Singapore homosexuality

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Geographical location of Singapore

Although the topic of homosexuality has been publicly discussed in Singapore for several years, same-sex love is still hardly accepted in the island state and is largely taboo in private life.

Legal situation

In Singapore , homosexuality is legally illegal, with in fact no criminal prosecution. At the moment there are considerations to delete the sodomy clause (which applies to homosexual and heterosexual intercourse) from criminal law, but there is still no draft law that would allow the deletion of another one that only applies to intercourse between two men ( lesbian sexuality is not perceived by criminal law) applicable paragraphs. Ex-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's considerations to completely decriminalize homosexuality because it is genetically determined have not yet become the subject of parliamentary activity.

Legal texts

The age of consent is 16 years for opposite-sex contacts and less for spouses. By default, marriage is possible from the age of 21, with the permission of the parents also from the age of 18 and under other conditions also below.

Version before October 2007

English original German translation
Chapter 224 - Penal Code
Chapter XVI - Offenses Affecting the Human Body
Sexual Offenses
Chapter 224 - Criminal Law
Chapter XVI - Crimes Concerning the Human Body
Sex crimes
Section 377 Unnatural Offences
Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animals, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine .
Explanation:
Penetration is sufficient to constitute the carnal intercourse necessary to the offense described in this section. 		Article 377 Unnatural offenses
Anyone who voluntarily has unnatural sexual intercourse with a man, a woman or animals is punished with life imprisonment or with a prison sentence of up to ten years and can also be fined.
Explanation:
Penetration is sufficient to perform sexual intercourse as necessary for the offense described in this section.
Section 377A Outrages on decency
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. 		Article 377A Atrocities against decency
Any male person who, in public or in private, commits a grossly indecent act with another male person, who favors its execution, induces it to carry it out or tries to induce it to do so, can be imprisoned for up to two years to be judged.

Version after October 2007

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Chapter 224 - Penal Code
(Base Versions: 4 of 1871 → Ordinance ([16th September 1872]) → 1970 Ed. Cap. 103 → REVISED EDITION 1985
Amended by: […] 51 of 2007)
Chapter XVI - Offenses affecting the human body
Sexual Offenses
Chapter 224 - Criminal Law
(Basic version: [Law] 4/1871 → Decree ([September 16, 1872]) → 1970 Ed. Cap. 103 → Revised edition 1985
Corrected by: […] 51/2007)
Chapter XVI - Crimes Concerning the Human Body
Sex crimes
Section 377 Sexual penetration of a corpse [...] Section 377 Sexual penetration of a corpse [...]
Section 377A Outrages on decency
[unchanged] 		Section 377A Atrocities against decency
[unchanged]
Section 377B Sexual penetration with living animal [...] Section 377B Sexual penetration with a live animal [...]
Section 377C Interpretation of sections 375 to 377B (sexual offenses) […] Section 377C Interpretation of Sections 375 through 377B (Sexual Crimes) [...]
Section 377D Mistake as to age
[...] 		Section 377D Oversight due to age
[individual sex crimes are not punished if the perpetrator is younger than 21 and the sexual partner is of the opposite sex]

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Singapore To Repeal Sodomy Laws But Not For Gays on 365Gay.com, September 17, 2007 (English)
  2. ↑ Requirements for Filing a Notive of Marriage (below 18 years) ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , rom.gov.sg, accessed on August 21, 2008  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / app.rom.gov.sg
  3. ↑ Chapter 224 - Penal Code / Chapter XVI - Offences affecting the human body / Sexual Offences , statutes.agc.gov.sg, as of August 21, 2008 ( with menu )