Squareface @ 31°North

SINGAPORE

LAWS: 1. Male homosexual sex is illegal, and can be punished by life in 

         prison, lesbian sex is legal in private.

      2. Visual representation of homosexual acts are banned, and so are 

         materials that portray homosexuality as a legitimate and acceptable 

         lifestyle. 

      3. The Ministry of Defence does not admit self-acknowledged gay men 

         into the military, but they have to serve the army in the capacity

         of administrative or logistical clerks when serving their two and a 

         half-year compulsory military service.

NOTE: 1. Singapore’s Registrar of Societies refused to register the gay 

         organization People Like Us on March 31, 2004 and ordered its members 

         to cease activity. The agency said registering the group would violate 

         the Societies Act’s ban on organizations that are “likely to be used 

         for unlawful purposes or for purposes prejudicial to public peace, 

         welfare or good order in Singapore” and its ban on organizations that 

         are “contrary to the national interest.” People Like Us said it would 

         launch an appeal to the Minister of Home Affairs. However, on April 7, 

         2004, the ministry suggested that would be pointless. “As the mainstream 

         moral values of Singaporeans are conservative, it is hence contrary to 

         public interest to grant legitimacy to the promotion of homosexual 

         activities and viewpoints,” the ministry said in response to a press 

         inquiry. For the time being, People Like Us has halted activity, but a 

         spokesman said the organization’s more than 1,000 members will continue 

         to advocate for gay rights individually.

      2. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, is anti-gay.

Homosexual Rights Around The World

So, in light of the proposal to outlaw lesbianism and the stir it has caused in the GLBT community in Singapore, I think many citizens will depopulate the country should the Lee Administration give the go-ahead to NCSS.