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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 11:33 pm
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Sjoerd
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Singapore retains gay sex ban

From the BBC:
Singapore's parliament has voted against a proposal to decriminalise sex between men, despite receiving a petition signed by thousands of people. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government did not consider gays to be a minority with minority rights. In a rare speech to parliament, he said Singapore was a conservative society, and he wanted to keep it so.

While many countries in Asia are moving in the right direction, Singapore decided to take a few steps back. A sad day for gays in that country.
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