- Homosexuality⚢✔ Male illegal, female legal
- Marriage⚭✖ Not legal
- Changing Gender✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Adoption✖ Illegal
- Discrimination✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination✖ No protections
- MilitaryAmbiguous
- Age of Consent✖ Unequal
- Donating Blood✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy✖ Not banned
By The Numbers
28%
believe that Singaporeans should be able to participate in same-sex relationships
38%
DO NOT believe that Singaporeans should be able to participate in same-sex relationships
(Ipsos, 2018)
72.9%
of Singaporeans are against same-sex marriage
(Institute of Policy Studies, 2014)
78.2%
of Singaporeans feel that sexual relations between same-sex adults is always or almost always wrong
(Institute of Policy Studies, 2014)
History
Male illegal, female legal
Up to 2 years in prison. Not enforced since 1999. Under Penal Code, Chapter XVI, Article 377A. Suggested by an Singaporean Offical to decriminalize. Decriminalization pending.
the first openly politician got elected. lesbianism has been legal since 2007. DJ from Singapore is challenging the sodamy law.
the first openly politician got elected. lesbianism has been legal since 2007. DJ from Singapore is challenging the sodamy law.
Current status
Male illegal, female legal
Offenders can face a penalty of imprisonment of up to 2 years.
Penal Code, Chapter XVI, Article 377A
Penal Code, Chapter XVI, Article 377A
Legal, but requires surgery
Requires surgery to changes documents. Missing non binary options on documents.
Current status
(since Jan 24, 1996)
(since Jan 24, 1996)
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender reassignment surgeries are legal in Singapore, and in 1973 the government allowed patients to change their identity cards. This change implicitly recognized marriages that included an individual that had undergone surgery.
However, later in 1990, such marriages were deemed illegal after a marriage between a woman and a transgender man (Lim Ying v Hiok Kian Ming Eric) was declared void by the High Court.
In 1996, MP Abdullah Tarmugi made an announcement that individuals who have undergone surgery could marry someone of the opposite sex.
However, later in 1990, such marriages were deemed illegal after a marriage between a woman and a transgender man (Lim Ying v Hiok Kian Ming Eric) was declared void by the High Court.
In 1996, MP Abdullah Tarmugi made an announcement that individuals who have undergone surgery could marry someone of the opposite sex.
Current status
No protections
The media development Authority makes it illegal to show LGBT in a positive light. As well in June 2017 the Advertising agency Standards said to remove the phrase " Supporting The Freedom To Love" from a promotional add for the years Pink Dot Festival on the grounds of Affecting the publics sensitivities. June 2017 was the 8 Year that this festival took place.
Current status
Ambiguous
Medically downgraded to a Physical Employment Status of C (PES C), and put through modified Basic Military Training. On graduation, they are deployed in a vocation which has no security risks, posted to non-sensitive units and given a security status which restricts their access to classified documents.
Current status
Unequal
The age of consent in Singapore is 16 for opposite-sex sexual activity and female-female sexual activity. However, same-sex activity between males is not legal.
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Alternative names: Singapore/Singapura/Xinjiapo/Singapur (local name)
