Originally Posted by
Sjoerd
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.
Singapore is one of the highly westernized countries in Asia... However, it is also a highly conservative country... My only explanation is that it is cultural and very deep-rooted... And family is in the centre of the big picture rather than self... In my opinion, Singapore as a society is much more conservative than countries like China...
My NY friend and I have been comparing notes… And we kinda agree that Singapore as she is now, is pretty much in the same shoes as NYC in the early 50s or 60s… A lot of gay things are being done in a hush-hush manner… It is a case of do-it-and-don’t-get-caught… I pretty much doubt there would be an event like Stonewall that would liberate the small island state in the same way the empire state had in terms of gay acceptance… But from what has happened in the recent years, the island is making some progress in that direction… Be it in a slow, highly metered manner…
Is it sad??? Maybe so for those who have enjoyed the freedom and kinda take it for granted … But it is something we have to go through very much like how “GLBTization” is attained elsewhere… Now, my biggest worry is that other nations start sending battalions of “rainbow warriors” in attempt to liberate their fellow “rainbow people” from the “oppression”… I’m not an expert in sociology… But I believe it is very delicate and highly-interlinked, just like the game of JANGA… A small manipulation of the building blocks might disturb the whole structure and u can’t really predict the outcome…
Originally Posted by
MegatopLover
I think what holtju2 is saying is that it may be against the law, but the government doesn't (usually) cane people or execute them for buggery.
Like I’ve mentioned, it is a case of do-it-and-don’t-get-caught… But exercise cautions…
Originally Posted by
Morland
And they've just legalised it. Personally I choose not to support countries where I am so strongly discriminated against in law. While it might be the case that a blind eye is turned to activities that are technically illegal, the legal position that remains gives governments and police carte blanche to steam into gay bars, clubs, saunas whenever they want to curry some favour with religious groups.
Accordingly to the article, they legalized it only for heterosexual couples...
In Rome, do as the Romans do... and in Singapore, do as the Singaporeans do...
Every individuals are different simply because that's what makes them an individual... And i guess the same thing applies to countries too...