About 60 participants from around 20 Myanmar and international businesses, as well as LGBT+ rights groups, trade union rights, international organisations, experts and lawyers discussed attended a workshop on 28/29 August at the Rose Garden Hotel, Yangon to discuss how businesses can support LGBT+ equality in Myanmar. Read more: https://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/lgbt-equality.html

1. Business and LGBTI Equality in Singapore

3. Singapore, Today
● Section 377A of the Penal Code (1938)
“Any male person who, in public or private, commits,
or abets the commission of, or procures or attempts
to procure the commission by any male person of,
any act of gross indecency with another male
person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a
term which may extend to 2 years."
● Constitutional Challenge
● Media Censorship

4. Singapore, Today
● Section 377 of the Penal Code repealed in 2007
“whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order
of nature with any man, woman or animals, shall be punished
with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine”

5. Ready4Repeal

6. 2009 – 1st Pink Dot – 2,500 pax

7. 2011 – 10,000 pax

8. 2015 – 28,000 pax

10. Post 2016

11. PUBLIC ORDER ACT (2016)
● Only Singapore controlled entities can be sponsor of any event
held in Speakers Corner
● Only Singapore citizens and permanent residents are allowed to
assemble in Speakers Corner

12. Red Dot for Pink Dot

13. RD4PD Sponsorship – 118 Companies
Cash contributions of SGD 156,000, with the
remaining sponsorship value as contributions in-
kind
Individual Sponsorship
Cash contributions of SGD 95,000 from individuals
Total SGD 251,000 in cash

14. How can business help?
1. Signal to the public that your
company is inclusive
2. Engage the public sector
3. Support LGBTQ NGOs

17. Overview
69pieces of coverage and mentions
local and international media outlets
print publications and the online digital space
news reports, opinion pieces, and event listings.

19. Campaign Videos Reach
1,160,187
Facebook: 8,437 likes • 4,151 shares • 1,072,646 reach
Instagram: 13,653 likes • 87,541 reach

22. Eliminating discrimination in the workplace
1. Be an equal opportunity employer
2. Prevent workplace discrimination
3. Increase awareness
4. Extend benefits

23. Eliminating discrimination in the workplace
1. Be an equal opportunity employer
2. Prevent workplace discrimination
3. Increase awareness
4. Extend benefits

24. Eliminating discrimination in the workplace
1. Be an equal opportunity employer
2. Prevent workplace discrimination
3. Increase awareness
4. Extend benefits
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