{"id":258458,"date":"2022-08-24T12:48:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T04:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/?p=258458"},"modified":"2022-08-26T18:23:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T10:23:48","slug":"377a-repealed-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/singapore\/377a-repealed-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 377A repealed: A victorious moment for the LGBTQ+ community in Singapore\u2026 or is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe government repeals Section 377A of the Penal Code\u201d<\/strong>. I was at a wedding when I received this ping on my phone. I scanned through the notification and did a double take \u2013 I couldn\u2019t believe my eyes. After decades of championing change, all the hard work from support group leaders<\/a>, activists, allies and stakeholders has come to fruition.<\/p>\n

\u201cH would\u2019ve been so proud\u201d, I thought to myself. H was a close friend during my polytechnic days. He was out, proud and always vocal about gay rights. H taught me all about the LGBTQ+ community and the battles they\u2019ve fought for basic human rights. He even brought me to my first Pink Dot event in 2010. He\u2019s the reason why I\u2019m an ally of the LGBTQ+ community and why I go off when bigots shoot ignorant statements.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, he passed on in 2018. I made sure to play some Madonna hits \u2018cos that\u2019s exactly what he\u2019d do after hearing news of the Section 377A repeal.<\/p>\n

Section 377A repealed: A cause for celebration<\/h2>\n
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Photography: Pink Dot SG via Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong\u2019s National Day Rally address on 21 August 2022, he announced that the government will repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code and decriminalise sex between men.<\/p>\n

It was a momentous event for the LGBTQ+ community in Singapore (way overdue, in fact). We witnessed allies cheering<\/a> upon hearing the announcement and sharing many heartfelt posts on their social media pages. In a joint statement<\/a>\u00a0released by Pink Dot SG and other LGBTQ+ groups in Singapore, they shared that the demise of Section 377A represents something different to everyone.<\/p>\n

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