01.03 / 04:15
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Singapore Court Won't Overturn Ban on Sex Between Men
South China Morning Post that the statute still needs to be struck down because it “is a huge signpost to society that gay men are still criminals.” Tan, a retired doctor, plans further legal challenges. But the court said it is up to the city-state’s Parliament, not the courts, to change the law.The law, known as Section 377A, dates to 1938, when Singapore was a British colony.