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10-18-2007, 11:00 PM
Channelnewsasia.com (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/306534/1/.html)
SINGAPORE: In an apparent counter move, a group calling itself "the Majority" has set up a website to collect signatures backing a call for the government to keep the law against gay sex.
The group, in an open letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, asks the government to "do what is right and retain Section 377A for the future of our children and our nation".
Under Section 377A of the Penal Code, it is illegal for men to have sex with one another. While prosecution is rare, those convicted can be jailed up to two years.
The online letter read: "Section 377A is a reflection of the sentiments of the majority of society. Most Singaporeans hold conservative family values and do not accept homosexuality as the norm.
"Repealing Section 377A is a vehicle to force homosexuality on a conservative population that is not ready for homosexuality."
Repealing the law, the letter said, could lead to the redefinition of same-sex marriage and the trend of adoption by same-sex parents. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?i=vuria5A</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?a=vuria5A) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?i=yFUZQqA</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?a=yFUZQqA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?i=ArUqssa</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?a=ArUqssa) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?i=QcN52ma</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?a=QcN52ma) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?i=4MLB17A</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?a=4MLB17A)
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SINGAPORE: In an apparent counter move, a group calling itself "the Majority" has set up a website to collect signatures backing a call for the government to keep the law against gay sex.
The group, in an open letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, asks the government to "do what is right and retain Section 377A for the future of our children and our nation".
Under Section 377A of the Penal Code, it is illegal for men to have sex with one another. While prosecution is rare, those convicted can be jailed up to two years.
The online letter read: "Section 377A is a reflection of the sentiments of the majority of society. Most Singaporeans hold conservative family values and do not accept homosexuality as the norm.
"Repealing Section 377A is a vehicle to force homosexuality on a conservative population that is not ready for homosexuality."
Repealing the law, the letter said, could lead to the redefinition of same-sex marriage and the trend of adoption by same-sex parents. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?i=vuria5A</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?a=vuria5A) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?i=yFUZQqA</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?a=yFUZQqA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?i=ArUqssa</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?a=ArUqssa) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?i=QcN52ma</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?a=QcN52ma) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?i=4MLB17A</img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/Sxxxyorg?a=4MLB17A)
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