Three gay men tried to appeal against the law that criminalizes same-sex sex, but the Singapore Court of Appeal denied their request on Wednesday (29). And he reiterated that, for the justice system of the Asian nation, homosexuality is punishable.
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The men in question are being tried for being a gay couple for 15 years and, another, for being caught having sex in the bathroom with another boy.
According to the judges responsible for the sentence, they can do nothing and the Legislature is the appropriate sphere to deal with the matter. Singapore law called Section 337 A says men who have sex with men can be jailed for up to two years.
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"Any male person who, in public or private, commits or assists in the practice, or seeks or attempts to acquire the practice by any male person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a period of up to two years", says the legislation that was made by British rulers in 1938 and which does not punish lesbian women.
