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Pinky Lee makes Gay Sex legal! 377A repealed! John Tan rejoice!

laksaboy

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This will bring the law into line with current social mores & I hope, provide some relief to gay Singaporeans.

Pinky knows a thing or two about giving faggots relief. :biggrin:

Surprised it's so early. I thought it would be nearer to the next election. Things must be really bad now. :cool:
 
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NDR 2022: Singapore's gay sex law Section 377A to be repealed – PM Lee Hsien Loong​




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Vernon Lee
Vernon Lee
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Sun, 21 August 2022 at 8:33 pm·3-min read


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  • Lee Hsien Loong

    Lee Hsien Loong
    3rd and current Prime Minister of Singapore


Composite image of Pink Dot overhead shot, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the NDR 2022. (PHOTO/SCREENSHOT: Getty Images, Prime Minister's Office YouTube)

Composite image of Pink Dot overhead shot, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the NDR 2022. (PHOTO/SCREENSHOT: Getty Images, Prime Minister's Office YouTube)
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (21 August) announced that Singapore will repeal Section 377A (S377A) of the Penal Code, the deeply divisive law that criminalises sex between men.
Lee made the much anticipated announcement during his National Day Rally speech at the Institute of Technical Education headquarters at Ang Mo Kio.
"I believe this is the right thing to do, and something that most Singaporeans will now accept. This will bring the law into line with current social mores, and I hope, provide some relief to gay Singaporeans," said Lee.

It comes after years of contentious debates and legal challenges from various parties who either argue for and against the law that originated from the British colonial era.
In 2007, Parliament amended the Penal Code but left S377A unchanged.
S377A, which refers to sexual acts between men but not women and specifies the punishment for violation, reads, “Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or abets the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years.”
The government had maintained that while S377A is written in law, it would not be actively enforced in order to reach a “messy compromise” between the conservative majority who want to preserve the sanctity of marriage and family, and top legal professionals, civil activists, the LGBT community and others who have been pushing for its repeal.

Statements by ministers​

On 3 March, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam spoke about S377A in Parliament and said that Singapore's policies need to evolve to keep abreast of the gradual shift in society's attitudes towards homosexuality.
The following week, Shanmugam said that his statement in Parliament was delivered on behalf of the government. All ministers are bound by the Cabinet's decisions on government policy and they should refrain from expressing their personal views on the matter, according to Shanmugam, who was speaking at an event organised by a conservative Christian organisation.
In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that the authorities are aiming to move ahead on the issue without creating “deeper divisions in our society".
Following Shanmugam’s address, there were several events organised by individuals and groups who supported the retention of S377A. A closed-door town hall held on 23 July calling for the retention of S377A led to several police reports filed against the event.

Religious views on issue​

The event organisers had urged the authorities to retain S377A until or unless legislation is introduced to protect heterosexual marriage, family and children from the supposedly negative impact of LGBT activism. The Catholic church echoed the sentiment, saying that the LGBT community should respect its position on marriage being a union between a man and a woman.
A church grouping has warned that if S377A were to be removed, it would lead to “a brand of intolerant and aggressive LGBT activism".
Over the years, various parties have filed constitutional challenges against S377A, arguing that the law discriminates against LGBT individuals. Three such challenges were dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 28 February.
THIS STORY WILL BE UPDATED
 

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Pinky knows a thing or two about giving faggots relief. :biggrin:

Surprised it's so early. I thought it would be nearer to the next election. Things must be really bad now. :cool:
Next election will be same sex marriage allowed. Cannot give all the goodies to faggots at once
 

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Wow… Pelosi came to deliver the message and your good PAP Govt heeded the message immediately! Rejoice!
 
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