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Verdict by Court of Appeal and what the verdict means. Our community statement by various community groups will be released at 2pm. For folks in crisis and seeking community support, please contact hotlines and community groups listed in the resource pages at the end.

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The Court of Appeal has dismissed the 377A constitutional challenge. There will be a community statement to be released at 2pm.
https://t.co/bJL8OoOOFx

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Stay tuned to this space for updates on the constitutional challenge against Section 377A as the Court of Appeals judgement will be released soon!

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All 3 constitutional challenges dismissed by the High Court Judge. https://t.co/mGMwezkOaE

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The 3rd legal team of 3 constitutional challenges against 377A has completed their arguments with Dr Roy Tan, one of the organizers of the very 1st @PinkDotSG !

We wish Roy, Lawyer M Ravi all the best! The government will now respond to the cases.

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The 2nd of the 3 constitutional challenges against 377A took place this morning with Johnson Ong aka DJ Big Kid.

We wish Johnson, Eugene Thuraisingam, Suang Wijaya and Johannes Hadi of Eugene Thuraisingam LLP all the best!! #Ready4Repeal

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Constitutional challenge against 377A will begin today with Bryan Choong and Senior Counsel Harpreet Singh Nehal from Audent Chambers, Lawyers Remy Choo Zheng Xi, Priscilla Chia Wen Qi, Jordan Tan and Wong Thai Yong from Peter Low and Choo law firm all the best! #Ready4Repeal

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Someday #Ready4Repeal

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Based on Singapore University of Social Sciences’ survey on 19 year olds:
Some of us might live long enough to a Singapore that is discrimination-free, and values our community as equals after all.

Link to The Straits Times article:
https://t.co/LFoF3z608l

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“All I wanted to do was start a discussion and have a platform for people to discuss not only Section 377A, but what an MP is supposed to do, who they are supposed to represent, and how we as a society should raise questions about the law,” he said. https://t.co/o46pjVitb6

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More than half of Singapore residents strongly agreed or agreed that religious views and opinions should not influence Singapore’s laws, according to a survey commissioned by Yahoo News Singapore.
https://t.co/7UuJqayGcx

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Trans people in Singapore can lose their jobs, just for being trans. https://t.co/SuLUxvlx2d

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Ethos Institute, A Christian think tank calls on Christian politicians and Christian civil servants to ‘play an important role in preventing the normalization of homosexuality’. https://t.co/hffoiOFWkb

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Will we live long enough to see it? https://t.co/UBYaIF9q4u

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“Will your life be affected? Granting certain rights to others does not mean our rights are taken away.

The young ought to speak up, as the outcome of the debate will ultimately decide the laws that will govern our future.”
https://t.co/oujlRTUYoe

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“Indeed, fear and revulsion were common themes for gay youth of different religious and ethnic backgrounds interviewed for this piece. Their stories spoke of depression and self-harm – even exorcism.”
https://t.co/Uk08olPHPS

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“We cannot speak about equality and about justice on one hand and then make specific exclusions to exclude groups on the other.”

You Yenn (Sociologist)

Sign the #Ready4Repeal petition: https://t.co/YtFahwHKuF

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“God loves us just the way we are.”

Mrs Yap Hee Choo
(Retiree, Great-Grandmother).

Sign the #Ready4Repeal petition: https://t.co/YtFahwHKuF

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Hindu Hub speaks up on 377A
“Hindu scriptures have discussed the existence of a third gender (trtīya prakrti) alongside the genders of male and female. The third gender includes LGBTQ and has as many as 20 variations.”
https://t.co/dbRMa83cd5

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The statement by Attorney-General Lucien Wong in respect of S377A confirms that gay men still face the threat of investigation and prosecution under S377A.
https://t.co/InrcQPfWkq

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Thank you for attending the first ever Ready4Repeal Town Hall! We wrap up last Sunday's conversation with responses to some unanswered burning questions from the audience.
https://t.co/Lc9k9c36Gx