Gay kiss on live TV evades Singapore’s ban on LGBT content
by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5VXR6)
Video clip of two men kissing in Beijing bar during Channel News Asia report hailed as act of revolution'
It was a Singaporean news report on the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, live from a Beijing bar filled with eager fans. Yet it was two men - who burst into the view of the camera, sharing a dramatic kiss - who stole the show.
The clip has since gone viral in Singapore, where broadcasting codes restrict content that promotes LGBT lifestyles", and where sexual relationships between men are outlawed.
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