2022: Supported the repeal of Section 377A

Mr Speaker, at the outset, I wish to state that I am in support of the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill. This is due to the likely unconstitutionality of section 377A for violating Article 12, especially in the light of recent legal developments.

https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/#/sprs3topic?reportid=bill-605

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2022: Abstained from supporting the constitutional amendment

Sir, to now include the definition of marriage as something that the Courts cannot assess for constitutionality does not appear to me to be justified. To clarify, I am not advocating for gay marriages here. My concern is purely about whether it is justified to exclude judicial scrutiny on this topic. From a governance standpoint, I find this position very difficult to accept...

I appreciate the difficulties the Government has in navigating this issue of section 377A. It is not easy to arrive at a solution that addresses the concerns of society which is divided on the matter. To that end, I understand the signal the Government wishes to send through the proposed Article 156. So, I will not oppose the Bill.

https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/#/sprs3topic?reportid=bill-605

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2007: WP will not push gay agenda in Parliament

Ms Lim revealed that the issue of decriminalisation of gay sex had been discussed by the Party leadership. She said that while there was some “sympathy for the gay position”, there was no agreement among the Party’s leaders on moving this issue forward as a party agenda. Therefore, the WP would not be pushing that in Parliament. The WP chairman gave no indication that this position would change in the future. She did observe, however, that the gay lobby in Singapore was already very vocal and more than capable of pushing this issue on their own.

The WP’s stand of homosexuality may have surprised, or even disappointed, some who were hoping for Singapore’s largest opposition party to advance a more liberal agenda against the People’s Action Party (PAP) Government, which has been criticised by many as being out of step with the times on several issues, particularly with regards to political freedom and social mores.

https://geraldgiam.sg/2007/02/sylvia-lim-wp-will-not-push-gay-issues-in-parliament

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2007: WP has no consensus on whether to repeal Section 377A

Sir, next, I would like to say a few words on the Petition presented by the Nominated Member on section 377A.  Sir, the Workers' Party leadership, several months ago, discussed extensively the issue of whether section 377A should be retained or repealed.  After much deliberation, we were unable to arrive at a consensus that it should be repealed and, as such, we would not be calling for its abolition.

https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/#/topic?reportid=024_20071022_S0004_T0007

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