On Aug 21, 2022, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced in his National Day Rally speech that the Government would be repealing Section 377A of the Penal Code which criminalises sex between men. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - As it repeals Section 377A, the Government will also make it clear in the Constitution that it is Parliament's prerogative to define marriage as being between a man and a woman and to make other pro-family policies on that basis, Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said on Monday (Aug 22). This is different from enshrining the.
SINGAPORE - The Court of Appeal had signalled that the law criminalising gay sex could be discriminatory and the courts may have to deal with the issue in future, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K.Shanmugam. And it would be irresponsible for the Government to do nothing about the matter, he said in an interview on Monday (Aug 22) on.