Reaction of The Public
While conservative Singaporeans who were for the retention of Section 377A were relieved, the LGBT community and more progressive factions who strongly pushed for Section 377A to be repealed were predictably enraged. Nevertheless, a significant proportion of the population remained relatively indifferent towards the result.
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