Section 377A to be repealed: Religious groups express worries, LGBTQ community celebrate

SINGAPORE - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LBGTQ) community groups have expressed relief that the law which criminalises sex between men will be repealed, and called it a "powerful statement that state-sanctioned discrimination has no place in Singapore". Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had announced the repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code during his National Day Rally...

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