After years of debate, Singapore’s government has finally reversed the country’s colonial-era law criminalizing sex between men, making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state. <\/p>\n
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong believes that repealing Section 377A of the penal code is the right thing to do, and something that Singaporeans will accept. While the law has not been enforced for 15 years, gay rights advocates had long sought to overturn it, saying it promotes discrimination.<\/p>\n
Although LGBTQ+ activists in Singapore have hailed the move as a win for humanity, they have also expressed concern over the prime minister’s announcement. He reassured the public that the government had no intention of changing the city-state’s legal definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. He said, “Let me reassure everyone that in handling the issue, the government will continue to uphold families as the basic building blocks of society. We will keep our policies on family and marriage unchanged and maintain the prevailing norms and social values of our society.”<\/span><\/p>\n ???????? Singapore will finally decriminalise sex between men, its prime minister announced yesterday.<\/p>\n ???? But legalising same-sex marriage is not on the cards, as the government wants to enshrine a ban within its constitution.<\/p>\n Here are 5\u20e3 things you need to know. ???? pic.twitter.com\/q2ot1OLieF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Openly ????\ufe0f\u200d???? (@Openly) August 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n