> the law really should catch up Of course it should! My point is that LKY ended up supporting that, so it's a bit unfair to blame him for it not happening.

> the law really should catch up Of course it should! My point is that LKY ended up supporting that, so it's a bit unfair to blame him for it not happening. In the context of the article, it matters that the dictator was in favor of gay law reform, and it was fears of electoral consequences that stopped it, or at least provided the excuse for not doing it. Here's what Australia was doing in the 1990s. Singapore really didn't have much scope to be worse. https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/the-night-victorian-police-raided-the-tasty-nightclub/news-story/6cf95e2b97ea011b2f9d38eff4c84f58 https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/the-ni... > Austrailia decriminalised gay sexual activity in 1973 That is false, or at least highly misleading. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-24/timeline:-australian-states-decriminalise-male-homosexuality/6719702?nw=0&r=HtmlFragment https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-24/timeline:-australian-... I think Don Dunstan did something in 1973, but I've forgotten exactly what. (It's interesting how many authors still omit to mention that Dunstan was bisexual.) The murder of George Duncan, by persons unknown but widely suspected to be wearing blue uniforms, was 1972. That gave Dunstan his excuse. The job wasn't finished until 1997, by the conventional account. Personally, I'd argue for 2016, when Queensland[1] made it legal to be a gay teenager. https://www.queerradio.org/AgeOfConsent.htm https://www.queerradio.org/AgeOfConsent.htm [1] "named for her gracious majesty Victoria Regina, has been inhabited by many who sought to wear her crown" - Clive Moore, Sunshine and Rainbows