When the Health Promotion Board (HPB) first put up a FAQ
about sexuality on its website last November, no one knows about it. However,
this FAQ has taken a live of its own in recent days when an individual named
“Aaron” posted a petition against the FAQ.
Aaron objected to the FAQ as he believe it provides
pro-homosexuality answers questions like “What does it mean to be
gay/bisexual?” and “Where can my child find support in Singapore?” The petition
was put up on 3rd Feb and quickly got over 1,200 signatures.
Seeing the response from the petition, the HPB quickly
changed the FAQ, removing some links which would have directed users to some
services. However in a case of dammed if you so, and dammed if you don’t,
another internet user named Melissa Tsang put up a counter-petition on 4th
February against the original petition from Aaron and request HPB restore the
FAQ to its original format.
Biggest loser in this whole funny affair; the Health
Promotion Board, and I have to say I feel kind of sorry for them. Here they are
trying to give information to the general public, responded quickly when a
section of the general public objected, and then getting complained at for
responding too quickly by another section of the general public.
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