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| LGBTQ: The podcast telling Singapore's hidden gay stories | LGBTQ: The podcast telling Singapore's hidden gay stories |
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| Joshua, Kennede and Sam Jo call themselves The SG Boys. They have started one of the first LGBTQ podcasts in Singapore - where gay sex is still illegal. | |
| Singapore's government argues that the ban must remain to reflect society's conservative views, and as a compromise it has said it will not enforce the law. | Singapore's government argues that the ban must remain to reflect society's conservative views, and as a compromise it has said it will not enforce the law. |
| But LGBTQ activists argue that as long as it remains, it perpetuates a stigma and fuels discrimination. | But LGBTQ activists argue that as long as it remains, it perpetuates a stigma and fuels discrimination. |
| The SG Boys tell the BBC about the challenges of living as a gay person in Singapore, and how they hope their podcast will spread love and empathy for their community. | The SG Boys tell the BBC about the challenges of living as a gay person in Singapore, and how they hope their podcast will spread love and empathy for their community. |
| Video by Tessa Wong. | Video by Tessa Wong. |