2024: Attended Pink Dot
Goh, David and Chua wore outfits with pink designs, with Tan wearing a light pink top, accompanied by her pet parrot, "Princess".
https://mothership.sg/2024/06/pap-members-of-parliament-at-pink-dot/
2024: Growing acceptance of "LGBT+ rights" is an "encouraging sign"
Speaking to Mothership, Tan said it (IPS survey on growing acceptance of LGBT+ rights) was an "encouraging sign."
"I think it's a signal that we are growing and getting more inclusive and open-minded as a society, which to me is an encouraging sign," she said.
"This matter can be very fraught and contentious, but I think the more people get to know individuals and real stories about the people and families impacted by stigma, I think we can forge empathy amongst all different segments to this issue," she added.
When asked about what she thinks is the most urgent issue faced by the LGBT+ community in Singapore, Tan said:
"I'm personally very worried about young people who are in distress, because of their LGBT+ identities causing them to lose out on opportunities that are very formative and important," she said, adding that this could lead to mental health challenges among youths.
"I think we need to have a more compassionate attitude towards [the community], as a society.
I don't think any lives should be lost, or any youth's potential should be lost because of their identity as an LGBTQ [individual]."
https://mothership.sg/2024/06/pap-members-of-parliament-at-pink-dot/
Score Before Pink Dot 2024
2021: Youths fear being criticised and harassed for not being "woke"
We created a safe space for youths to come together to share their thoughts on what they care about. The topics that showed up were to do with racism, LGBT, environment, housing, inequality, and cancel culture/online harassment.
Particularly interesting to me was that some youths expressed they feel unsafe expressing moderate or middle-ground opinions that could be seen as pro-establishment, for fear of being criticized and harassed as not being “woke”.
https://www.facebook.com/profile/100057705265314/search/?q=lgbt
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