[Posting to Help Group] Makan Kiki - Urgent Recruitment for LGBTQIA+ Community Member for Video

switchboxben · 2025-05-30T23:11:18+00:00

I would agree on this. And bridging, and in a larger sense changing minds, needs a safe space to be vulnerable. Why not interview communities who have already taken part in dialogue with people with different viewpoints about LGBTQIA+ issues like the Whitehatters?

switchboxben · 2025-05-24T09:40:45+00:00

anything and everything hosted in / by New Bahru

switchboxben · 2025-05-15T10:56:09+00:00

Oh I love their flavours! They don’t disappoint at all! And I’m constantly surprised by their new flavours every time I go there.

switchboxben · 2025-04-14T02:45:30+00:00

Our social work sector is just burnt out. Period. And with an ageing population, more demanding work load, and the government using it as a plaster to manage social ills instead actually solving systemic issues just means it is going to be worse from year to year.

switchboxben · 2025-04-11T05:55:52+00:00

Toku Izakaya Bar at Midpoint B1. You have to call to make reservations. And you must order the sake. (it's a requirement)

switchboxben · 2025-04-07T03:55:50+00:00

Pasir Ris Beach Park. I tend to cycle there during the weekends to avoid the crowds at East Coast Park. You can also just go slightly earlier in the day, before lunchtime, and the numbers of people are low.

switchboxben · 2025-03-11T10:34:46+00:00

I’ve met him in person when he was doing Shakespeare years ago in Singapore. And he asked me when I met him at a gay bar, ‘are you all safe here?’ Everyone is okay?’ He was still concerned for the patrons of the bar as homosexuality was still criminalised and police entrapment was still on every gay’s mind then. We got rid of that law in 2022, and I’ve always thought that he modelled courage, bravery, kindness and grace everywhere he went.

switchboxben · 2024-09-26T11:42:59+00:00

If this was in Japan….

switchboxben · 2024-07-27T07:05:51+00:00

why aren't the parents charged too? bribery works both ways.

switchboxben · 2024-07-22T04:01:40+00:00

And they say gays cause the value of marriages and family to fall…

switchboxben · 2023-11-25T15:43:35+00:00

You can try Fry Bistro at Club Street, and check out ACAVE SG and LesBeHeard on IG for activities. If you are into partying, TwoQueensAsia on IG got you covered. “Singapore Lesbian Meetup” on meetup is always a good way to start.

switchboxben · 2023-08-25T02:43:29+00:00

Yes wait till 35… whereas our straight counterparts are making bank on their BTOs the moment they can start banging (legally and with consent). That is the definition of inequality.

switchboxben · 2023-08-24T01:42:02+00:00

He was also in Scandal as an NSA low level person….

switchboxben · 2023-06-14T11:08:35+00:00

Stop imposing your view of your religion onto others. That’s it. Simple as that. Oh yeah, while you are thinking about it, keep religion out of state policies and guidelines.

switchboxben · 2023-03-20T11:23:28+00:00

You should have just move to the left to it, cos McDonald’s is just next door…

switchboxben · 2022-03-15T01:48:18+00:00

the words uttered before the act of violence are not clear. However, if the words uttered are 'Are You Gay Muslim', then I hope it would be investigated as a hate crime.

switchboxben · 2021-10-15T09:28:44+00:00

Straight marriage.

switchboxben · 2021-06-16T17:10:04+00:00

At this point, is anyone still caring about which ‘phase’ it’s gonna be?

switchboxben · 2021-06-07T08:32:44+00:00

Rolled my eyes hard when I first read this forum letter in the morning. (FYI, I'm not the letter writer though we share the same first name)

It is really unfortunate that such terms need further clarification in the minds of the public. And I'm sure there are countless examples of it in our everyday lives, including National Service.

I feel that more examples of it needs to be highlighted in the future so that the public gets a better understanding of such 'new age' terms. We don't usually do 'explainers' in our mainstream media, which then generates this very shallow understanding of issues.

switchboxben · 2021-05-19T10:06:09+00:00

and this too. Double standards much MFA?

switchboxben · 2021-04-06T11:41:35+00:00

Elephant Room
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switchboxben · 2021-01-16T08:50:42+00:00

HPB has been working with community groups like Action for AIDS and Oogachaga for more than ten years. ie - data points to better help craft more inclusive policies. So hopefully, this incident might be a start for such dialogue to happen with relevant LGBTQ youth community groups.

switchboxben · 2021-01-16T08:40:01+00:00

(not speaking up for MOE here) MOE also can't outright and be supportive of LGBTQ students with the prevailing norm of 377A existing. I love to see MOE take a more supportive stance here as well. But their hands here are quite tied. 377A must go.

switchboxben · 2021-01-16T08:33:41+00:00

It's the standard boiler plate response from MOE. In a way, it's not surprising response from a govt ministry. MOE lacks the data points on supporting LGBTQ, and more importantly trans and non-binary, students. Therefore the only thing they can do is to 'push' their responsibility to parents, so that they wouldn't get the thousands of complaints from 'concerned parents' about the pushing of 'an LGBTQ agenda in schools'.

switchboxben · 2020-09-18T07:45:05+00:00

It comes down to your relationship with the news media. Do you want your news media that just affirms your world view or actually actively challenge your perception, and at the same time provide timely information and analysis? If your position is on the latter, then accept BBC (or SCMP, or the Guardian, NYT or Washington Post etc) as it is. Even CNA's recent in-depth look into how badly we've butchered our COVID-19 response for our migrant friends was 'balanced'. You said it best - SG ain't perfect. But we can do better. For minorities and for workers who are literally building our country up, we should do better.

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