<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>:stompfeet:  :stompfeet:  :stompfeet:  :stupid:  :mad: <br /><br /><br />The west countries have crumbled under pressure from gay rights groups and through the use of law, banned the words \"Mother\" and \"Father\"!  :mad:  <br /><br />The gay rights groups said that the 2 words are homophobic and discriminates against same-sex parents (Male-Male couple with adopted children or Female-Female couple with adopted children).<br /><br />The society has gone insane!  :mad: <br /><br />As parents, one of the best moments in life is when our little ones calls you \"Maaamaaaa\" or \"Baaabaaaa\". <b><b>Who still remember that magical moment?</b></b> I do.  <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f613.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--sweat" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":sweat:" alt="😓" /> <br /><br />In every society since the beginning of civilization, the child simply call the Mother, mother, the Father, father. It is something so natural, so magical and irrefutable.<br /><br />Just because the gays are allowed to marry under the eyes of law doesn't mean they can go around pressuring the society to accept their narrow views of parenting!<br /><br /><b><b>The gays can co-habitat, stay together for all they want; it's their choice! </b></b>But for goodness sake, do not ever impose their views on how the society is going to be run and cry discrimination!  <br /><br />I knw recently there are news about gays here feeling discriminated over anti-gay sex law because that gay was caught in the <b><b>public toilet </b></b>having sex with another man. For goodness sake, you want to hanky, get away from public eye or public places; or go into hotels or something. Yes they can argue that straight couples can hanky in public but they can't? Straight couples hanky in public if get caught will also kanna charged mah!! What's the difference?! <br /><br />In Singapore there are already openly gay clubs and they already have their pink dot event. Yes it is their right to love but do not impose their narrow views on society please!!!!!!!<br /><br />If one day our country is going to be like the western countries, my vote will definitely not going to the PAP!!!!!!  :mad: <br /><br />Okay. I feel better now  :stupid:  <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f613.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--sweat" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":sweat:" alt="😓" /> <br /><br />the source of my anguish:<br /><a href="http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/france-to-ban-mother-and-father-in-all-legal-terminology">http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/france-to-ban-mother-and-father-in-all-legal-terminology</a><br /><br /><b><b>France to ban ‘mother’ and ‘father’ in all legal terminology</b></b><br /><br /><i><i>PARIS, September 27, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – As with most of the jurisdictions that have adopted “gay marriage,” France will be changing the language of its laws and regulations related to marriage and parenthood to eliminate the terms “mother” and “father”. All references to mothers and fathers, the government has said, will be changed to “parents”.<br /><br />The new socialist government has promised to bring forward a law by the end of October. They have already said there will be no provisions granted for conscientious objections from state marriage ministers.<br /><br />The bill, being drafted now, will create identical marriage ceremonies for same-sex partners as for natural marriages. French media reports that the bill calls marriage “a union of two people, of different or the same gender”.<br /><br />It will also grant adoption rights to homosexual partners.<br /><br />Justice Minister Christiane Taubira told the French Catholic newspaper La Croix, “Who is to say that a heterosexual couple will bring a child up better than a homosexual couple, that they will guarantee the best conditions for the child’s development?”<br /><br />“What is certain is that the interest of the child is a major preoccupation for the government,” she continued.<br /><br />The alteration of language in all laws related in any way to marriage has become standard for all jurisdictions that have adopted “gay marriage” or even civil unions.<br /><br />In the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in 2007, following a human rights complaint by homosexuals, the provincial government approved regulations allowing birth certificates to register a lesbian “spouse” of a birth mother as the “other parent”. In the same year, the state Senate of California approved legislation substituting the term “two persons” for “man and wife” in all state references to marriage.<br /><br />Immediately following the passage of same-sex “marriage” legislation in Spain, the government ordered that the terms “mother” and “father” were to be replaced in the State Civil Registries Family Book with the headings, progenitor A, and progenitor B.<br /><br />Similar actions have been taken by governments in Ontario and Prince Edward Island, the US state of Massachusetts and the Australian state of Victoria.<br /><br />Ontario banned “mother” and “father” as well as the terms “wife”, “husband”, “widow”, and “widower” from all statutes. In 2005, in Prince Edward Island, the Conservative government proposed to amend the law to remove all references to husbands and wives in favour of the gender-neutral “spouse.”<br /><br />In Scotland in 2007, at the request of the homosexualist lobby group Stonewall, nurses were told by the National Health Service that “mother” and “father” were homophobic. They were to be replaced with “carers” or “guardians.” The terms “husband”, “wife”, and “marriage” must be replaced with “partners” and “close friend.”<br /> <br /></i></i></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/41323/this-is-not-acceptable</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:29:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/41323.