Singapore: Singapore will repeal a law that bans gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state. Singapore is the latest place in Asia to move on LGBT rights, after India, Taiwan, and Thailand. The decision, announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on national TV, comes after years of fierce debate.
However, the law could make it harder for gay marriage to be legalized. LGBT activists in Singa pore have hailed the move as “a win for humanity”, a BBC report said. The city-state is known for its conservative values, but in recent years an increasing number of people have called for the colonial-era 377A law to be abolished. The government’s previous stance was to keep 377A – which bans sex between men – but it also promised not to enforce the law in an effort to appease both sides. On Sunday night, however, Lee said they would abolish the law as he believed “this is the right thing to do, and something that most Singaporeans will accept”
