Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong announced this Sunday that it will repeal Law 377A, which punishes homosexuality with up to two years in prison, but will amend the Constitution to protect marriage between men and women.
In a speech to the nation, Lee stated that social attitudes towards the LGBT community have changed “significantly”, so it’s time to decriminalize relationships between men, which are considered a crime in the Penal Code. “great immorality”.
“Although we remain a largely conservative society, gays are now more accepted in Singapore, especially among young Singaporeans,” he said. “Dominant norms and values” Preservation of marriage as collected by the CNA.
Just this week, the deputy prime minister, Lawrence Wong, According to Bloomberg, he was assured that Singaporean authorities value repealing the law as “an indication of the important values that are important to society.”
However, the authorities rule reviewThe colonial-era law, which has not been actively enforced for over a decade, will not legalize same-sex marriage or change other issues such as adoption rules or educational values.