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Months after Singapore decriminalized consensual gay sex, the city-state’s closest thing to a Pride event highlights how far its LGBT community has come—and how far it still has to go.

LGBTQ+ advocates welcome repeal of British colonial-era law while expressing dismay as parliament backs existing definition of marriage

Singapore’s parliament repealed a colonial-era law that criminalised sex between men in a groundbreaking change.

The law had long been criticised as discriminatory and stigmatising to the LGBTQ community.

Parliament lifted a ban criminalizing sex between men this week. It also passed an amendment that will effectively block attempts to legalize marriage.

In Singapore, the repeal of a colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex restores a sense of dignity to the LGBTQ community, but equality remains elusive.

As the government prepares to repeal the discriminatory colonial-era law, LGBTQ+ activists reflect on what comes next.

Singapore's LGBT community welcomes a decision to repeal a colonial-era law criminalising sex between men, with some declaring it is ""a step forward"" but ""a step forward a little late"".

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Scrapping of colonial-era section 377A law hailed as ‘a win for humanity’ by LGBTQ+ rights groups