Yes, I was at the "Peculiar Legislation: 377(A)--Symbol or Statute?" forum organised by Wild Rice in conjunction with their latest play "Happy Endings: Asian Boys Vol. 3".
The panel was made up of the usual people like Rev Dr Yap Kim Hao, Stuart Koe and Alex Au. But what was surprising was the presence of a PAP backbencher Baey Yam Keng who is the MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (probably kena arrowed by his senior parliamentary colleagues) and NMP Siew Kum Hong.
For those not in the know, Siew has written quite a number of times in support of the repeal and has spoken about it in parliament. (See his conveniently unpublished by Straits Times reply to Andy Ho's article here)
But I was hoping for the likes of NMP and Prof Thio Li-Ann or maybe Asst Prof Yvonne Lee (both from NUS's law faculty), who are both known for their opposition to the repeal of section 377(a), to air their opinions on the issue. At least we would be able to hear both sides of the argument and especially that of religious conservatives (Li-Ann being one of the more out-spoken ones).
Actually I heard that apparently Yvonne was invited and seemed to be keen on attending till she said she had an overseas trip to make and hence could not be there.
Hmmm... fear of lynch mob? =)
Anyway, I was late so I didn't get to catch the earlier part of it but there were a lot of opinions voiced and some insights into how the government makes policy and legislative decisions. So since I was late and there have been quite a few write-ups on it, I will just point you to the various articles.
Labels: law, lgbt, politics, singapore
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