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Singapore’s parliament repealed a colonial-era law that criminalised sex between men in a groundbreaking change.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