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 03:32:59 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:04:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>tis is so sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/World/Story/A1Story20130703-434274.html">http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/World/Story/A1Story20130703-434274.html</a><br /><br /><img src="\&quot;http://www.asiaone.com/A1MEDIA/news/07Jul12/20120727.094741_sph_tnp_toy.jpg\&quot;" /><img src="\&quot;&lt;a" />http://www.asiaone.com/A1MEDIA/news/07Jul12/20120727.094741_sph_tnp_toy.jpg\"&gt;<br /><br /><b><b>Australia police investigate surrogate boy abused by dads</b></b><br /><br />SYDNEY--<span style="\&quot;font-size:"><b><b>Australian police Wednesday described as “depraved” the case of a 6-year-old boy obtained by his gay male parents via a surrogate mother and then sexually abused by them and others.</b></b></span><br /><br />Authorities in Australia and the United States worked together to bring to justice the men, who had lived in the north Queensland city of Cairns and presented themselves as loving fathers.<br /><br />But the baby boy they obtained from a Russian surrogate in 2005 and formally adopted had been offered to others for sexual exploitation from a very young age.<br /><br />Both men were arrested in California in early 2012 and charged. Last weekend one was jailed in the United States for 40 years while the other is awaiting sentencing.<br /><br />“None of these cases are very good,” Queensland Detective Inspector Jon Rouse, who heads the task force which investigates online child exploitation and abuse, told AFP.<br /><br />“What's pretty sad about this one is the way this child came into their lives. It's just really a tragedy. It's extremely depraved.”<br /><br />It is not known whether the boy was conceived with one of the men's sperm. But he had been living as the couple's son when a chance discovery in New Zealand put police on their track.<br /><br />Authorities investigating a child sex offender in Wellington had found images of the boy on the man's computer.<br /><br />The images were not illegal but they raised red flags with Australian police who saw them as “modeling shots.” Further investigations unearthed chat logs between the couple and other child sex offenders.<br /><br />When police raided the couples' home while they were in the United States, they found enough material on laptops and other devices to ensure their arrest and the boy's removal from their care.<br /><br />Rouse said police were determined to ensure that all offenders were tracked down.<br /><br />“We are talking about a fairly extensive network of child sex offenders,” he said.<br /><br />Speaking to the ABC late Tuesday, he said: “With this network just be rest assured that we will pursue them to the ends of the Earth to make sure each and every one of them faces justice for what their role has been in crimes against this child.”</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1030549</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1030549</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[HopeandSorrows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:04:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:45:59 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>dear friends , <br /><br /><br />i just seen this and i just want to rant!!!<br /><br />y SDP gay politician who attended gay pink dot have to resort using an impressionable 12 year old boy for his political message???????<br /><br />I find it unacceptable in every level!!!!!  :mad:  :mad:  :mad: <br /><br />[quote]Dear friends,<br />I’m sorry I haven’t been able to thank you all personally for the messages of support and encouragement on Facebook following my tongue in cheek status update on Friday. The coming out part wasn’t tongue in cheek but the reference to Fabrications About The PAP was; I hope they won’t be too irritated with me <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /><br /><br />In truth, I wasn’t intending to ‘come out’. I merely wanted to encourage every LGBT person in Singapore to attend Pink Dot and therefore I had to say why it means so much to me.<br /><br />So, thank you for your vote of confidence. I have two things I’d like to leave you with: Coming out is not the toughest bit. Well, eventually it becomes easier and easier as more and more people do. The harder thing is to begin and sustain the long and dedicated work that society needs to overcome the oppression that LGBT people experience everyday. And second, the community we are building up through events and organisations are the lifeblood of the work to eventually erase a horrible thought from history, that people, young and old, kill themselves to escape homophobia.<br /><br />So, I would like to pay tribute to People Like Us, the first LGBT organisation founded more than 20 years ago that the Registrar of Societies continues to refuse to register. I would also like to thank all the current organisations that perform sterling work with LGBT people like Oogachaga, Pelangi Pride Centre, Fridae.com, Indignation, Purple Alliance, Sayoni, Transgender Alliance, Young OUT Here, and others whose names escape me now. And also the organisers of Pink Dot which has done much to put the issue front and centre.<br /><br />I would also like to honour Alex Au, whose blog, Yawning Bread, has been a key source of information on gay and wider socio-political issues; M Ravi and his team who have worked so hard on the Section 377a constitutional challenge; and Gary and Kenneth and their supporters who are taking the work on the legal front forward.<br /><br /><b><b>At Pink Dot, I had the opportunity to meet Theo Chen, an exceptionally talented and engaging 12-year old boy who made a YouTube film to highlight bullying in schools including homophobic bullying. The film has gone viral as it should. You can view it here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Vhu_EXa4A">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Vhu_EXa4A</a>.