Singapore Stumbles Into the 20th Century

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Singapore Stumbles Into the 20th Century

Post by jackspratt » November 29, 2022, 7:59 pm

The (almost) one party state of Singapore seems to have sleepily awoken to the fact the the world doesn't exist exclusively for boys + girls.

But for a country which still allows for the birch, and state murder for relatively minor drug infractions, there is some way to go.
Singapore parliament repeals gay sex ban but limits prospect of legalising same-sex marriage

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-29/ ... /101713976



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Re: Singapore Stumbles Into the 20th Century

Post by Laan Yaa Mo » November 29, 2022, 11:25 pm

jackspratt wrote:
November 29, 2022, 7:59 pm
The (almost) one party state of Singapore seems to have sleepily awoken to the fact the the world doesn't exist exclusively for boys + girls.

But for a country which still allows for the birch, and state murder for relatively minor drug infractions, there is some way to go.
Singapore parliament repeals gay sex ban but limits prospect of legalising same-sex marriage

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-29/ ... /101713976
They should keep the anti-horking in the street law. It's a winner.
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Re: Singapore Stumbles Into the 20th Century

Post by tamada » November 30, 2022, 4:03 am

So it's still a fascist police state in the tropics. I see.
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