Have a Penny.

[spiderpig]

Just a thought:

Is everyone wanting to repeal 377A simply because everyone else is doing it?

I'm wondering about this well, because I've seen some questionable people trying hard to champion the cause. It is admirable, yes but do you - do they - really believe in it? Or are they doing it because they want to fight for rights that everyone is fighting for. What I'm trying to say is, is there something romantic about going against the government? Are you doing this so you feel better about yourself?

I'm being cynical here, but that's my job ain't it?

EDIT:

Here's a unique point of view (or rather, just one I chanced upon) from theCollectiveUs:

In all objectiveness, trials for consensual anal/oral gay sex, if any, don’t happen frequently at all. The penal code is just a stand the govt takes that is in line with our locale and our values as dictated by history and tradition.

As PM Lee has so glibly put it in one report recently, there’s as much objection against the code as there is support for it. As much as we’d like for the nation to take a more liberal standpoint, there’s always going to be the sprinkling of anti-gay conservatists.

Then again, there’d be the argument that we can make the difference, etc. Campaigning against rules is so Singaporean. The bottomline is, regardless of what the laws are, it’s not going to change anyone’s mindset about gay people - gaybashers will not suddenly decide to embrace pink just because ‘the garmen says so’.

It doesn’t seem to make sense for the penal code to be changed for a vocal minority. Strict, albeit controversial at times, laws like this are what define Singapore. It’s not a bad idea of course, to make yourself heard and in this case, it’s not the result that matters but the fact that we, as a people, are moved enough to make a stand for our country’s policies is what really makes the difference.