Singapore In Consideration Of Decriminalizing Gay Sex
A court in Singapore is preparing to hear a series of “legal challenges” to a law that bans gay sex, ‘AlJazeera’ reports.
LGBT+ activists are hoping for the “right” verdict to be delivered so as to open the way for other parts of Asia as well.
Singapore, like many other former British colonies, has retained an old law that criminalizes gay sex.
"I think public opinion is pretty clear across religious and age segments that homosexuality should not be a criminal offence," Johnson Ong Ming, one of the three Singaporian activists to launch this bid, said.
"I have full confidence in our judicial system and I am hopeful that the court will come to the right decision ... and overturn Section 377A," he added.
Al Jazeera states that “Under Section 377A of Singapore's Penal Code, a man found to have committed an act of "gross indecency" with another man could be jailed for up to two years, although prosecutions are rare. The law does not apply to homosexual acts between women.”
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