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New artistic project extends ‘Words of Change’ beyond Pride in Singapore

New artistic project extends ‘Words of Change’ beyond Pride in Singapore

Pink Dot SG and Virtue APAC have partnered to launch an artistic collaboration project to turn messages of support into art pieces and drive conversations around LGBTQIA+ issues well beyond Pride month. Singapore’s annual gathering in support of LGBTQIA+ law reform drew thousands of people to Hong Lim Park earlier this month. Supporters of the […]

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Poll find support for Singapore’s anti-gay laws is falling

Poll find support for Singapore’s anti-gay laws is falling

A poll conducted in Singapore has shown that support for the country’s colonial era laws that outlaw homosexuality has dropped in recent years. Less than half of those surveyed said they supported the criminalisation of homosexuality, revealing a shift in attitudes in the conservative country. The poll conducted by Ipsos asked 500 Singaporeans for their […]

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Singapore’s Pink Dot calls on politicians to move “onwards” with law reform

Singapore’s Pink Dot calls on politicians to move “onwards” with law reform

Majulah, in Malay it means ‘onwards’ and it’s the message attendees at Singapore’s Pink Dot event sent to politicians and their fellow citizens.  Singing the country’s national anthem Majulah Singapura, thousands called for action on Singapore’s antiquated colonial laws against homosexuality. Singapore’s annual gathering in support of LGBTIQA+ law reform drew thousands of people to Hong Lim Park […]

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Singapore’s Pride celebrations to go ahead with Pink Dot online

Singapore’s Pride celebrations to go ahead with Pink Dot online

Singapore’s LGBTIQ+ community has vowed to forge ahead with the online version of this year’s Pink Dot event despite opposition from family groups. Since it first began in 2009, Pink Dot has attracted larger crowd each successive year with over 28,000 people gathering in Hong Lim Park to shine a pink torch lights into the […]

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Singapore’s LGBTIQ+ festival Pink Dot finds new way to celebrate

Singapore’s LGBTIQ+ festival Pink Dot finds new way to celebrate

Singapore’s LGBTIQ+ festival Pink Dot will not take place in its usual arena of Hong Lim Park this year, but the organisers have found a new way to celebrate. Since 2008, the protest event and Pride celebration has been held in Hong Lim Park – the only legal space for protest in the small Asian […]

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Thousands of Singaporeans declare ‘We Are Ready’ at Pink Dot 10

Thousands of Singaporeans declare ‘We Are Ready’ at Pink Dot 10

Thousands of Singaporeans gathered in Hong Lim Park to declare ‘We Are Ready’ as the island nation’s long ‘Pink Dot’ campaign to decriminalise homosexuality entered it’s tenth year. This year the campaign operated under the banner ‘We Are Ready’ highlighting that it is time for Singaporeans to look at removing sections of the penal code […]

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Foreigner warned to stay away from Singapore’s Pink Dot gay rights event

Foreigner warned to stay away from Singapore’s Pink Dot gay rights event

Singapore’s Pink Dot celebration will be off limits to foreigners as the government puts additional restrictions on the gay rights event. Since it first began in 2009 Pink Dot has attracted larger crowd each successive year with over 28,000 people gathering in Hong Lim Park to shine a pink torch lights into the air as […]

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Gay couple go viral after homophobic opinion piece in Singapore

An image of two men kissing on a train in Singapore has gone viral after a fellow passenger snapped a photo and penned an opinion piece about the public display for All Singapore Stuff. “I was kind enough to take the pic without a direct shot of the boy’s face. I respect everyone’s rights, but […]

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Singaporean charged over internet threats against LGBT community

Singaporean charged over internet threats against LGBT community

A Singaporean man has been charged over threats he made online directed towards the nations’s LGBT community. The New Straits Times has reported that Singaporean citizen Bryan Lim appeared in court charged with using an electronic recording to incite violence. Lim alleged posted an open Facebook comment on the page of a group opposed to […]

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Singapore bans foreign companies from supporting LGBT events

Singapore bans foreign companies from supporting LGBT events

Singapore has declared foreign companies will no longer be allowed to sponsor events aimed at LGBT groups. The island state’s Ministry of Home Affairs has ruled that events held at Singapore’s Speaker’s Corner can no longer be sponsored by overseas companies. The decision is a hug blow for Pink Dot the annual event that has […]

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