Archive for the 'Our_stand' Category
On the coming general election
Published by webmaster April 13th, 2011 in 2011 posts and Our_stand. ClosedPeople Like Us urges all Singaporeans to take a bit of trouble to find out what each party and what each candidate contesting in your constituency stand for, and to cast your vote wisely.
No doubt it is hard for any person to reduce a multitude of concerns to a single vote choice. Undeniably, bread and [...]
Singapore should repeal Section 377A immediately in light of the Delhi High Court’s findings
Published by webmaster July 5th, 2009 in 2009 posts, Media_advisories and Our_stand. ClosedPeople Like Us calls on the government of Singapore to recogise the significance of the judgement issued by the Delhi High Court on 2 July 2009, reading down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, thus decriminalising homosexual acts between consenting persons aged 18 and above, and to do the honourable thing immediately - to [...]
Videogames with gay themes restricted under new rule
Published by webmaster April 21st, 2008 in 2008 posts and Our_stand. ClosedFrom 28 April 2008, videogames with “homosexual themes” cannot be sold to anyone under 18, announced the Media Development Authority (MDA) on 14 April. A new rating system will come into effect that day, under which the “Mature 18″ category is meant for games with:
Violence: Realistic depiction
Sex: Sex with some nudity
Nudity: Topless or occasional full [...]
Cable TV fined S$10,000 for “promoting lesbianism”
Published by webmaster April 18th, 2008 in 2008 posts and Our_stand. ClosedThe Media Development Authority made the following public announcement on 9 April 2008:
Starhub Cable Vision fined for breaching the TV Advertising Code
StarHub Cable Vision (SCV) has been fined by the Media Development Authority (MDA) for showing a commercial of a song that depicted lesbian kissing scenes.
The commercial which was to promote a song by the [...]
Censors ban gay Muslim documentary
Published by webmaster April 12th, 2008 in 2008 posts and Our_stand. Closed
Director Parvez Sharma (left) and producer Sandi DuBowski (right)
The groundbreaking documentary A jihad for love has been banned from Singapore, the city-state’s authorities announced recently. An exploration of how gay and lesbian Muslims negotiated their place within their religion, the highly-acclaimed film was originally included in the programming of the Singapore International Film Festival 2008. [...]