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Nov 28, 2022 · Section 377A of the Penal Code is a colonial-era law that criminalised sex between men. Marriage is defined under Section 12 of the Women’s Charter as being between a man and a woman....
Penal Code 1871. Long Title. 1 Short title 2 Punishment of offences committed within Singapore 3 Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within Singapore 4 Jurisdiction over public servants for offences committed outside Singapore 4A Offences against State and genocide committed outside Singapore by citizen or ...
Section 377A was a Singaporean law that criminalised sex between consenting adult males. It was introduced under British colonial rule in 1938 when it was added to the Penal Code by the colonial government. It remained a part of the Singapore body of law after the Penal Code review of 2007 which removed most of the other provisions in Section 377.
Aug 22, 2022 · SINGAPORE - Singapore will repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday (Aug 21), confirming months of speculation that the Government might move on...
Penal Code Section 377A prohibited oral and anal sex between men. It was hotly debated between gay supporters, who wanted the discriminatory clause to be repealed, and their opponents, who supported its retention. 1 Section 377A was challenged in court five times between 2010 and 2019.
Aug 23, 2022 · Section 377A of the Penal Code is a law criminalising sex between men, which is not enforced. It was introduced in 1938 by the British colonial government, and was likely partially aimed...
Jan 3, 2023 · SINGAPORE – Section 377A, a decades-old law criminalising gay sex, has officially been struck off the books, after President Halimah Yacob assented on Dec 27 to the Bill that proposed the repeal.
Aug 19, 2022 · As Singapore considers its next steps for Section 377A of the Penal Code which criminalises sex between men, CNA looks at the history of the legislation inherited from the British penal system...
Aug 21, 2022 · SINGAPORE: Singapore will repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 21), revoking a colonial-era law that...
Nov 29, 2022 · The repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code, following a 10-hour debate over two days, saw 93 MPs voting in favour of the move. Workers’ Party MPs Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC) and Dennis Tan...
