Section 377A Strikedown Case Fails in High Court

Gaynz.com, 10 Apr 2013
Singapore’s High Court has dismissed a case by gay partners Gary Lim and Kenneth Chee designed to scrap a law which bans gay male sex. At present, Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code, introduced when the island nation was under British rule, makes it a crime for men to engage in ‘gross indecency’ with each other, punishing them with up to two years jail. However, the law is rarely enforced, so de facto decriminalisation already exists. Singaporean LGBT rights advocates have already said they will appeal the case to the Court of Appeal. Link

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