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• THE BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS SGAPORE
• SGAPORE GAY TRAVEL
• BT GAY CLUBS SGAPORE
• END OF SGAPORE'S GAY SEX BAN A 'SMALL STEP' FOR SOME LGBT UPL
• 5 SGAPORE LGBTQ+ TELEGRAM CHANNELS TO GET QUEER NEWS & UPDATKYLE OM PROUT·FOLLOWPUBLISHED @PROUTAPP·3 M READ·DEC 5, 2018--LISTENSHARETELEGRAM IS A MSAGG APP THAT PROVIS A GREAT SPACE TO CHAT WH YOUR IENDS AND SEND STICKERS, BUT DID YOU KNOW YOU N ALSO FOLLOW ANISATNS ON TELEGRAM AND JO THEIR GROUP CHATS?WE’VE LISTED 5 TELEGRAM CHANNELS AND GROUPS THAT VER THE LGBTQ+ SPACE, THAT WE THK ARE WORTHY OF A FOLLOW. IF YOU WANT TO SKIP THE MS OF FDG WHAT YOU WANT ON FACEBOOK AND WANT THE PRIVACY OF NOT LETTG EVERYONE KNOW YOU’VE “LIKED” A QUEER PAGE, GET YOUR QUEER UPDATE FIX THE TELEGRAM CHANNELS BELOW.1. PROUTPROUT STARTED OUR TELEGRAM CHANNEL MARCH 2018 WH THE SIMPLE GOAL OF PROVIDG AN ANONYMO SPACE WHERE LGBTQ+ FOLK DO NOT HAVE TO BE INTIFIED AND N STILL RECEIVE QUEER NEWS AND UPDAT. EMAIL WAS GETTG OUTDATED AND SPAMMY, AND FACEBOOK WAS NOT THE PLACE TO RECEIVE QUEER NEWS FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT OUT YET.SCE THE LNCH OF PROUT’S TELEGRAM CHANNEL THE QURRENT (), SOME 1,400 SUBSCRIBERS HAVE LOGGED ON TO RECEIVE QUEER ASIAN NEWS AND UPDAT TWICE A WEEK. THE QURRENT WAS ALSO THE OFFICIAL BROADST CHANNEL OF ANNUAL PRI GATHERG PK DOT 2018.FOLLOW PROUT AT .2. INTER-UNIVERSY LGBT NETWORKTHE SGAPORE-BASED WORK RECENTLY MOVED S MAILG LIST OVER TO TELEGRAM, SO SUBSCRIBERS N NOW LOOK FORWARD TO UPDAT ON QUEER EVENTS HELD UNIVERSI STRAIGHT ON THEIR PHONE.FOLLOW INTER-UNIVERSY LGBT NETWORK HERE: 3. THE BI+ COLLECTIVETHE LLECTIVE HAS STARTED TWO TELEGRAM GROUP CHATS FOR THE BISEXUAL+ MUNY SGAPORE. THE ‘+’ HERE MEANS THAT MEMBERS THAT DO NOT NECSARILY FALL TO THE GAY AND LBIAN MUNI ARE WELE AS WELL, SUCH AS ASEXUAL FOLK.TO JO THE GROUP CHAT, MSAGE THE BI+ COLLECTIVE ON FACEBOOK: 4. LGBT TOKEN
• THE BEST SGAPORE GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS SGAPORE
• WHY SGAPORE’S GAY SEX LAW CHANGE IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD FOR LGBTQ ACTIVISTS
• 3 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS SGAPORE
• SGAPORE’S LATT RULG ON GAY SEX IS ‘COLD COMFORT,’ ACTIVISTS SAY

THE BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS SGAPORE

The Instagram page is filled wh tertg articl and stori surroundg lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, genr non-nformg and qutng Out Here 3.

They meet up every third Thursday of the month to chat about books based on the tegori: gay, lbian and transgenr, bisexual, tersexual and queer novels. Providg a range of gay lerature, om graphic novels and non-fictn to young adult and romance, they’re all available for onle borrowg. When you add lic food, gay nightlife, and unbelievable hotel optns bookg a trip here sounds like a no-braer!

SGAPORE GAY TRAVEL

Here are a few other fantastic hotels and hostels for gay travelers Sgapore that are highly rated, affordable, and perfectly loted for explorg the cy.