</b></b><br /><br />Theo and all our children are our future. Our work is far from done. But it is nowhere near the starting line. For that, to all those who make dignity and hope their daily work, I would like to offer a humble thank you.<br /><br />One final thing: A coalition of organisations is carrying out a National LGBT Census to collect data on the LGBT community in Singapore. Its objective is to “understand the current health, housing, family, employment and schooling conditions and needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in Singapore.” This is an absolutely crucial piece of work because with the data, LGBT organisations can map the demographics and needs of the community; plan their services; advocate to government; channel funds to where they are needed, and target interventions at the most vulnerable. As a social worker, a policy analyst and a politician, I know how important data is to any societal progress. Please take the time to complete the survey. It takes about 20 mins. Go to: <a href="http://www.sogiresearch.blogspot.sg/">http://www.sogiresearch.blogspot.sg/</a>. If you do one thing this year in support of LGBT rights, do this.<br /><br />Yours in friendship,<br />Vincent[/quote]<a href="http://www.facebook.com/vwijeysingha/posts/10151781869092474">http://www.facebook.com/vwijeysingha/posts/10151781869092474</a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1028927</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1028927</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[HopeandSorrows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:45:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:26:41 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>AC_Power:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black"><blockquote><b>HopeandSorrows:</b><p><br /><br />care to share wat r your concerns? <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /></p></blockquote></blockquote>Hmm, worried that the kid might be confused. <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /><br /><br />At school, when teacher teaches about father and mother, he will be wondering why both his parents are father.<p></p></blockquote> :scared:  sounds so  <i><i>salah </i></i>lah!!<p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/912924</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/912924</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[HopeandSorrows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:26:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:21:13 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>This is overboard already... i read the news i shake head...r they too sensitive? <br /><br /><br />but they are together for 15 years. In a way, i have to salute them. Some straight couples can't even last 1.5 years...<br />[quote]A gay couple on Friday filed a legal challenge in Singapore’s High Court against a law that criminalises sex between men.<br /><br />Gary Lim and Kenneth Chee, who have been together for 15 years, are seeking the repeal of the country’s landmark Section 377A of its Penal Code.<br /><br />In a statement sent to the media, Chee said he did not live in fear of being caught by the police for his relationship with Lim, but said he knows that \"s 377A labels me a criminal\".<br /><br />Lim added that even though lawmakers have said that the law will not be \"pro-actively\" enforced, the fact that the law exists \"leaves the possibility of 'passive enforcement', should someone decide to make a complaint against us one day\".<br /><br />Lim and Chee are represented by senior counsel Peter Low, assisted by Choo Zheng Xi and Indulekshmi Rajeswari.<br /><br />Section 377A of the Penal Code, which is still in force, rules that acts of \"gross indecency\" between two men is punishable, carrying a jail term of up to two years.<br /><br />A heated debate on the issue began in 2007, when then-Member of Parliament Siew Kum Hong filed a petition to repeal Section 377A, which he cited as discriminatory and a violation of constitutional safeguards on equal rights.<br /><br />His petition was shot down by then-senior minister for law and home affairs Ho Peng Kee, who said at the time that \"repealing Section 377A will be contentious and may send a wrong signal that the government is encouraging and endorsing the homosexual lifestyle as part of our mainstream way of life\".<br /><br />In August, Singapore's Court of Appeal overturned a High Court judge's decision to reject the challenge filed in 2010 by 49-year-old Tan Eng Hong, who was caught engaging in fellatio with another man at a shopping centre.<br /><br />Tan was initially prosecuted under the section, but later had his charges reduced to committing an obscene act in public after his attorney M Ravi questioned the constitutionality of the law.<br /><br /><a href="http://sg.news.yahoo.com/gay-couple-files-377a-challenge-in-high-court-114540383.html">http://sg.news.yahoo.com/gay-couple-files-377a-challenge-in-high-court-114540383.html</a>[/quote]</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/912918</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/912918</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[HopeandSorrows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:21:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:09:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>HopeandSorrows:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black"><br /><br />care to share wat r your concerns? <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /></blockquote></blockquote>Hmm, worried that the kid might be confused. <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /><br /><br />At school, when teacher teaches about father and mother, he will be wondering why both his parents are father.