The Minister said that the Singapore Government will be relooking its laws, and observed that “laws have to change and keep pace with the times.”
45% of all respondents in the 2022 Ipsos study say they are more accepting ofAmong young adults aged 18-29, 67% indicate greater acceptance now.accepting of same-sex relationships than they were three years ago.
The transcript of the portions of the interview on Section 377A from MHA’s website is reproduced below for easy reference:- Stephen Sackur: What is the message sent? What is the message sent to gay men in Singapore that you are not prepared to remove that section 377A of your criminal code, which quite explicitly says that gay sex between men is illegal? That simply encourages, does it not, a culture of shame and homophobia?As I said, you know, this is a compromise that we have arrived at, because of where our society is. And if you believe in a democracy, you’ve got to take into account where your main ground is.
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