Singapore has banned an exhibition of photographs depicting gay men and women kissing, a gay rights activist said yesterday, calling the move "absurd". The city-state's media development authority denied organisers a licence because the photographs "promote a homosexual lifestyle", said Alex Au, founder of a Singapore gay rights group, People Like Us. The show features 80 shots of same-sex kissing by clothed models, said Mr Au, the photographer. Singapore deems gay sex "an act of gross indecency", punishable by up to two years in jail. It bans gay festivals and censors gay films.I'm sure the Freepers are turning cartweels over this, but I'll leave that to Pam to check. I'm just wondering when we're going to evolve beyond the point where a simple kiss can be seen as "an act of gross indecency."
Get Off My Lawn, You Damn Smoochers
The Wingnut's Dream is alive and well in Singapore:
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