In October 2018, the Attorney-General, Lucien Wong, SC published a press release indicating that the prosecuting authorities would not take action on the basis of Section 377A where the conduct in question was between two consenting adults in a private place, as prosecution would not be in the public interest. We notethat [there is] some statistical evidenceof these forms of oral sex being practised in Singapore. The continued criminalisation of consensual male same-sex sexual activity fuels stigma and marginalisation of LGBTQ+ people that has contributed to the impermissible barriers faced by LGBTQ+ activists in expressing themselves both in offline and online spaces. However, the court fell short of declaring Section 377A . Communication . [27] In his ruling, Loh wrote that the issue was one of "morality and societal values" and if it were to be changed, it would have to be by Singapore's Parliament. In its early medieval years, these acts were given no particular penance - they were viewed like all the other sins[2]. Specified offences deemed to be committed in Singapore, Select the provisions you wish to print using the checkboxes and then click the relevant "Print", Please check the legislation timeline to ensure that you are viewing the correct legislation version. In this particular narrow sense, Section 377 did not discriminate against homosexuals. The statement is available in PDF form here. Rue des Buis 3 376A Sexual penetration of minor below 16 years of age, 376AA Exploitative sexual penetration of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age, 376B Commercial sex with minor below 18 years of age, 376C Commercial sex with minor below 18 years of age outside Singapore, 376D Tour outside Singapore for commercial sex with minor below 18years of age, 376E Sexual grooming of minor below 16 years of age, 376EA Exploitative sexual grooming of minor of or above 16 but below 18years of age, 376EB Sexual communication with minor below 16 years of age, 376EC Exploitative sexual communication with minor of or above 16but below 18 years of age, 376ED Sexual activity or image in presence of minor below 16years of age, 376EE Exploitative sexual activity or image in presence of minor of or above 16 but below 18years of age, 376F Procurement of sexual activity with person with mental disability, 376H Procurement of sexual activity by deception or false representation, 377 Sexual penetration, etc., of a corpse, 377B Sexual penetration with living animal, 377BA Word or gesture intended to insult modesty of any person, 377BC Distribution of voyeuristic image or recording, 377BD Possession of or gaining access to voyeuristic or intimate image or recording, 377BE Distributing or threatening to distribute intimate image or recording, 377BG Using or involving child in production of child abuse material, 377BI Distributing or selling child abuse material, 377BJ Advertising or seeking child abuse material, 377BK Possession of or gaining access to child abuse material, 377BL Exploitation by abusive material of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age, 377BM Defences to offences relating to intimate image or recording and voyeurism, 377BN Defences to child abuse material offences, 377BO Child abuse material offences outside or partially outside Singapore, 377C Interpretation of sections 375 to 377BO (sexual offences), 377CA Meaning of exploitative relationship, 377CB Consent given under misconception in sexual offences, 377D Mistake as to age in sexual offences, 379A Punishment for theft of a motor vehicle, 381 Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master, 382 Theft after preparation made for causing death or hurt in order to commit theft, 385 Putting person in fear of harm in order to commit extortion, 386 Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt, 387 Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion. Cf.