The words ‘Repeal 377A’ referencing a law that criminalises sexual acts between men in Singapore are formed by the crowd at 2019’s Pink Dot event. Photo: EPA-EFE
Singaporeans ‘don’t want’ gay marriage, law minister says, as he signals Section 377A review under way
- Singapore’s law minister K. Shanmugam said in a Facebook video that the government was reviewing a colonial-era law criminalising gay sex
- ‘Many agree that men who have sex with each other should not be thrown in prison’, he said, while noting that ‘people don’t want’ same-sex marriage
The words ‘Repeal 377A’ referencing a law that criminalises sexual acts between men in Singapore are formed by the crowd at 2019’s Pink Dot event. Photo: EPA-EFE