Tag: Singapore
Together with YOUR ex columnist Jessie Lewthwaite, Gurv Singh is the new co-chair of the Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust. He tells YOUR ex about the life journey that led him from Singapore to South Auckland and on to this role.
Congratulations on your recent appointment as a co-chair...
Homosexuality has finally been legalised in the city-state
Gay rights activists in Singapore are celebrating “a triumph of love over fear” as the city-state abolished a colonial-era law that made homosexuality illegal.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the decision on national TV, backtracking on the government’s previous position to...
A school counsellor in Singapore has been suspended from teaching students following a bigoted and homophobic lesson in which he accused gay people of having “intestinal worms.”
The Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) counsellor’s presentation drew widespread criticism and condemnation, resulting in his suspension after it was uploaded online.
According to reports...
Singapore's High Court has rejected three challenges to the country’s constitution which currently puts a ban on homosexuality.
Under the British colonial-era law, which is not regularly enforced, men who have sex with men, which is described as “gross indecency”, face up to two years in jail.
Three men – retired...
The Singapore court of appeal has upheld the colonial era law criminalising sex between men.
It is now up to the Singapore parliament to repeal Section 377A of the penal code, prohibiting sex between men.
"Whilst we understand the deeply held personal feelings of the appellants, there is nothing that this court can do...
