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Singapore's highest court on Monday dismissed a challenge by three gay rights activists against a law criminalising sex between men, ruling that since authorities did not enforce the law it did not breach plaintiffs' constitutional rights.
Singapore's top court has punted the country's law criminalizing gay sex to parliament in a decision that activists called a "partial victory."
LGBTQI advocacy group Pink Dot SG called the Singapore court's refusal to strike down section 377A "a devastating blow" to the community.
The law is not being enforced, but it is up to the nation's Parliament to repeal it, the Singapore Court of Appeal ruled.
Singapore's highest court on Monday dismissed a challenge by three gay rights activists against a law criminalising sex between men, ruling that since authorities did not enforce the law it did not breach plaintiffs' constitutional rights.