Tag: LGBT
MFA reminds US embassy ‘not to interfere in our domestic social, political matters’ after...
Singapore—On Wednesday (May 19), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a statement expressing regret that the US embassy had co-hosted a webinar with...
M Ravi: Section 377A should be found as a law that is “absurd”
Singapore — Amid the latest battle to repeal the country’s law banning sex between gay men, lawyer M Ravi has stated that the colonial-era...
W Singapore – Sentosa Cove earns praise for featuring gay couple in post, but...
Singapore—A hotel at Sentosa Cove has been widely lauded for a post it featured on its social media pages earlier this week. W Singapore...
LGBT in Singapore — Targeting the invisible shackles that bind the community
The LGBT community in Singapore remains unaccepted and unacknowledged despite efforts to carve out a spot in society for them. Perhaps a different approach...
Same-sex kiss scene cut from Star Wars film released in Singapore
Singapore -- A brief kiss between two women in the latest Star Wars movie has been cut by Disney from the version released in...
Andrea’s story: How Singapore’s first transgender model is blazing the trail for others
Singapore—Andrea Razali is by all accounts a beautiful woman. But Andrea, since she is commonly referred to only by her first name, also carries...
Indonesia ministries ban pregnant, LGBT job seekers: report
Several Indonesian ministries are banning pregnant, disabled, or LGBT job hunters in favour of what one called "normal" applicants, the Ombudsman said Friday, slammed...
“With Section 377A, gay and bisexual men are doubly criminalised”—lawyer for repeal argues
Singapore—The third legal challenge to Section 377A of the Penal Code, which is Singapore’s colonial-era law that criminalize acts of “gross indecency” between males,...
Lawyers fighting for 377A repeal: sexual orientation cannot be willfully changed
Singapore—In the second legal challenge to Section 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalizes sex between males, lawyers who are arguing for the colonial-era...
Netflix ‘skip sex button’ anyone?
A call by Malaysia's National Film Development Corporation (Finas) CEO Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nadzri to regulate Netflix and censor sex scenes has become an idea for...