Singapore government responds to court’s gay adoption decision
Singapore’s Minister for Social & Family Development Desmond Lee has commented on a recent court decision in the island nation that allowed a gay man to adopt the child he fathered oversees through a surrogacy arrangement. Singapore outlaws homosexuality, and does not formally recognise surrogacy or rainbow families, but the court ruled that it was […]
Singapore’s High Court allows gay man to adopt his biological son
Singapore’s High Court has allowed a gay man to legally adopt the son he and his partner had via a surrogate. Its a landmark ruling in the conservative country where same-sex activity is still illegal. The decision overturns a 2017 ruling that said the man could not formally adopt the child because they were born […]
Singapore’s Archbishop wants homosexuality to stay illegal
The Catholic Archbishop of Singapore has shared his views on the push to decrimalise homosexuality arguing that it should remain illegal because it will lead to gay people wanting to marry and adopt children. William Goh published a pastoral letter to Singapore’s Catholic community outlining the Catholic church’s opposition to the laws changing. There has […]
Legal challenge to Singapore’s homophobic laws launched
Singaporean DJ and Pink Dot Ambassador Johnson Ong Ming has launched a legal challenge to Singapore’s laws which criminalise homosexuality. Ong, who performs as DJ Big Kid, filed his challenge on Monday after India’s Supreme Court struck down similar laws ruling them to be unconstitutional. Singapore’s section 377a of the criminal code is identical to […]
Spotlight on Singapore after India decriminalises homosexuality
Singaporeans are asking why homosexual activity remains illegal in the country following India’s landmark Supreme Court ruling that declared that Section 377 of the penal code was unconstitutional because it violated an individuals right to privacy. The identical law in Singapore holds the same statue number on the law books, Section 377 – as it […]
Meet Leon Markcus: Singapore’s out and proud pop star
Leon Markcus, Singapore’s first out musician, took the independent music scene by storm in 2017 with his electro dance his Alive. Now he’s back with a his new single Hot City – a taste of what’s to come on his upcoming EP, Welcome To Hot City. Markcus teams up with LGBTI recording artist Bilal Hassani, a The Voice alum from […]
Singaporean court rejects man’s bid to adopt son he fathered by surrogate
A Singaporean court has rejected a man’s bid to adopt a child he fathered via a surrogate. The man paid US$200,000 to a US based surrogate to father a child. He provided sperm and the child was created via artificial insemination, but despite being the child’s biological father the court has refused to formally recognise […]
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 […]
Review | Temuan [the meeting] is a beautiful shamanic ritual
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Temuan [the meeting] | Flaming Locomotive Engine Room | Jan 27 & 28 | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ There are three types of really good Fringe shows. The first is that show that has you raucously laughing out loud, literally rolling in your seat. The second hits straight for your heart, making abstract notions like love, violence and suffering […]
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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