Live: MPs debate repealing gay sex law 377A, amending Singapore's Constitution to protect definition of marriage

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Section 377A criminalises sex between men and marriage is currently defined under the Women's Charter as being between a man and a woman.

The traditional light-up for the Pink Dot event in 2019 spelt out a call to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalises sex between men.

 

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