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LGBTQ Singaporeans welcome sex law repeal, decry marriage exclusion
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s LGBTQ community on Monday welcomed the government’s plan to decriminalise gay sex but warned that upholding the traditional definition of marriage would only promote further inequality.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Sunday that the city-state would repeal the colonial-era law, but said the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman will be kept to allay fears of “a drastic shift in our societal norms”.Section 377A of Singapore’s penal code penalises sex between men with up to two years in jail.Gay rights campaigners have long said the law runs counter to the affluent city-state’s vibrant culture and have unsuccessfully challenged the law in

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