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Singapore to repeal colonial era law criminalizing sex between men, says prime minister

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Section 377A of Singapore's Penal Code was promulgated in 1938 by the British colonial government when Singapore was a British colony.
 
Section 377A of Singapore's Penal Code was promulgated in 1938 by the British colonial government when Singapore was a British colony.
 

(CNN)Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said the country will repeal the colonial-era Section 377A of Singapore's Penal Code, thereby decriminalizing gay sex in Singapore, but added that same-sex marriage will continue to be illegal in the city-state.

"Sex between consenting men should not be criminalized. There is no justification to prosecute people for it, nor to make it a crime," he said at his annual policy address, the National Day Rally, carried live on television.
 
"I believe (repeal) is the right thing to do, and something that most Singaporeans will now accept.
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    Bear in mind that Singapore is on the Lalay peninsula, which is historically Moslem... was it really an attitude imported by the Europeans?

     

    On 2/3/2024 at 4:55 AM, TeacherJane said:

    Bear in mind that Singapore is on the Lalay peninsula, which is historically Moslem... was it really an attitude imported by the Europeans?

     

    You could read a history book. Singapore is not a moslim country. And gay sex has been around in every country forever, muslim or not. Btw, where is the Lalay Peninsula?

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