will brg the law to le wh current social mor, and I hope, provi some relief to gay Sgaporeans. Followg the judgment, Cabet misters held extensive nsultatns wh relig lears, lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) groups as well as regular Sgaporeans on the bt way to al wh the law. The urt, led by Chief Jtice Sundarh Menon, led that Sectn 377A would rema on the books, but nnot be ed to crimalise gay sex - gog further than the Government's earlier promis that the law would not be proactively enforced on nsensual sex between men.
PM Lee had argued then that was better to accept the legal untids and ambiguy of keepg the law on the books, while not proactively enforcg to "mata a balance, to uphold a stable society wh tradnal heterosexual fay valu, but wh space for homosexuals to live their liv and to ntribute to the society". He said that over time, homosexualy has bee better unrstood scientifilly and medilly, rultg greater acceptance of gay people for who they are stead of beg shunned and stigmatised. "Like every human society, we also have gay people our midst.
LANDMARK HIGH COURT SE ALLOWS SGAPOREAN GAY DAD TO ADOPT SURROGATE SON
PM Lee acknowledged that Sgaporeans still have differg views on whether homosexualy is right or wrong, but said most people accept that a person's sexual orientatn and behavur is a private and personal matter, and that sex between men should not be a crimal offence. Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale will speak out agast homophobic ments. Gay man Japan receiv pensatn after beg outed by boss.
TAIWAN LNAIRE TEEN’S ATH: HBAND CHARGED WH FG GAY MARRIAGE DOCUMENTS, NOT MURR
Even then, he worried about how she would react when he cid to tell her he is gay.
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While attus towards gay men have changed over the years, many still experience prejudice and challeng related to their sexualy. Prime Mister Lee Hsien Loong said durg the Natnal Day Rally on Aug 21 that societal attus towards gay people have "shifted appreciably". "We need to fd the right way to rencile and acmodate both the tradnal mor of our society, and the aspiratn of gay Sgaporeans to be rpected and accepted.
Still, many the gay muny believe will take a lot more time for fellow Sgaporeans to fully accept them. The four men speak to ST CloseUp about their liv as gay Sgaporeans.