Lee Hsien Loong MP (born 10 February 1952) is a Singaporean politician who has served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore since August 2004. Lee is the eldest son of the 1st Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew. He has taken over the leadership of People's Action Party as the Secretary-General since December 2004 when former Prime Minister and Secretary-General Goh Chok Tong stepped down from the position to become the Senior Minister. Lee then led the party to victory in the 2006, 2011, 2015 and 2020 general elections. He began his current term on 15 January 2016 following the opening of Singapore's 13th Parliament.
Singapore PM: Colonial-Era Law Against Sex Between Consenting Men Will Be DROPPED
“By and large, Singapore is a conservative society ...” (Image via video still) OutRight Action International reports that during a National Day Rally, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that Section 377A of the country's penal code will be repealed — which would mean the end of a 1938 law criminalizing sex between consenting adult men.
He will propose a constitutional amendment preserving the country's definition of marriage as being a union of man and woman.
OutRight board member Kathy Teo said of the development: This is an important first step. But there is a long way to go to protect the equal rights of LGBTQ people in Singapore.
For now, we celebrate this first victory. Gay sex remains criminalized in just under 70 countries worldwide, often thanks to colonial-era mores.
