“A lot of us don’t dare to hope, we hoped for a very long time and we’ve seen a lot of false stories.”Ĭhoo has been a part of a group called Ready4Repeal since it was started in 2019 and is part of a legal team that challenged the constitutionality of Section 377A. “Sometimes, hope is a dangerous thing, so we hope for the best, but we expect the worst,” the 36-year-old told Coconuts on the sidelines of Saturday’s rally. A lawyer at the forefront of this legal battle told Coconuts the importance of getting the law repealed, and discussed what the future holds for LGBT rights in Singapore.Īs a lawyer who has been involved in several legal challenges ultimately dismissed by the courts, Remy Choo said his team never gets ahead and keeps its expectations low as they continue to push for lasting change.
Sometimes, hope is a dangerous thing,’ Remy Choo, lawyer under Ready4Repeal Photo: Carolyn Teo/Coconutsįor many years, one of the community’s greatest struggles has been getting Section 377a, a 1938 law that criminalized sex between men, struck off from the Penal Code.
