AMONG a record eleven parties set to contest the election tomorrow, there has been virtual silence on one of the conservative city-state’s most controversial issues, gay rights.Advocacy groups have stepped up awareness campaigns with scorecards for politicians and online rallies in recent weeks over what they see as everyday discrimination that stems from a rarely-used, colonial-era law banning sex between men.
But for some gay Singaporeans, casting their vote in the July 10 ballot will serve as a reminder that they have few political allies on an issue that matters most to them.
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