[Reddishday]

Statements from various ministries reinforced the homophobic status quo. The Ministry of Education, my former boss, explained that “Our education policies and curriculum will remain anchored on Singapore’s prevailing family values and social norms, which the majority of Singaporeans want to uphold. These include the family as the cornerstone of our social fabric, and marriage between a man and a woman.” The statement completely dismisses LGBTQ families as families. Furthermore, although sexuality education in schools “will remain secular” (no mention of being scientific), it will also be “sensitive to the multiracial and multireligious make-up of our society,” which of course allows religious prejudices to prevail over what is supposedly secular.

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