Same-Sex Marriage

Do you think that same-sex marriage will ever become legal in Singapore?

Based on evidence from the government, I can see that the government is strongly against the idea of same-sex marriage and thus Singapore would not allow same-sex marriage to become legal in the near future. Based on Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code, "Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or abets the commission of, or procures or attempts to procure the commission by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with another male person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years" , I can see that the government has set up heavy penalties to fight against Lesbian-Bisexual-Gay-Transsexual (LBGT). It can be clearly seen that gays and lesbians are not accepted in Singapore.

To add on, same-sex couples get many disadvantages in society. For example, benefits, wills and tax rights all exclude same-sex couples. Same-sex couples also cannot own their own HDB flat and can only rent or buy private housing. This a huge disadvantage towards the same-sex couples and with very limited housing choices, it can be quite clear that they do not belong in Singapore and should move out. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong once said that: "Family is the basic building block of this society. And by family in Singapore we mean one man, one woman, marrying, having children, and bringing up children within the framework of a stable family unit."

However, just a few days ago, New York City allowed same-sex marriage. It became hot news on most newspapers as New York City became the sixth US state to legalise same-sex marriage. There are already six countries that allow same-sex marriage. This might just cause a domino effect. More and more countries might follow the US and legalise same-sex marriage. This could lead to more and more people accepting gays and lesbians. Eventually, this world might turn upside down with gays and lesbians completely normal.

Isn't same-sex marriage against simple human biology? Shouldn't the opposite sex attract one another? This are some of the questions that pops into my head when I saw "same-sex marriage". I hope that Singapore continue to disallow same-sex marriage although it may change in the future.