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Singapore to repeal colonial-era law against gay sex
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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced Sunday the country will repeal a colonial-era law criminalising gay sex, though he maintained that the government will continue to "uphold" marriage as being between a man and a woman. Inherited from the British colonial era, section 377A of Singapore's penal code punishes sex between men with up to two years in jail. Gay rights campaigners have long said the law runs afoul of the affluent city-state's increasingly modern and vibrant culture, and had mounted two unsuccessful legal challenges. During a major policy speech Sunday, Lee said attitudes have shifted since 15 years ago when the government decided the law s

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