Appendices 2003

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Month	Title, etc		Relevance
Sep 2003	Size really does matter - the absurdity of the censor's cuts required of the film "15", by Neil Humphreys of TODAY newspaper		Pol, Med
Aug 2003	Chasing the pink dollar - The Sunday Times tells Toto-queuing heartlanders that we must learn to accept gay people because there's money in it.		Med, Hom
Aug 2003	The trick that Singapore missed - Koh Buck Song talks about how Singapore missed out on developing its 'soft power', from 'Today' newspaper		Pol, Soc
Aug 2003	Time to think pink - a humourous commentary from The Edge about how blind and absurd Singaporeans can be		Soc
Aug 2003	The spirit of Montmartre - where did the term 'bohemian village' come from? And what did it signify?		Soc
Aug 2003	Homosexuality: not by science alone - Straits Times' science writer argues that homosexuality is a matter of culture and choice, and 32 people sign a letter that isn't published		Hom, Kno
Aug 2003	Nation03 is NOT a gay party - Fridae.com replies to a New Paper article saying it was		Pol, Med, Hom
Aug 2003	Gay marriages pose threat to society : Vatican - the increasingly desperate attempt to get political leaders to follow its edicts is criticised by many groups around the world		Rel
Aug 2003	It's raining AQ's - a commentary by Yvonne Kwok of Streats newspaper, about the number of effeminate males (who aren't gay) on TV		Med
Jul 2003	Egg of a society: why white and yolk can't be separated - a commentary by Simon Tay in the Straits Times about the interaction between the mainstream and the marginals in society		Pol, Soc, Hom
Jul 2003	News agency reports about gay civil servants - reports by UPI, DPA, AP, and AFP between 4 and 24 July 2003		Med
Jul 2003	Quietly, Singapore lifts its ban on hiring gays - from the New York Times, and International Herald Tribune, 4 July 2003		Pol, Soc
Jul 2003	Good arguments live on - a homosexuality debate on the Young PAP bulletin board		Pol, Soc, Hom
Jul 2003	Extract of the PM Goh Chok Tong's interview with Time magazine - released by the Prime Minister's Office, giving the context of the "gays in civil service" comment		Pol, Med
Jul 2003	Dear Reverends - 'Today' newspaper reports on the letter sent by 6 gay Christians to the heads of churches in Singapore, 24 July 2003		Rel, Hom
Jul 2003	Anti-gay campaign by 20 Christians -  the pastor of the Cornerstone Community Church says "The battle lines are now drawn and it is time for the Church in Singapore to rise up" (Straits Times)		Rel, Hom
Jul 2003	Letters in Streats, 15-24 July 2003 - including the infamous one by Thio Su Mien		Hom
Jul 2003	Muslim minister: "Islam does not resist change" - Lianhe Zhaobao (20 July 2003) asked Dr Yacoob Ibrahim about the gay issue in an interview,		Pol, Rel
Jul 2003	Wanbao: Homosexuality - a choice of morality - a comment in the evening Chinese paper, Lianhe Wanbao of 20 July 2003		Soc, Med
Jul 2003	Gays OK, but SEX disallowed - the petty prudishness of Singapore authorities sends a message opposite to that of accepting gay people; from 'Today' newspaper, 18 July 2003		Pol, Soc
Jul 2003	Stigma that lingers on - from 'Today' newspaper, 14 July 2003, about Leona Lo, a transsexual on a mission to educate society		Soc, Hum
Jul 2003	Letters in the Straits Times, 18 July 2003 - including one by retired Bishop Yap Kim Hao		Rel, Hom
Jul 2003	Letters in the Straits Times, 15 July 2003 - "There is no greyness between white and black...There is no relativity in morality, Morality is absolute." By George Lim Heng Chye		Rel, Hom
Jul 2003	Ma, I'm gay - a Sunday Times story about a gay guy and his relationship with his mother		Soc, Hom
Jul 2003	A new tiger to ride - Simon Tay discusses how Singapore has to ride the forces of globalisation, including opening up to the gay minority		Pol, Soc
Jul 2003	Gum, gays and the gogglebox - Chua Mui Hoong of the Straits Times argues that the process of liberalisation benefits all, non-gays as well.		Pol, Soc
Jul 2003	US Supreme Court banishes mediaeval ghost - reprinted in the Straits Times, this commentary by Andrew Sullivan argues how the overturning of sodomy laws didn't just benefit gay people.		Law, Rel, Hom
Jul 2003	The truth is not gay/Don't ask, be happy - a straight woman says she'd be appalled to be asked about her sexuality in a job interview.		Hom, Per
Jul 2003	Get this straight: Bigotry is not a family value - a commentary by Adeline Woon in Streats		Soc, Med, Hom
Jul 2003	Letters in 'Today', 8 - 11 July 2003 - letters in response to the article 'Local gays, foreign gays' in the Today newspaper.		Hom
Jul 2003	Letters in the Straits Times, 9 July 2003 - mostly pro-gay		Hom
Jul 2003	It's not about gay rights, it's survival - a Straits Times senior correspondent explains why Singapore has to do what it takes to attract talent, even gay ones.		Pol, Soc, Hom
Jul 2003	With this ring, I thee wed - a New Paper story about 2 gay Singaporeans planning to get married in Canada.		Soc, Hom
Jul 2003	No Mardi Gras, says PM - from the New Paper		Pol, Hom
Jul 2003	Employing gays in civil service a 'tiny step forward' - a story from the Sunday Times		Pol, Soc, Hom
Jul 2003	Local gays, foreign gays - a front page story from Today newspaper		Pol, Soc, Hom
Mar 2003	Breaking taboos - the New Paper ran a two-page spread about the book People Like Us: Sexual Minorities in Singapore		Hom
Jan 2003	Twenty4Seven: Naked guns - a local magazine does an feature on a gay orgy		Med, Hom