Singapore announced Sunday it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state’s definition of marriage. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to decriminalize gay sex, but will limit change
Singapore announced Sunday it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state's traditional norms and its definition of marriage. ( read original story ...)
Singapore repeals colonial-era law banning sex between men
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday announced that the city-state would repeal a 1938 law that banned sex between consenting men. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to decriminalize gay sex but won’t allow same-sex marriage
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a televised speech that the conservative city-state’s attitude toward the LGBTQ community has changed in recent years. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to repeal law that criminalises sex between men
Singapore will repeal a colonial-era law that criminalises sex between men, a landmark decision described by LGBT groups as “a win for humanity”. In a national address on Sunday, the prime minister, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to amend its constitution to prevent same-sex marriages
Singapore will not allow same-sex marriages even as it moves to repeal a law that criminalizes sex between gay men, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced Sunday. The government plans to amend the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to end ban on gay sex
Singapore will repeal a law that bans gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state.The decision, announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on national TV, comes after ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to drop anti-gay sex law but enshrine heterosexual marriage in constitution
The twin moves are described by the nation's prime minister as limiting changes to what most residents would accept in a conservative society. ( read original story ...)
NDR 2022: Singapore’s gay sex law Section 377A to be repealed – PM Lee Hsien Loong
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (21 August) announced that Singapore will repeal Section 377A (S377A) of the Penal Code, the deeply divisive law that criminalises sex between men. ( read original story ...)
NDR 2022: Singapore to amend Constitution to enshrine definition of marriage – PM Lee
SINGAPORE — Singapore plans to amend its Constitution to enshrine the definition of marriage and prevent the issue from being challenged in the courts, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to end colonial-era ban on gay sex after years of debate
Singapore will decriminalise sex between men, the prime minister said on Sunday, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore will decriminalise sex between men – PM
Singapore will decriminalise sex between men, the prime minister said on Sunday, adding that society in the city-state was becoming more accepting of gay people. ( read original story ...)
NDR 2022: Singapore has ‘zero margin’ for error when it comes to leadership, says PM Lee
The leadership succession is now back on track after Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong was chosen as the leader of the PAP's 4G team, says PM Lee Hsien Loong. ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM says global geopolitical tensions affect security in Asia-Pacific
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said tensions between the United States and China and the Russia-Ukraine war affects security in the Asia-Pacific. ( read original story ...)
Singapore will decriminalize sex between men
Singapore will decriminalize sex between men, the prime minister said on Sunday, adding that society in the city-state was becoming more accepting of gay people. But he added the government had no ... ( read original story ...)
NDR 2022: Singapore to repeal Section 377A, amend Constitution to protect definition of marriage
Even after the repealing of Section 377A – the law criminalising sex between men – the Government will maintain the "prevailing norms and values" of Singapore society, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien ... ( read original story ...)