A Pink Dot event in Hong Lim Park in Singapore calls for the repeal of the law that criminalises sexual acts between men. Photo: EPA A Pink Dot event in Hong Lim Park in Singapore calls for the repeal of the law that criminalises sexual acts between men. Photo: EPA
A Pink Dot event in Hong Lim Park in Singapore calls for the repeal of the law that criminalises sexual acts between men. Photo: EPA

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This Week in Asia /  Politics

Gay sex: is time finally up for Singapore’s Section 377A?

  • The Lion City still clings to a colonial-era rule that outlaws sex between men
  • Campaigners hope legal cases starting this week will herald an end to Section 377A but analysts say it is unclear if this is what the majority of people want

Topic |   LGBT
Dewey Sim
Dewey Sim

Updated: 1:18pm, 11 Nov, 2019

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A Pink Dot event in Hong Lim Park in Singapore calls for the repeal of the law that criminalises sexual acts between men. Photo: EPA A Pink Dot event in Hong Lim Park in Singapore calls for the repeal of the law that criminalises sexual acts between men. Photo: EPA
A Pink Dot event in Hong Lim Park in Singapore calls for the repeal of the law that criminalises sexual acts between men. Photo: EPA
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