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By vanrozenheim
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(Singapore) - What is clear from the rejuvenated debate on whether homosexual acts under Section 377A of the Penal Code should be decriminalised is that passions run high over this issue. And where passions run high, reason often runs dry. Section 377A is a rare mutant in the laws of Singapore. When the Home Affairs Ministry announced the proposed changes to the Penal Code which will soon be debated in Parliament, it said that although Section 377A would not be deleted, it would not be "proactive" in enforcing this law against consensual acts that take place in private.
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