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We are disappointed and worried about what message Eric Chua is sending to the young given his repeated attendance at Pink Dot and in his high ranking position in the 2 ministries involving youth and family.
This is Eric Chua's 2nd time attending Pink Dot, 1st time being in 2023. He is part of the senior leadership in the cabinet as Senior Parliamentary Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth ( MCCY) & Ministry of Social and Family Development ( MSF). His attendance shows support for the demands of Pink Dot, that is a political protest against the Singapore's government definition of man-woman marriage. His repeated attendance at Pink Dot sent a high level signal and we wonder if the assurance made by Masagos, Minister of Ministry of Social and Family Development ( MSF) following the repeal of s377A* is undergoing changes.
*Singapore’s public policy "is and has always been to uphold heterosexual marriage and promote the formation of families within such marriages".He referred to Section 12(1) of the Women’s Charter, which invalidates same-sex marriages, and the Adoption of Children Act 2022, which disallows couples whose marriage is not recognised in Singapore to apply for adoption.
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/govt-utmost-maintain-social-norms-masagos-2057801
2024: Attended Pink Dot
Four Members of Parliament (MP) from the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) were spotted at the 2024 edition of Pink Dot.
Eric Chua, MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Culture, Community & Youth and Social & Family Development, previously attended Pink Dot in 2023.
https://mothership.sg/2024/06/pap-members-of-parliament-at-pink-dot/
Score Before Pink Dot 2024
2023: Attended Pink Dot
Chua initially declined to be interviewed, saying that he was attending the event strictly in his "personal capacity".
Later, he explained to Mothership that he was there to support two of his close friends, whom he has known for the past few years because of his work in MCCY.
"So I'm here just to be with them, and show my support," he added.
Chua also said that it was his first time at a Pink Dot event, although he has always had LGBT friends.
Chua acknowledged that from the government's point of view, such events provide opportunities to engage with different parts of the community. As such, it is important to "maintain a listening ear to what's happening on the ground", he said.
"It could be the Pink Dot community, or it could be others," Chua elaborated.
"The key thing is to remain engaged, and remain in contact, in touch [with what's happening]...At the end of the day, we must reflect the sentiments on the ground."
https://mothership.sg/2023/06/pink-dot-2023-eric-chua/
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