September 12, 2007

Is There Anything We Like About Singapore? Hmmm… Nope.

MCC’s Troy Perry banned from speaking in Singapore

Metropolitan Community Churches founder Troy Perry was banned from giving a speech at a meeting of gay rights and pride groups in Singapore last month.

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Perry was allowed into Singapore, but instructed by the authorities to speak with people only one-on-one.

So, he went to the meeting as scheduled, but, instead of giving his speech, he answered questions for three hours, from one person at a time.

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Singapore has been on a gay-ban spree of late.

On July 30, the Media Development Authority ( MDA ) prohibited an exhibition of 80 of photographer Alex Au’s pictures of gay people kissing. The censors said the exhibit would “promote a homosexual lifestyle and cannot be allowed.”

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On Aug. 3, the authorities banned a pride forum at which retired Canadian law professor Douglas Sanders was to discuss “Sexual Orientation in International Law: The Case of Asia.” … A third gay pride event was partially banned Aug. 2.