Talk:Sections 377 and 377A of the Penal Code (Singapore)
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[edit] Should this page be merged with 'Criminal law of Singapore'?
I think this page should be merged with Criminal law of Singapore. Comments? Jacklee 09:42, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
- Perhaps for specific sections which warrant more detail, they can exist as seperate articles?--Huaiwei 10:48, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
That's a good point. I don't particularly like the title of the article though – it's inaccurate because the article talks about both section 377 and section 377A of the Penal Code, which are separate though related provisions. What about changing it to something like 'Sections 377 and 377A of the Penal Code (Singapore)', or 'Unnatural offences in the Penal Code (Singapore)', which is how they are classified in the Penal Code? Also, the reference should be to the 'Penal Code (Singapore)' rather than the 'Singapore Penal Code', as this is how other Singapore Acts of Parliament are referred to (see, for instance, 'Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore)' and 'Women's Charter (Singapore)'). Jacklee 03:43, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I've renamed this article 'Sections 377 and 377A of the Penal Code (Singapore)', following the naming convention used for Singapore statutes used in Wikipedia. Jacklee 00:40, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Lesbians?
- Further, by a stretch of the imagination, penetrative lesbian sex via the use of implements like dildoes, fingers, or the tongue could theoretically be criminalised by this law although historically, no act of lesbian sex has ever been charged under section 377.
This stretch of imagination isn't referenced. My main concern is the reference to lesbians. While I don't doubt that lesbians will probably be treated more "harshly" then heterosexuals, it seems to me likely that it would be regarded as a criminal act even for a heterosexual couple to engage in such acts if it doesn't lead to coitus. Also wouldn't a dildo probably technically be an indecent device or whatever anyway? Nil Einne 11:22, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
