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Mis-informed demonisation of LGBTs?
Jul. 29 | Donaldson Tan There have been acts of mis-information over Thio Li-Ann’s decision to cancel her visit to New York University (NYU). Particularly, Thio Li-Ann’s supporters attempted to demonise the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT)...
Put the gun down or pull the trigger
Jul. 13 | Ravi Philemon A recent ruling by the New Delhi High Court reinterpreting Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which was devised to prevent and criminalise all sexual activity “against the order of nature”, but especially homosexual...
Change you can believe in? (part four)
May. 29 | Photo: A church service at City Harvest Church. Most Christians in Singapore are adament that homosexuality is a condition that is changeable. Courtesy of Liu Kam Kit / Creative Commons Terence Lee / Deputy Editor In this four-part series, the writer...
Change you can believe in? (part two)
May. 23 | Photo: Many gays who went through Choices Ministry gave up the pursuit of opposite-sex relationships. Courtesy of Mumblegum / Creative Commons Terence Lee / Deputy Editor In this four-part series, the writer explores the idea of conversion therapy and...
Change you can believe in? (part one)
May. 20 | Photo: Pink Dots particpants forming the word 'love' at the Speaker's Corner. Courtesy of Pink Dot. Terence Lee / Deputy Editor Some religious leaders preach it, but psychologists deny it. The word is change, and the subject is homosexuality....
TOC Editorial: Keep Kum Hong
May. 17 | Choo Zheng Xi / Editor-in-Chief Mr Siew Kum Hong’s detractors have recently begun lobbying the government to deny him a second term as a nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) on the basis that he has stood up to oppose discrimination against homosexuals. These...
A thousand gather to celebrate diversity and the freedom to love
May. 17 | Videographer: Mervin Lee / Interviewers: Teng Jing Wei and Vicky Yang More pictures of the event by Damien Chng in “More than a thousand turn up to support Pink Dot”. Tng Ying Hui The overcast sky did not hamper the exuberance of the crowd...
More than a thousand turn up to support Pink Dot
May. 16 | Here are some pictures from the Pink Dot event at Speakers’ Corner on Saturday. The Online Citizen will have a report and video here on Sunday. You can view more pictures here. Also, view more pictures, by Wallace Woon, here. The following pictures...
No change on homosexual position – Wong
May. 14 | The government was not going to be pressured into changing its position on homosexuality before the takeover of AWARE. Nor does the government intend to change its position now that the Old Guard has recaptured AWARE. DPM Wong Kan Seng
BREAKING NEWS: Staff sent out email asking members to vote at Aware EOGM
Apr. 27 | Breaking News: Ng Teck Siong, chairman of the Reform Party, has resigned from the party. Speaking to TOC, Mr Ng said he has “resigned completely” from the party. He confirmed he is not even an ordinary member of the Reform Party But church denies...
TOC Latest: DBS “disappointed” with Josie Lau’s disregard for staff Code of Conduct
Apr. 16 | Darren Boon Not the first time that Lau had breached the staff code of conduct. DBS this evening issued a stinging statement rebuking Josie Lau for flouting the DBS staff code of conduct twice. “Every year, all employees are required to acknowledge...
Different broth but the same old medicine
Dec. 13 | Anthony Koh My recent return to Singapore after a year away in Sydney was greeted by a disheartening headline Surge in HIV cases among gay men highlighted on the front page of The Sunday Times (7 Dec). The prominence was deliberate. The report was coincidental,...
