Singapore Bans Christmas Party Because It Might Be Gay

davidinalameda

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Fri Dec-10-04 12:52 PM
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Singapore Bans Christmas Party Because It Might Be Gay

http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/12/120904xmasBanned.htm

Police in Singapore scuttled plans for an all-night Christmas dance party, saying Thursday it would likely be a gay event because the organizers had previously held a ball where most of the revelers "seemed to be homosexual."

Singapore, an ultramodern city-state of four million people, still bans gay sex, defining it as ``an act of gross indecency'' punishable by a maximum of two years in jail. There have been few prosecutions, however.

A local company, Jungle Media, had planned to hold a party called Snowball.04 at a former disco from 9 p.m. local time Christmas until dawn.

gee, makes me want to visit

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Dark

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Fri Dec-10-04 12:54 PM
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1. "There have been few prosecutions."

How could you prosecute that. . ?

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davidinalameda

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Fri Dec-10-04 12:57 PM
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3. think sodomy laws here

up until the SCOTUS decision, people were still being busted for sodomy

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Dark

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Fri Dec-10-04 01:14 PM
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5. How, though? Who would rat them out? n/t

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rfranklin

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Fri Dec-10-04 12:56 PM
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2. Looking gay is punishable by death in Texas...

We've seen that demonstrated.

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rocktivity

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Fri Dec-10-04 12:59 PM
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4. Reminds me of when MC Hammer nearly got arrested

for taking his shirt off during a concert in Malaysia.

:headbang:
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jackelope72

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Fri Dec-10-04 03:08 PM
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6. I guess they misunderstood the lyrics to that song...

"Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay..."

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Maeve

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Fri Dec-10-04 05:08 PM
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7. Don we now our gay apparel

Fa-la-LA!

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