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Title: Thio Li-Ann presents anti-gay agenda to Parliament - Part 1 View count: 12744 Rating: 1.8303572 (112 ratings) Description: Go to Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUDYo29gNNg Nominated MP Prof. Thio Li-Ann of the Law Faculty of the National University of Singapore speaks out against the decriminalisation of gay sex in Singapore using arguments largely derived from the American Religious Right. Her speech was delivered on 22 Oct 07 as part of the debate following the presentation by Nominated MP Siew Kum Hong of a petition to repeal Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code. Links: Archived transcript of Thio's complete speech: http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/10/377a-serves-public-morality-nmp-thio-li-ann/ Thio's profile at NUS' Faculty of Law: http://law.nus.edu.sg/faculty/staff/profileview.asp?UserID=lawtla It was therefore highly ironic that she was appointed by New York University in 2009 to teach human rights. Read about the controversy here: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/08/nyu On Friday, 23 Jul 09, Thio backed out of the appointment at NYU due to overwhelming opposition from staff, students, alumni and human rights groups there: http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_407385.html Tags: singapore, gay, homosexual, section, 377a, law, parliament, politics, discrimination, Author: groyn88 |
