Daily SG: 19 May 2009
AWARE Takeover Aftermath
- The Wayang Party: Group claiming to represent “conservative majority” of Singaporeans launched another petition to MOE to remove Aware as sex education provider
- innersanctum: why is homosexuality the central issue of the “conservative majority” in Singapore
- Siew Kum Hong: The line has been crossed
- The Wayang Party: Siew Kum Hong made police report against astroturfers!!
- TOC: Siew Kum Hong makes police report against “vile, vicious and malicious” attacks
- Today In Singapore: Inventing Sodom
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: A response to Dr. Thio Su Mien’s letter to the ST Forum
- the kent ridge common: An open letter to the Most Reverend Dr John Chew
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: LHZB interview special with Dr. Thio Su Mien – Part [I][2][3]
- The Temple Of Thoughts 3: I am not aware
- Ian On The Red Dot: Straight People Like Anal Sex Too
GIC, Temasek State Fund Investments
- Under The Willow Tree: Temasek’s divestment of BoA stake – A clear admission of an investment error
- Inquivision: Transparency and Temasek: diversification, investments and a vote for Jim Rogers
- Singapore Social Activist: In a culture of secrecy, no courage is required (the unedited version)
- Under The Willow Tree: Dr Lee Boon Yang and Keppel Corp – The Curious Intertwining of Singapore’s Business and Politics
Singapore Sports Awards 2009
- The Wayang Party: LEAKED: The document which STTA asked Liu Guodong to sign
- Street71′s Perspective of Singapore: Lee Bee Wah: The STTA-President, MP and Her Words!
- Edwin’s Blog: Lee Bee Wah sweeps again..
- The Wayang Party: PRC netizens lambast Singapore for being anti-Chinese over Lee Bee Wah’s latest faux paus
Remember May 21st
- TOC: Passion for activism extinguished…but not for long
- TOC: May 1987 – A conspiracy un-proved
- Jacob 69er: Remember May 21st this Thursday at Hong Lim Park
Pink Dot @ Hong Lim
- ed’sperience’s Blog: Why singapore’s social and LGBT movements Deserve Irreverent Laughter
- Only “objective” and “factual” political films please, we’re Singaporeans: From Chee Soon Juan to Speakers’ Corner to Pink Dot
- Salt*Wet*Fish: The coming out of Singapore: Thank you PinkDot
H1N1 Swine Flu
- Singapore M.D.: Thoughts on the novel influenza A(H1N1) outbreak
- Sgpolitics.net: The Spectre of Death
Free Burma
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: What Credibility?
- Everyday’s Life in a Snapshot: pathetic ASEAN silence and pathetic Singapore’s dismay
Recession
- TOC: More flexibility for bosses but what is there for employees?
MSK Captured
- Chemical Generation Singapore: Detention and Rehabilitation
Daily Discourse
- For Want of a Better Title: Civil Society should stay above the fray
Life, the universe and everything
- Young Upstarts: MDA Misses The Mark At UnConference 2009
- Simple is the Reason of My Heart: Much Ado About Social Networks in Asia in Unconference 2009
- TOC: Singapore AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2009
May 19th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Crappy GDP, jobs loses, weak investments….. fed up!!!
May 19th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Entertaining Wayang from the “Conservative Majority” who want to say that this delusional(because they actually believe) majority(Army) included normal day to day Citizens, like old folks who still pray to kuan yin/PArticipate in thaipusam /sembahyang , is supporting their cause.
Now that’s pathetic.The Uncles and Aunties who have more pressing problems also say they(the discrimination squad) are pathetic.
But then they still want to impose their will on others when they lost.How Gracious.LOL
May 20th, 2009 at 10:58 am
People must be clear about the following when discussing AWARE’s sex ed:
- Target of education are minors. What is the main objective? General knowledge on sex? Safe sex (STD/pregnancy prevention etc.)? Do minors need to be taught gender acknowledgement/equality? Should we ask what is a good age to introduce such concepts to our children? Sooner? Later?
- References to oral/anal sex should be in relation to pregnancy prevention/hygiene and not necessarily gay sex. Removal of references to different sexual practices should be carefully considered in the context of a wholistic sex ed. Do not be clouded by personal convictions of gender issues.
Just some of my thoughts.
May 20th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Hey ClearThought,
I agree with you. It’s hard to tailor sex education for everyone. Some minors may recognise their inclination at a young age. Perhaps AWARE’s sex ed would be of a resource to them. However, this also creates a certain level of awareness in the rest of the minors.
May 20th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
When the sex-ed issue was brought up during the AWARE saga, I always feel that this issue was being blown out of proportion. To be fair, for the CSE programme to be fairly assessed, we must not only look at the training material. We will also need to know how the trainer delivered the messages across to the students. I see nothing wrong if the trainer tell the student that anal/oral sex is not criminalised between heterosexual partners and the stand towards such sexual acts should be neutral. Being neutral means that it is all up to you whether you can accept or not. Also, trainer might also want to add that she is just creating awareness and not imposing on the moral aspect, which rightfully should be done by the parents.
May 20th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
I see that there’s a sizeable portion of local parents who are unable to accept that sexual identity is fixed the day one is born.
May 21st, 2009 at 10:05 am
Staggered intro to sex ed based on age can be considered. An adjustment to current age clusters such as:
Eg.
- Generel birds and the bees topics for minors up to say 15.
- Teen pregnancy and STD issues at 16.
- Gender acknowledgement/equality topics at 17.
No solution can please everyone. But if we do not want to see sex ed in limbo, some compromise/reconciliation must be reached.
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