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February 18, 2013

Singapore law minister: we won’t repeal anti-gay sex law

In a meeting with religious leaders, Singapore’s law minister, said the city-state’s anti-gay sex law will not be repealed nor will it be enforced

Singapore will not repeal the anti-sodomy laws that criminalizes gay sex, affirmed Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam, Singapore’s law minister, to an influential Christian group.

According to the reports from LoveSingapore’s Facebook page, a group network of 100 churches, the minister attended a meeting with its leaders to discuss LGBT rights today (18 February).

January 23, 2013

Singapore Christians rally for battle against repeal of anti-gay law

Attorney-General warns of risk of prejudice to court cases if heated public debate continues

Christian pastors in Singapore are showing that they are not going to allow an anti-gay law to be repealed without a fight.

Pastor Yang Tuck Yoong of Cornerstone Community Church told Straits Times that church leaders have met several times over the last month to discuss a collective response to the court case currently challenging Singapore's Section 377A, the colonial era law that criminalizes gay sex.