Marriages for the LGTBI collective remain illegal in the Asian country
Singapore is progressing little by little in adopting the LGTBI community, although there is still a long way to go. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Sunday that he will repeal Law 377A, which punishes homosexuality with up to two years in prison. However, the Asian government will amend the constitution to protect marriage between men and women only, so that same-sex relationships remain prohibited.
This small step is in response to the “significant” change in social attitudes towards the LTGBI community, the Prime Minister has confirmed, for which the executive has deemed it necessary to decriminalize relations between men, which the criminal code regards as “serious indecency”.
Despite the fact that the legality of same-sex ties has not changed at all, nor other issues such as adoption rules or educational values, “gay people are now more accepted, especially among the young”, in this “generally conservative society” Lee emphasized.
This law dates back to colonial times and has not been actively enforced for more than a decade. The Asian country’s deputy prime minister, Lawrence Wong, has agreed to revise this regulation as a “marker of relevant values that matter to society”.
Source: La Verdad
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