Video of Straight Singaporean Families Speaking Up For LGBT+ Tolerance Goes Viral

As the debate over whether to decriminalise homosexuality in Singapore grows ugly, welcome relief has arrived in the form of a viral video showcasing straight Singaporean families asking for tolerance for LGBT+ people.

“LGBT+ people are just people,” one of the respondents says. “Who is to say two guys cannot be a family? I think a family is love.”

“I want my child to grow up in a Singapore that does not have the prejudices I grew up with,” another says.

Christian and Islamic groups in Singapore have doubled down on homophobic rhetoric in the wake of India decriminalizing homosexuality.

Both groups fear Section 377A of the penal code will be overturned in the South East Asian island, just as it was done in India.

The Singapore Islamic Scholars and Religious Teachers Association (PERGAS) has said repealing the law will threaten “the traditional family unit as the foundation of society,” and that it will negatively impact population growth.

Pink Dot , one of the largest LGBT+ events in Singapore, have called out PERGAS on their comments, saying, “Having 377A repealed will not turn straight people gay and/or stop them from pro-creating.”

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