The words ‘Repeal 377A’ referencing a law that criminalises gay sex in Singapore are seen at the 2019 Pink Dot event in Hong Lim Park. Photo: EPA-EFE
Why Singapore may be edging closer to scrapping Section 377A criminalising gay sex – and what would happen if it did
- Surveys, and a minister’s comments, show growing support for abolishing the city state’s colonial-era law that makes sex between men illegal
- But repealing it would mean tightening other policies to appease conservative groups who worry about LGBT lifestyles being ‘normalised’
The words ‘Repeal 377A’ referencing a law that criminalises gay sex in Singapore are seen at the 2019 Pink Dot event in Hong Lim Park. Photo: EPA-EFE