<p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/867815</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/867815</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[AC_Power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:09:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:33:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>agree. respect should go both ways. <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /> if i were to respect their gender preference and their lifestyle, i would also hope they would respect our values of being a Mother or a Father.  :please: <br /><br /></p><blockquote><b>straffan23:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">May I point out one thing, please?  IMHO, besides respecting gender and sexual preference of the parents, a very important point to note is that they are trying to free the children from <u><u>prejudice</u></u>.  Whether it is being prejudiced for having same-sex parents; or unknowingly having prejudice thoughts ingrained into their young minds (i.e. having their yound minds coloured of what is right or wrong).  Don't we always maintain that children are the innocent party?<br /><br />IMHO, sexual orientation is not always a choice.  We do not know everyone, so we should not judge everyone based on our ideals.  Everyone should have the right to happiness, so long as in doing so they do not inflict any harm on others.  We do not need to agree with them.  We just need to respect them.<br /><br />p/s: don't shoot me!</blockquote></blockquote><p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/866071</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/866071</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[HopeandSorrows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:33:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:30:24 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>actually like a parent here who has pointed out - singles can adopt children. so a gay single can adopt a children if he meets the requirement, and he could stay with his gay partner. nothing wrong legally, but morally, it all depends on the acceptance of the society at that point of time.<br /><br /><br />what i also worry is that as certain groups become vocal (thanks to the internet), they will start to demand that the society kowtow to their values and ideals!<br /><br />care to share wat r your concerns? <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /><br /></p><blockquote><b>AC_Power:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">I am not against gay-marriages.  Gays should have the right to live their own life.<br /><br />However, I am a little concern of gay partners adopting a kid.</blockquote></blockquote><p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/866069</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/866069</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[HopeandSorrows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:30:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:19:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>well said!!!  :rahrah:  :rahrah: <br /><br /></p><blockquote><b>chenwj:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">Actually many things in life are \"discriminatory\". It's how u live with it  <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":smile:" alt="😄" /> <br /><br />In their countries, LGBT are able to get married and gain state recognition. But I understand there's are differences between Civil Union and full Marriage in their context and they are pushing for their respective states to recognize a \"Full marriage\".  <br /><br />I think the issue here is about reaching a compromise and testing the limits on how far the society is able to accept diverse views from a seemingly \"minority\" group.<br /><br />The gay sex law in this context of this discussion is 377A, which prohibits the sex between 2 consenting males. Yes it is discriminatory because sex between 2 consenting males is illegal but sex between 2 consenting females is not.  :evil:  :evil:  So by that argument, gays here are perceived to be criminals due to 377A. I am not supporting the gays because if they argue they are perceived to be criminals due to 377A, then almost the whole of Singapore are criminals because I'm sure majority of Singaporeans regardless of sexual orientations bought pirated DVDs or downloaded movies from the net one way or another. Also, I guess some of us here watch porn with your wife or your husband? Technically we are all criminals. So the issue here is whether do the Police enforce these anti-piracy laws / copyright laws / anti-porn laws / anti-gay sex law.  :? <br /></blockquote></blockquote><p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/866059</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/866059</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[HopeandSorrows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:19:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:13:21 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The gay rights groups already have their own spaces in society. There are gay clubs, gay saunas and various kinky places you could think of. they are allowed to express their views on love in pinkdot.  Try walk around Maxwell food market on Friday and Saturday nights. they are socialising freely, as any citizens could.  <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /><br /><br /><br />Spaces are given to them, as shown in the examples i hav given above. But if they are going to encroach our space and  demanding that the norms to be addressed as \"Mum\" and \"Dad\" to be taken away from us, no way I am going to accept that.  :mad:  :mad: <br /><br />i do not go around pressuring government to close down the gay saunas and gay pubs. because i respect their space, they should do the same. <br /><br />The western society's voting system is not compulsory, AFAIK so it is not full representation of their citizens. R the western nation's society fully supportive of the gay rights groups to stop addressing parents as Mother and Father? <br /><br /> <br /></p><blockquote><b>SAHM_TAN:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">From my understanding after reading the article, the words mother and father are replaced with parents in forms and such. I don't think kids with <br />heterosexual parents cannot call them mummy and daddy or other variations. <br /><br />I mean for same sex couples, it would not be possible to designate who's the father and who's the mother. I guess there can be 2 forms printed, 1 for heterosexual parents and same sex couples but then it might perceive as a form of discrimination. <br /><br />The norm of a society is determined by the communities within the particular society. If some have accepted that same sex couples is the norm then just live and let live. I think it's good that they are able to accommodate. <br /><br />It must be a relieve to live without discrimination, at least in the legal sense.</blockquote></blockquote><p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/866047</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/866047</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[HopeandSorrows]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:13:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:35:47 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I am not against gay-marriages.  Gays should have the right to live their own life.<br /><br /><br />However, I am a little concern of gay partners adopting a kid.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/865898</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/865898</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[AC_Power]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:35:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:26:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>May I point out one thing, please?  IMHO, besides respecting gender and sexual preference of the parents, a very important point to note is that they are trying to free the children from <u><u>prejudice</u></u>.  Whether it is being prejudiced for having same-sex parents; or unknowingly having prejudice thoughts ingrained into their young minds (i.e. having their yound minds coloured of what is right or wrong).  Don't we always maintain that children are the innocent party?<br /><br /><br />IMHO, sexual orientation is not always a choice.  We do not know everyone, so we should not judge everyone based on our ideals.  Everyone should have the right to happiness, so long as in doing so they do not inflict any harm on others.  We do not need to agree with them.  We just need to respect them.<br /><br />p/s: don't shoot me!</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864695</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864695</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[straffan23]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:26:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:59:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>Funz:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black"><blockquote><b>limlim:</b><p>[quote=\"Nebbermind\"]Will AWARE  lobby for one wife, multiple husbands??!! :evil:</p></blockquote></blockquote><br />Not very efficient to propagate the species..<p></p></blockquote>Still efficient what. If husband 1 shoots blanks, still got husband 2, 3 &amp; 4.[/quote]That is a medical situation.. not by design.<br /><br />It is not in the best interest of the species to pursue a system just to cater for exceptional situations as it would result in blatant waste of resources and sinful inefficiency.<p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864658</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864658</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[limlim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:59:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:54:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>Nebbermind:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">Will AWARE  lobby for one wife, multiple husbands??!! :evil:</blockquote></blockquote><br />Men lack the ability to maintain such a household in harmony<p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864592</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864592</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SAHM_TAN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:54:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:50:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>limlim:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black"><blockquote><b>Nebbermind:</b><p>Will AWARE  lobby for one wife, multiple husbands??!! :evil:</p></blockquote></blockquote><br />Not very efficient to propagate the species..<p></p></blockquote>Still efficient what. If husband 1 shoots blanks, still got husband 2, 3 &amp; 4.<p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864587</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864587</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Funz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:50:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:47:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>Nebbermind:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">Will AWARE  lobby for one wife, multiple husbands??!! :evil:</blockquote></blockquote><br />Not very efficient to propagate the species..<p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864584</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864584</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[limlim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:47:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:45:55 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>pirate:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">I want a four person civil union! :stompfeet: <br /><br /><br />We should be referred to as Parent 1, Parent 2, Parent 3 and Parent 4.  :grphug:</blockquote></blockquote>Or you can call them East. South, West, North parents......  <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f606.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--laughing" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":laughing:" alt="😆" /> <br /><br />depending on which is their favorite position on the dry pool..