According to the official statement from Pink Dot 2017’s organisers, “close to 20,000 Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs)” turned up at Hong Lim Park on Saturday (1 July) for the event, which is held in support of Singapore’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) community.” Similarly, our hope is that hosting the 2022 Gay Games in Hong Kong will be an empowering and inclusive experience for all of Asia, regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or economic status.
Also seen at Pink Dot 2017, dozens of people gathered at the grass patches along the outer edges of Hong Lim Park, showing their support for Pink Dot and the LGBT+ community. This was due to new government regulations barring foreigners and multinational corporate sponsors.
A new government amendment to the Public Order Act deemed that organizers of public events at the Speakers Corner “must ensure that only citizens of Singapore or permanent residents of Singapore participate in the assembly or procession.”
For the first time, attendees had to go through security checkpoints, where their IDs and bags were inspected. Multinational companies like Google, Facebook and Barclays, who normally helped sponsor the event, were also barred from making contributions. (Singapore also banned the rainbow emoji on Facebook.) The reason?
“Foreign entities should not fund, support or influence events that relate to domestic issues, especially political issues or controversial social issues with political overtones,” the Ministry of Home Affair said in a statement last month. “These are political, social or moral choices for Singaporeans to decide.”
Fortunately over 120 local companies stepped into help, donating $240,000- well in excess of the $150,000 goal.
Pink Dot SG is an annual, non-profit, free-for-all event which started in 2009, in support of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) community in Singapore. Each year, attendees at the Pink Dot celebration wear pink and gather to form a giant “pink dot” in support of diversity, inclusiveness and the freedom to love. This years Ambassadors were singer Nathan Hartono, paralympian swimmer Theresa Goh and actor Ebi Shankara.
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