Decades ago, U.S. corporations discovered the massive purchasing power of the LGBT community and began targeting ads towards us. This increasing visibility across media helped move LGBT equality forward. The same thing will eventually happen in China and other parts of the world. While I'd love to believe that open-mindedness will increase LGBT acceptance. it's really profit dollars that will do it. Whatever the reason may be, I'll be happy to see it happen.
agree with sexy hot daddy mr. marconn, it's not safe to go out just yet, better to wait it out a bit longer first .. hopefully the Chinese will do the same and hold off on such mass gathering
I hope that the health crisis continues to improve because I'm just not sure that we're ready for large gatherings yet. That being said, I wish you all a happy healthy safe Pride.
Gay men take fight to end Singapore’s gay sex ban to highest court
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-men-take-fight-to-end-singapores-gay-sex-ban-to-highest-court/
Your perception of its schizophrenia is because on the one hand, the govt has to be careful not to offend the conservative forces and on the other, the late ex-prime minister Lee Kuan Yew had already said that homosexuality is something that can't be changed. Both the present prime minister (as well as his wife) is also understanding towards gay sexuality. Furthermore, his gay nephew Li Huanwu has legally married his love in South Africa, with the blessings of his parents. So the govt is walking on a tightrope, trying not to offend either parties, i.e. by upholding an archaic law for formality's sake and, at the same time, not actively persecuting the gays. It is just like the choice of our national language. It is on paper to look good but our non-Malay population hardly use it in their daily life.
I understand your point. Yet foreign influence does exist on your governments, otherwise they would not have the schizophrenic attitude I am mentioning.
No. Whether it's India or Taiwan or Thailand, it will have zero effect on Sg. Our court will simply dismiss them and say "They have their own culture, their own laws. We have ours." The Sg govt, led by whichever party, will be afraid of losing votes. The only way change can come is from its younger generation. A recent survey found that the younger generation is more accepting to gay people as compared to the older generation.
Just look at the Singaporean youths. Westernisation has accelerated that Asian traditions are in the process of being cast off. More and more families are speaking English at home rather than Mandarin or non-Mandarin dialects. How many Chinese youngsters and sing Chinese songs? How many who have left school can read a Chinese newspaper? Even the Malays are much more liberal than their peers from neighbouring countries. Young unmarried couples hold hand publicly, which is frowned up elsewhere as it is considered 'khalwat' (intimacy). So we can only wait for the older generation to pass on before there's a chance for penal code 377A to be abolished.
It's also schizophrenic, since the government says that the law will stay in place but will not be applied.
@nightingale, do you think the Indian read-down will have an influence eventually?
2 men have filed appeals against a High Court decision to dismiss their legal challenges against the law criminalising sex between men. For details, read:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/two-men-file-appeals-against-high-court-decision-to-dismiss-section-377a-challenge
I don't think they are hypocrites. They are just ignoramuses, not educated enough about sexuality of minorities like us. They have a distorted understanding about our nature, that we destroy the so-called family values, social morality and are closely associated with HIV cases. They also think we can be converted back to straight and that we are stubborn in sticking to our homosexuality. The religious-minded will also refer to their respective holy books to condemn our behaviour and call us perverts.
High Court rejects all three challenges against Section 377A
The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/high-court-rejects-all-three-challenges-against-section-377a
i'm not surprised, this is why i hate being asian in the first place, must be RICE i guess, i dunno
i also honestly hate looking like a chink, it's really bad, honey!
As is often the fact, a group of young guys who cannot accept their own sexuality. So they bully or attack their peers to take away focus on their sexuality problems and make themselves seem more cool.
The photo on this article SCREAMS closet cases. On the left, "I can't accept who I am". In the middle, "I am so in love with my friend but how do I tell him??" and on the right..."Did McDonald's just release a new Big Mac??" :P
i think that if the event just for dancing and music, then you are not realistic
there must be diversity events because people came to Bangkok/Thailand was not for one day only in majority.
its look like you make generalitization that all gays just for dancing
as i met gay from europe.
Here there must be facilitator for many purpose of visit.
if you see realistic and deep understanding, the events is not for solely dancing.
but thankful event that why you gay should give honor, and giving to society. be aware
two things in her son's letter that were very painful for mum
"mum, I wish I died the day I was born so that I didn't create all the social issues for you."
"Had I been born a disable child you would have loved and protected me every day, but because I was born gay you could have never forgiven for that"
Yeah Singapore is always on top as usual. Keep up the great work. By the way I read something very interesting about men health https://www.dtapclinic.com/mens-health/ and wanted to share. Hope it will help. Cheers!
Baby Steps....Baby Steps. Open-mindedness is something that doesn't come easy in a traditional society. Kudos to the people of Vietnam for trying to make a difference in their future for the LGBT community!!!!
Visas: la justice hongkongaise donne raison à un couple de lesbiennes
https://fr.news.yahoo.com/visas-justice-hongkongaise-donne-raison-à-couple-lesbiennes-062247357.html
I don't see a problem here as only the upper torsos of both men were showing so there is no nudity involved and it was only "implied" sex. But it was gay so they want to probably make an example of the two by drawing it out into the public by fining and imprisoning these guys to show how perverted same-sex couples act. If this had happened to a heterosexual couple it wouldn't go any farther more than likely.
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