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If CPF protest happens. It will be the MOTHER of all protests in S'pore. Minimum half a million will show support against the SCUMS IN WHITE.
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Record 10,000 turnout at Pink Dot
<cite id="yui_3_3_0_1_1308415665192163" class="byline vcard">By Jeanette Tan | SingaporeScene – <abbr title="2011-06-18T15:50:47Z">55 minutes ago</abbr></cite>
Over 10,000 participants packed Hong Lim Park, more than twice the size of last year's crowd. (Photo by Pink …
A record crowd of over 10,000 turned out for Pink Dot at Hong Lim Park on Saturday evening --more than twice last year's size.
This year's Pink Dot attendance set a new record for the largest public gathering ever seen at the Speakers' Corner since it opened 11 years ago.
The event, whose aim is to raise awareness and understanding of the need to love and be loved, regardless of one's sexual orientation, was being held for the third consecutive year.
Participants were asked to come dressed in pink, to form a large circular 'dot' to show support for inclusiveness, diversity and the freedom to love, in line with its theme for this year.
Organisers had demarcated an observation area at the front of the stage for non-Singaporean or PR attendees, but the size of the dot -- the highlight of the event -- eventually filled the entire area of the park.
Event organisers were stunned, overwhelmed and humbled by the record crowd.
Pink Dot spokesperson Rebecca Ling, 27, told Yahoo! Singapore immediately after the formed Dot dispersed that she was stunned by the response.
"It wasn't a pink dot, it's a pink park!" she joked.
Co-spokesperson and legal counsel Paerin Choa, 35, added, "To have this many people celebrating this event with us is a truly humbling experience, and we are greatly touched by this show of solidarity and support from Singaporeans."
Clockwise from top left: Dim Sum Dollies, Rima S, Voguelicious and Jill Marie Thomas. (Yahoo! photo/Jeanette T …
Spotted among the crowd were several local celebrities and public figures.
Apart from this year's event ambassadors, the Dim Sum Dollies -- who performed during an hour-long concert along with One Minute of Glory winner Jill Marie Thomas, all-male dance group Voguelicious, Rima S and Broadway Beng Sebastian Tan -- numerous local actors also brought friends and families to stand in the dot.
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Record 10,000 turnout at Pink Dot
<cite id="yui_3_3_0_1_1308415665192163" class="byline vcard">By Jeanette Tan | SingaporeScene – <abbr title="2011-06-18T15:50:47Z">55 minutes ago</abbr></cite>

A record crowd of over 10,000 turned out for Pink Dot at Hong Lim Park on Saturday evening --more than twice last year's size.
This year's Pink Dot attendance set a new record for the largest public gathering ever seen at the Speakers' Corner since it opened 11 years ago.
The event, whose aim is to raise awareness and understanding of the need to love and be loved, regardless of one's sexual orientation, was being held for the third consecutive year.
Participants were asked to come dressed in pink, to form a large circular 'dot' to show support for inclusiveness, diversity and the freedom to love, in line with its theme for this year.
Organisers had demarcated an observation area at the front of the stage for non-Singaporean or PR attendees, but the size of the dot -- the highlight of the event -- eventually filled the entire area of the park.
Event organisers were stunned, overwhelmed and humbled by the record crowd.
Pink Dot spokesperson Rebecca Ling, 27, told Yahoo! Singapore immediately after the formed Dot dispersed that she was stunned by the response.
"It wasn't a pink dot, it's a pink park!" she joked.
Co-spokesperson and legal counsel Paerin Choa, 35, added, "To have this many people celebrating this event with us is a truly humbling experience, and we are greatly touched by this show of solidarity and support from Singaporeans."

Spotted among the crowd were several local celebrities and public figures.
Apart from this year's event ambassadors, the Dim Sum Dollies -- who performed during an hour-long concert along with One Minute of Glory winner Jill Marie Thomas, all-male dance group Voguelicious, Rima S and Broadway Beng Sebastian Tan -- numerous local actors also brought friends and families to stand in the dot.
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