Couple to file appeal on court's ruling on 377A
Published on Apr 18, 2013
Two gay partners who failed in a recent bid to get the High Court to declare an anti-gay sex law unconstitutional, are planning to appeal the judgment. -- ST FILE PHOTO
By Tessa Wong
TWO gay partners who failed in a recent bid to get the High Court to declare an anti-gay sex law unconstitutional, are planning to appeal the judgment.
Mr Gary Lim and Mr Kenneth Chee said in a statement on Thursday that they plan to file their notice of appeal within the next three weeks.
Their bid to declare Section 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalises acts of gross indecency between men, as unconstitutional was dismissed by Justice Quentin Loh.
"We believe that gay men should not have to go to jail for being who they are," said the couple, who added that the existence of Section 377A has a dampening effect on society.
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