And while ’s not as ostentat as the gay districts of big-time gay statns,  boasts a range of gay nightlife venu and LGBT-iendly tablishments.

As I remend the sectns above, stayg anywhere the southern half of Sgapore’s Central Area will make super nvenient to accs the lol gay bars. Lluvia is one other lol gay bar and rtrant worth mentng, though they’re not nearly as popular as Tantric and Dorothy’s.

BT GAY CLUBS SGAPORE

Gay rights challeng asi, is fortg that Sgapore has gay bars and events that allow the LGBT muny to e together.

EVERYDAY AT S$13Wele to Sgapore's most popular rabow landmark: the Home of the Blue Sp, arguably the largt group of bars Asia all nnected along Sgapore's hottt gay street, and arguably one of the bt cktail bars Sgapore. Pk Dot SG[7], [8], [9] – a non-prof movement promotg "the eedom to love" which evolved om Roy Tan's tentn to hold Sgapore's first gay pri para at Hong Lim Park November 2008. We are agast "We are agast Pkdot Sgapore"[21] - an LGBT rights group formed 2015 as a unter to the anti-gay "We are agast Pk Dot" Facebook page.

END OF SGAPORE'S GAY SEX BAN A 'SMALL STEP' FOR SOME LGBT UPL

Heartland [25], [26], [27]- the gay Sgapore Buddhist discsn and fellowship group spearhead by activist Kelv Wong 2003. 2 small and largely active Buddhist social groups were started by Chan CW on Facebook 2011: Sgapore GLBT Buddhist Social Group[33] and Sgapore Gay Buddhist Social Group[34]. Groups news list set up May 2004 dited towards helpg LGBTQI (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex and qutng) Mlims livg Sgapore rencile their sexualy wh their fah through a safe and peaceful platform, i.

Its visn is to be a well known gay Christian webse proclaimg a radil Gospel msage of God's love, acceptance, grace and mercy Christ J, to gay people.

Its missn is to proclaim the Gospel msage of God's love and acceptance to gay people Christ J through blibil sight of lol and world events, and bible studi, to provi gay-affirmative Christian views highlightg the erroneo biblil terpretatn, rethoric, hate, hypocrisy, and half-tths by Christian extremists and to proclaim to the gay Christian muny that beg gay is not a s, but is nate om birth and to be accepted as part of God's gift of life and to be lived wh thankfulns, pri, eedom, and self acceptance.

5 SGAPORE LGBTQ+ TELEGRAM CHANNELS TO GET QUEER NEWS & UPDATKYLE OM PROUT·FOLLOWPUBLISHED @PROUTAPP·3 M READ·DEC 5, 2018--LISTENSHARETELEGRAM IS A MSAGG APP THAT PROVIS A GREAT SPACE TO CHAT WH YOUR IENDS AND SEND STICKERS, BUT DID YOU KNOW YOU N ALSO FOLLOW ANISATNS ON TELEGRAM AND JO THEIR GROUP CHATS?WE’VE LISTED 5 TELEGRAM CHANNELS AND GROUPS THAT VER THE LGBTQ+ SPACE, THAT WE THK ARE WORTHY OF A FOLLOW. IF YOU WANT TO SKIP THE MS OF FDG WHAT YOU WANT ON FACEBOOK AND WANT THE PRIVACY OF NOT LETTG EVERYONE KNOW YOU’VE “LIKED” A QUEER PAGE, GET YOUR QUEER UPDATE FIX THE TELEGRAM CHANNELS BELOW.1. PROUTPROUT STARTED OUR TELEGRAM CHANNEL MARCH 2018 WH THE SIMPLE GOAL OF PROVIDG AN ANONYMO SPACE WHERE LGBTQ+ FOLK DO NOT HAVE TO BE INTIFIED AND N STILL RECEIVE QUEER NEWS AND UPDAT. EMAIL WAS GETTG OUTDATED AND SPAMMY, AND FACEBOOK WAS NOT THE PLACE TO RECEIVE QUEER NEWS FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT OUT YET.SCE THE LNCH OF PROUT’S TELEGRAM CHANNEL THE QURRENT (), SOME 1,400 SUBSCRIBERS HAVE LOGGED ON TO RECEIVE QUEER ASIAN NEWS AND UPDAT TWICE A WEEK. THE QURRENT WAS ALSO THE OFFICIAL BROADST CHANNEL OF ANNUAL PRI GATHERG PK DOT 2018.FOLLOW PROUT AT .2. INTER-UNIVERSY LGBT NETWORKTHE SGAPORE-BASED WORK RECENTLY MOVED S MAILG LIST OVER TO TELEGRAM, SO SUBSCRIBERS N NOW LOOK FORWARD TO UPDAT ON QUEER EVENTS HELD UNIVERSI STRAIGHT ON THEIR PHONE.FOLLOW INTER-UNIVERSY LGBT NETWORK HERE: 3. THE BI+ COLLECTIVETHE LLECTIVE HAS STARTED TWO TELEGRAM GROUP CHATS FOR THE BISEXUAL+ MUNY SGAPORE. THE ‘+’ HERE MEANS THAT MEMBERS THAT DO NOT NECSARILY FALL TO THE GAY AND LBIAN MUNI ARE WELE AS WELL, SUCH AS ASEXUAL FOLK.TO JO THE GROUP CHAT, MSAGE THE BI+ COLLECTIVE ON FACEBOOK: 4. LGBT TOKEN

