Nearly six in 10 of those aged between 18 and 25 believe same-sex marriage is not wrong, according to the survey by the Institute of Policy Studies, a Singapore-based think-tank. Although the island remains socially conservative, the poll of 4, Singaporeans found opposition to gay marriage had fallen to 60 percent, down from 74 percent when it was last conducted in The findings come amid a renewed push by gay rights activists in the city-state to overturn a British colonial-era law that bans gay sex.
Two Singaporean men have filed separate petitions to court seeking to legalize gay sex since late last year, after India decriminalized gay sex in a landmark ruling. Previous legal challenges in Singapore to overturn the ban failed but a prominent diplomat last year called on the gay community to renew legal action against the law.
Johannes Hadi from Ready4Repeal, a coalition that campaigns against Section A, said removing the law would help the Asian economic hub to retain and attract talent. A poll of Singaporeans last year by independent market research and consulting firm Ipsos showed 55 percent of respondents still supported the ban.
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