'Pink Dot Day is more important than ever for Singapore,' writes football columnist and bestselling author, NeilHumphreys. READ HERE:
Supporters attend the annual"Pink Dot" event in a public show of support for the LGBT community at Hong Lim Park.
And yet, occasionally, I still get reminders about the gay stuff, not explicitly of course. We can’t do that anymore, not in our 377A post-repeal enlightened age, not after we’ve been instructed to be more tolerant - by law, naturally - of those living non-traditional lives. Still, it’s a new day for tolerance in Singapore, which might make this year’s Pink Dot rally feel a tad superfluous for some, an indulgent gathering of eternally dissatisfied activists forever calling for decadent orgies in our sanitised streets .
So let’s deal with the conversion myth. Again. My teenage daughter has a disturbing obsession with floppy-haired men. Look up Harry Styles and Jack Grealish for more details. She dreams of marrying either, as long as the hairband is present throughout the wedding. Her obsession even extends to a Manchester City striker called Erling Haaland, a freakish hybrid of Pamela Anderson and Aslan, that lion from Narnia.
And what’s an openly straight teacher? Wearing a Trump baseball cap, burping into a beer can and denying women the right to control their own bodies? Being gay isn’t, but it still is in Singapore, which makes Pink Dot Day more vital than ever. The rally is a pride celebration for Andrew, Darren and John, but also an indictment of a society that still denies their real identities. And for what?
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