Category: Food For Thought

A Gay Christian Explains How Section 377A Affects The Gay Community In Heartfelt Letter

Dear Straight People, Am I that different? I am the boy with an attraction deemed unnatural, sinful and destructive. I am the boy who was told that nothing good would come out of those same-sex attractions. I am the boy who lost his mother at a young age. Inspired and touched by the love and

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An Open Letter To Everyone Who Thinks Section 377A Doesn’t Affect Them

Growing up with Section 377A has made Singaporeans incapable of imagining a better, more inclusive Singapore.

But it’s time we stop making do with what we have and start working for a Singapore where people are free to be themselves. 

Crazy Rich Asians: Calls For Representation Are Fast Becoming An Unfair Witch-Hunt

Some believe that if Crazy Rich Asians wants to market itself as a win for representation, then it needs to represent every reality.

We think they are crazy.

The Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings Pens An Open Letter In Support Of Pink Dot

Dear Straight People, I was recently asked by the founders of the Pink Dot movement to write something to commemorate the tenth edition of Pink Dot. It was 6 years ago that I wrote Some Day, a short essay on the gay rights movement in Singapore. I related it to my own experience with the

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An Open Letter To Both Sides From A Gay, Christian Go-Go Dancer

My ultimate hope is that Christians and the LGBT community can build bridges with one another first and have that supersede the complexity of their differing views.

Examining The Hypocrisy Of Gay Liberals: Sharing Tom Daley’s Nudes

In an era post-Harvey Weinstein, where sexual harassment of women will no longer be tolerated, why are gay men still sharing Tom Daley’s leaked nudes?

Confessions Of An Ageing Formerly ‘Popular’ Gay Guy

This candid confession from a formerly high-profile gay guy will grant you a rare insight into the kind of issues that plague ageing gay men.

Inside The Phenomenon Of Gay Men With No Platonic Friends

Dear Gay People, It was early morning when I went to use the bathroom and heard ball-slapping and the farm-like groans of my flatmate Mitch. I was curious as to exactly who was having sex when there was only him and his ‘best friend’ here. There must’ve been a mistake. A missing link. Unless going

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