Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said the Government has had extensive discussions with different people on Section 377A.SINGAPORE - The Government is considering how best to balance ground feedback that gay sex should not be criminalised with the desire for Singapore's current position on marriage to be retained.
"Many agree that men who have sex with each other should not be thrown into prison. Gay sex should not be criminalised," he said. "The Government understands this view. We are now considering how best to achieve this balance," he said. In February this year, the Court of Appeal through a five-judge panel, dismissed challenges brought by three men who argued that Section 377A should be struck down. It ruled that Section 377A will stay on the books but cannot be used to prosecute men for having gay sex.
Mr Wong is a former board member and chairman of Christian organisation Focus on the Family, while Mr Khair is executive chairman of SuChi Success Initiatives, which runs marriage preparation courses for Muslim couples and other training programmes.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)