<p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864582</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864582</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[limlim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:45:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:43:53 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Will AWARE  lobby for one wife, multiple husbands??!! :evil:</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864580</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864580</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nebbermind]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:43:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:41:24 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>thisis2012:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">If the PAP allows polygamy, one husband multiple wives, will your vote still go to them?</blockquote></blockquote><br />Yes.. of course.<br /><br />That's the way mother nature designed it to be.<br /><br />Anyway.. polygamy is allowed for some pple.. LEGALLY.<br /><br />in case you're not aware. <br /><br />Surely AWARE is aware of it but they can't do anything..  <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f606.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--laughing" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":laughing:" alt="😆" /><p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864575</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864575</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[limlim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:41:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:59:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>pirate:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">I want a four person civil union! :stompfeet: <br /><br /><br />We should be referred to as <b><b>Parent 1, Parent 2, Parent 3 and Parent 4</b></b>.  :grphug:</blockquote></blockquote>You meant Pirate1, Pirate2, Pirate3 &amp; Pirate4, right? <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f606.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--laughing" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":laughing:" alt="😆" /><p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864515</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864515</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nebbermind]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:59:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:41:28 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>pirate:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">I want a four person civil union! :stompfeet: <br /><br /><br />We should be referred to as Parent 1, Parent 2, Parent 3 and Parent 4.  :grphug:</blockquote></blockquote>I'm not sure if here have but other ctries yes.<p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864506</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864506</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SAHM_TAN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:41:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:37:05 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>chenwj:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">Actually many things in life are \"discriminatory\". It's how u live with it  <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":smile:" alt="😄" /> <br /><br /><br />In their countries, LGBT are able to get married and gain state recognition. But I understand there's are differences between Civil Union and full Marriage in their context and they are pushing for their respective states to recognize a \"Full marriage\".  <br /><br />I think the issue here is about reaching a compromise and testing the limits on how far the society is able to accept diverse views from a seemingly \"minority\" group.<br /><br />The gay sex law in this context of this discussion is 377A, which prohibits the sex between 2 consenting males. Yes it is discriminatory because sex between 2 consenting males is illegal but sex between 2 consenting females is not.  :evil:  :evil:  So by that argument, gays here are perceived to be criminals due to 377A. I am not supporting the gays because if they argue they are perceived to be criminals due to 377A, then almost the whole of Singapore are criminals because I'm sure majority of Singaporeans regardless of sexual orientations bought pirated DVDs or downloaded movies from the net one way or another. Also, I guess some of us here watch porn with your wife or your husband? Technically we are all criminals. So the issue here is whether do the Police enforce these anti-piracy laws / copyright laws / anti-porn laws / anti-gay sex law.  :? <br /><blockquote><b>SAHM_TAN:</b><p>From my understanding after reading the article, the words mother and father are replaced with parents in forms and such. I don't think kids with <br />heterosexual parents cannot call them mummy and daddy or other variations. <br /><br />I mean for same sex couples, it would not be possible to designate who's the father and who's the mother. I guess there can be 2 forms printed, 1 for heterosexual parents and same sex couples but then it might perceive as a form of discrimination. <br /><br />The norm of a society is determined by the communities within the particular society. If some have accepted that same sex couples is the norm then just live and let live. I think it's good that they are able to accommodate. <br /><br />It must be a relieve to live without discrimination, at least in the legal sense.</p></blockquote></blockquote><p></p></blockquote>I thought was discussing abt the article.<p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864505</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864505</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SAHM_TAN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:37:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:10:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I want a four person civil union! :stompfeet: <br /><br /><br />We should be referred to as Parent 1, Parent 2, Parent 3 and Parent 4.  :grphug:</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864479</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864479</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[pirate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:10:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:09:21 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p><blockquote><b>pirate:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">But this is homophobic and discriminatory. Why only couples can marry? Why singles cannot marry themselves? Why threesomes and foursomes cannot marry and form a family unit?<br /><br /><br />Why only couples can adopt? Why single or threesome cannot?<br /><br />Why? Why? Why? :stompfeet:</blockquote></blockquote>that's why i always tell people, many things in life are \"discriminatory\". It's how u live with it <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":smile:" alt="😄" /> Btw, I feel Woman's Charter is discriminatory!!!!  :shock: <br /><br />Singles (regardless whether they are male or female) can adopt children. Shocking to know?  :yikes:  <br />[quote]You may adopt a child if you satisfy the following requirements:<br /><br />- Being a Resident of Singapore<br />- At least 25 years of age<br />- At least 21 years older than the child<br /><br />Even if you are under the age of 25 and less than 21 years older than the child, the adoption may be allowed if you and the child are related by blood or if there are other special circumstances justifying the adoption.<br /><br /><span style="\&quot;color:"><b><b><i><i><u><u>If you are a single male, you will not be allowed to adopt a female child in the absence of special circumstances to justify the adoption.</u></u></i></i></b></b> </span> <i><i><span style="\&quot;color:">[They are assuming everyone is heterosexual. This is also discriminatory against the non-heterosexuals! <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f613.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--sweat" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":sweat:" alt="😓" />  Remember the recent report about the male tuition teacher who preyed on his male students...]</span></i></i><br /><br />A married person cannot on his/her own adopt a child unless the consent of his/her spouse is given. An exception is when the spouse cannot be found or is incapable of giving consent or is living apart and the separation is likely to be permanent. In such a case, the Court may dispense with such consent.<br /><br />Foreign prospective adoptive parents (including permanent residents in Singapore) should consult their respective embassies and obtain a letter stating the embassies? support for the adoption and that the child will be conferred citizenship upon application by the adoptive parents.<br />[/quote]<p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864445</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864445</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[chenwj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:09:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:58:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Actually many things in life are \"discriminatory\". It's how u live with it  <img src="https://forum.kiasuparents.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=f4f27f6278e" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":smile:" alt="😄" /> <br /><br /><br />In their countries, LGBT are able to get married and gain state recognition. But I understand there's are differences between Civil Union and full Marriage in their context and they are pushing for their respective states to recognize a \"Full marriage\".  <br /><br />I think the issue here is about reaching a compromise and testing the limits on how far the society is able to accept diverse views from a seemingly \"minority\" group.<br /><br />The gay sex law in this context of this discussion is 377A, which prohibits the sex between 2 consenting males. Yes it is discriminatory because sex between 2 consenting males is illegal but sex between 2 consenting females is not.  :evil:  :evil:  So by that argument, gays here are perceived to be criminals due to 377A. I am not supporting the gays because if they argue they are perceived to be criminals due to 377A, then almost the whole of Singapore are criminals because I'm sure majority of Singaporeans regardless of sexual orientations bought pirated DVDs or downloaded movies from the net one way or another. Also, I guess some of us here watch porn with your wife or your husband? Technically we are all criminals. So the issue here is whether do the Police enforce these anti-piracy laws / copyright laws / anti-porn laws / anti-gay sex law.  :? <br /></p><blockquote><b>SAHM_TAN:</b><blockquote style="border:1px solid black">From my understanding after reading the article, the words mother and father are replaced with parents in forms and such. I don't think kids with <br />heterosexual parents cannot call them mummy and daddy or other variations. <br /><br />I mean for same sex couples, it would not be possible to designate who's the father and who's the mother. I guess there can be 2 forms printed, 1 for heterosexual parents and same sex couples but then it might perceive as a form of discrimination. <br /><br />The norm of a society is determined by the communities within the particular society. If some have accepted that same sex couples is the norm then just live and let live. I think it's good that they are able to accommodate. <br /><br />It must be a relieve to live without discrimination, at least in the legal sense.</blockquote></blockquote><p></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864436</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/864436</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[chenwj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:58:26 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>