Singapore Public Gay Parties
Singapore's first public LGBT pride festival, IndigNation, took place during the month of August in 2005, with a second annual IndigNation in August 2006.
Previous gay celebrations, exemplified by the Nation parties held annually in Singapore since 2001, were private commercial events held for LGBT recreation, but were also socio-political statements of significance in Singapore gay history and milestones in Singapore's human rights record.
Read more about Singapore Public Gay Parties: Before 2001, Nation, Nation.02, Nation.03, Nation.04, Snowball.04 Ban, Nation.V
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