On 5/24/16 9:26 AM, Yoav Nir wrote:
I do not doubt that it sucks to be a gay or bisexual male living in Singapore. Spending a week there for work should be fine.
I think it's hard to understand a problem that you haven't lived. One of the things that happens when you live under conditions of legal (or not) discrimination is that you learn to negotiate it, build private safe spaces, and so on. You understand the constraints within which you need to operate. Visitors are actually at a disadvantage in that regard. Nobody here has been able to answer questions about what would happen if someone in Ted's family were to need to be hospitalized while visiting Singapore, what would happen if something happened involving the police (say, a mugging or a traffic accident), and so on. The assurances we've gotten haven't been reassuring at all, as they've tended to take the form of hearsay. "I'm sure it would be fine" does not actually answer any questions. "Those laws are not enforced" does not address family legal relationships, and so on. Melinda