This will have numerous legal and social ramifications that will play out in the months and years to come.”ĭr Tan said he has filed an application to the High Court seeking an order to compel the Cabinet to move a Bill to repeal Section 377A. He said: “Although, on the surface, it may be disheartening that the apex court has not ruled Section 377A unconstitutional, it has however declared the statute ‘unenforceable’. Reacting to the court’s decision, Dr Tan described it as a “partial but significant victory for the LGBT community”. “Our finding therefore gives practical legal effect to both the political compromise on Section 377A that the Government struck in 2007 and the legitimate expectation engendered by A-G Wong’s representations,” said the court. The court said its decision preserves the legislative status quo on Section 377A while removing uncertainties faced by homosexual men.
