Comments on: No gay Christmas orgy for you

By: neil

neil — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:26:44 +0000

Cat, pigeons, Terry… Yeeha!

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:43:29 +0000

Yes, just look at how well accepted it is in the US for male clergy to molest boys. It is fine as long as it does not happen on the playground in public view. It has been going on so long that it almost seems like nobody cares it happened, except for the boys it happened to. :p

By: andrea

andrea — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:47:25 +0000

Damien, I agree, and that’s why I think we need to challenge the prevalent point of view. If social conservatives are constantly greeted with male-male, female-female, and male-female couples in society, it’ll all become normal. In time.

By: Damien

Damien — Sun, 19 Dec 2004 12:08:14 +0000

my take: homosexuals have to be LESS blatant than heterosexuals. Whether one likes it or not, two men kissing has a much higher chance of causing offence than a ‘lovey-dovey’ heterosexual couple….anywhere in the world. Ironically, gay-bashing isn’t exactly uncommon in the West whereas in Asia, one might just get disapproving looks.

By: andrea

andrea — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 05:25:51 +0000

That’s kind of the point, I guess. I don’t think homosexuals are any more blatant about their sexuality than heterosexuals - there are of course extremists in both cases. What I’m not happy with is how they’ve gone with the stereotype to justify their decision.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:13:02 +0000

correction: i meant to write ‘PINK dollar’, not ‘ink dollar’.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:11:21 +0000

Money isn’t the real issue actually- people, especially critics of singapore, assumed that when the government allowed gay bars to operate, acknowledged the presence of gay civil servants, and called for greater tolerance of ‘diversity’ among Singaporeans, it was all to chase the ‘ink dollar.’Critics were quick to sneer at the ‘mercenary nature’ of the government.
Of course, the police refusal to grant the permit has shot down this notion. There are many people who are genuinely discomforted by blatant displays of homosexuality. And rightly or wrongly, the government has to consider the feelings of this majority. One only needs to read letters sent to the local daily to confirm this.
Contrary to stereotypes of Singapore being cold, clinical, and a ‘nanny state’, things are never that simple. The problem is not solely due to the ‘bureaucrats’. even in the US, Europe, and Australia, its citizens are still grappling with legalizing gay marriage, allowing gay priests into the church, and genuine public acceptance of people with homosexual inclinations. As Singaporean society matures (it has only enjoyed 40 years of independence), people will naturally become more tolerant.

By: TuTu

TuTu — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 07:45:34 +0000

“Keeping their heads down” might be one of the things they don’t want to see!

By: andrea

andrea — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 00:53:45 +0000

So is the USA becoming more and more like Singapore, or is it the converse?

By: eldan

eldan — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:46:19 +0000

It’s just like America really: Singapore is a progressive place for that subset of the arts and culture which the President enjoys.