Singapore’s Supreme Court says ban on homosexuality is necessary

A Singaporean contingent at WorldPride 2012 in London.
Photo: Flickr/Su–May

Singapore’s Supreme Court refused to overturn the country’s ban on homosexuality in a case argued behind closed doors.

Three people – a retired doctor, a DJ, and an LGBTQ activist – challenged the country’s ban on male homosexuality, saying that it violated provisions in Singapore’s Constitution that protect equal rights. The court was not swayed.

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Section 377A of Singapore’s penal code says that “any male person” who engages in “any act of gross indecency with another male person” can get up to two years in prison. The law is rarely enforced and some LGBTQ events can take place in Singapore.

The challengers argued that Section 377A violates Article 12 of Singapore’s Constitution, which guarantees equal protection under the law and bans discrimination on certain, limited grounds.

But the court…

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