On 4/9/16 9:15 AM, Yoav Nir wrote:
I’m sure they didn’t ask *you* any questions. But you might have gotten some response if you tried to check in with another man into a room that had just one bed. I’m not saying that you would. I don’t know, having never been in Singapore, but I can understand that it would be a concern.
I was discussing this a little bit with my partner this morning and she pointed out that in many cases where we would find the laws ridiculous, those laws are not actually enforceable (for example, French laws against women wearing pants). The problem with the situation in Singapore is that the laws that are on the books appear to be quite enforceable, with the Singapore Supreme Court having upheld laws banning consensual same-sex relationships as recently as late 2014 (one of the plaintiffs had been arrested in 2010). To the extent that these laws appears to be enforceable and that there is uncertainty about whether or not some of our participants are likely to run into issues with public accommodation, etc., I'm grateful that the IAOC is treating this as a serious issue. Melinda