June Chua – The T Project, Singapore
June Chua was looking for new ventures after decades in the sex work industry and she decided to start The T Project, a housing service and community support nonprofit for transgender Singaporeans…
Singapore
ADDED ON: 09/02/2020
Queer swimmer Theresa Goh advocates for Singapore’s LGBTQ community
Theresa Goh became a legend in Singapore by winning gold at the 2006 Paralympic Championships. Now she’s pushing for LGBTQ visibility in her home country. A new profile in Lifestyle Asia spells…
ADDED ON: 07/24/2020
LGBT pride flag influenced by Satan? Artiste Joanna Theng receives backlash
Sharing hot takes on the internet is not always rainbows and butterflies, as one local artiste found out after her opinions on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community were not…
ADDED ON: 07/21/2020
Singapore broadcaster slammed for gay character’s portrayal in drama series
Singapore’s national free-to-air broadcaster, MediaCorp, has come under fire after portraying a gay character in a manner that some have called “extremely harmful” to the LGBT community. In April, MediaCorp’s Channel 8…
ADDED ON: 07/15/2020
Thailand Is Taking Steps to Recognize Same-Sex Couples. But What About the Rest of Southeast Asia?
A year ago, Taiwan made history by becoming the first Asian country to permit same-sex marriage in a region where any form of legal recognition for same-sex partnerships—let alone marriage—remains stubbornly elusive.…
ADDED ON: 07/09/2020
Gay rights: the taboo subject in Singapore’s election
Among a record eleven parties set to contest Singapore’s election on Friday, there has been virtual silence on one of the conservative city-state’s most controversial issues, gay rights. Advocacy groups have stepped…
ADDED ON: 05/16/2020
Singaporean pop star dropped by his record label for coming out as gay makes triumphant comeback
Willie Tay, a Singaporean pop star whose sexuality cost him his record deal and social media following, has bounced back with a brand new album. Tay was a rising star on the…
ADDED ON: 04/01/2020
Singapore: Two men file appeals against High Court decision to dismiss Section 377A challenge
Two men have filed appeals against a High Court decision to dismiss their legal challenges against the law criminalising sex between men. Lawyers representing Mr Johnson Ong Ming, a disc jockey, and…
ADDED ON: 03/30/2020
Singapore Upholds Colonial Anti-Gay Laws: Being Gay Remains Illegal For 5.7M People
Singapore’s High Court today ruled to uphold the criminalisation of homosexuality, the Human Dignity Trust have confirmed. The decision would have overturned an anti-gay colonial law instated in 1938 under British rule.…
ADDED ON: 11/13/2019
Singapore court to hear legal challenges on gay sex ban
As a Singapore court prepares to hear a series of legal challenges to a law that bans gay sex, LGBT+ activists on Tuesday called for the “right” verdict to be delivered so…
ADDED ON: 11/11/2019
Gay sex: is time finally up for Singapore’s Section 377A?
It is a law famously and stubbornly resistant to change. One that has outlived not only the British colonialists who drafted it, but the British empire itself. A law that survived the…
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