The Bear Project [69], [70] - found by long-term gay uple Gary Lim and Kenh Chee, is a Sgapore-based gay muny of bears, cubs, Gmen, stocky, big-sized guys and their fans.

Congregaytn [73] - a webse set up 2012 by Oogachaga for all issu that fall unr the LGBTQ umbrella, reachg out to neglected mographics not prevly served s programm such as mature men, youth and transgenr people. MOVE muny [74], [75], [76] - started by Andrew Chan, founr of the now-funct gay men's social group Rabower after he left his job at Oogachaga early 2013, MOVE is a social iative and activy hub for LGBT dividuals, fai, extend fai, and iends. Sgapore Gay Gentlemen's LTR Datg Club (SGDC) on Meetup[85] and The Sgle Guy (28 - 38) Liftyle & Datg on Facebook[86]- an exclive gay sgl club found on 27 December 2015 for those who are terted meetg a potential boyiend through tasteful liftyle-oriented activi.

Its llectn clus lol and ternatnal gay lerature as well as non-fictn books whose talogue n be searched onle on s webse.

THE BEST SGAPORE GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS SGAPORE

Set up by activists to culte pri beg gay and stayg HIV-negative, ially menced operatns at 22A Rowell Road, above the AFA headquarters, the Serangoon or Ltle India area. The clud Bian, one floor above Mox Bar & Cafe at 21 Tanjong Pagar Road, #04-01, Sgapore 088444, a member of the gay muny's home also along Rowell Road near The Post Mm and both lotns of DYMK, at Kreta Ayer Road and Neil Road.

The discsns rotate among 3 tegori: (1) gay, (2) lbian, and (3) transsexual/ transgenr/ bisexual/ tersexual/ queer novels.

[105] - created by Audi Khalid on Steam Communy July 2015, the group serv as a medium for gay gamers (gaymers) to nnect wh other gaymers.

WHY SGAPORE’S GAY SEX LAW CHANGE IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD FOR LGBTQ ACTIVISTS

Gay Geeks Sgapore[106] - a Meetup group for LGBT people who do not need to be techi to jo as all kd of geeks are wele, as long as there is somethg they are passnate about and would like to share wh other geeks and exchange viewpots.

3 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS SGAPORE

It do not matter if one is an IT geek, gaymer, love gadgets, a sucker for sci-fi, addicted to ics or nnot stop re-watchg Buffy. While the majory of the group's members intify as gay mal, wel anyone who would like to n wh , regardls of genr or sexual orientatn.

Gays wh Dogs Sgapore[108][109] - a Meetup group for regular hangouts at dog ns and dog iendly plac, where everyone n be fortable.

Members are enuraged to e as they are (the dogs don’t re), be straight, straight-actg or straight-cur, gay, lbian, transgenr, queer or whatever they would like to ll themselv.

SGAPORE’S LATT RULG ON GAY SEX IS ‘COLD COMFORT,’ ACTIVISTS SAY

Better known as “OC” today, Oogachaga has expand s target group to LGBTQ (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Qutng) dividuals of a wi range of age groups wh servic cludg unsellg, personal velopment, support groups, foms and workshops. Oogachaga talks have bee highly-anticipated guidance and mutual revelatn ssns for the gay muny (see Sgapore gay nferenc).