Gay Singapore

I am visiting for a few days, any info on gay bars, escorts etc, appreciated. Tried @jason1975 , no help.

I understand that @jason1975 lives in Singapore. May I ask him to advise on the best gay bars to visit. I will be there for a few days mid-next month to visit friends but have a coupe of evenings to myself. I used to visit Singapore regularly but have not been in the city state for at least 7 years. Backstage was one of my favourite bars sometimes followed by a visit to Zouk. Many thanks in advance.

NOTE -- Most readers are likely familiar with Richard Barrow, the Bangkok-based English teacher who devotes much of his free time to updating his websites about travel in Thailand and adjacent countries. Here's one of his most recent postings on traveling between Singapore and Bangkok by train. From RichardBarrow.com By Richard Barrow This is a guide to taking a train from Singapore to Bangkok via Kuala Lumpur and Penang in 2024. There are no trains that go all the way from Singapore to Bangkok. You must do it in at least four stages. I did it in five as I did a side trip to Penang. These are my notes detailing the trains that I caught and how much i…

E-cigarettes have been banned in Singapore since 2018. Now a new crackdown is on the way. The reason: drug-laced vapes named K-Pods have become popular on the streets. With its zero policy towards drugs, the city state is introducing new harsh punishments if caught with e-cigarettes. These include being jailed, sent to state rehab, being caned and fined US$7,780). When found, sellers can be sent to jail for up to 20 years. Note: foreigners and tourists will receive the same punishments and a hotline has been set up so the public can report if they see anyone using vapes. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3387lrz5g4o

This warning has been repeated over and over again, and thankfully most western tourists heed it. Three individuals were executed last week for drug offences which brings the total to 17 this year. A death sentence is automatic if you bring in more than 15g of diamorphine, 30g of cocaine, 250g of methamphetamine and 500g of cannabis. With cannabis still on sale in Bangkok, don't even think of trying to hide any in your luggage if Singapore is your next stop. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dymv623q0o

You have a landmark building that looks impressive and has become something of an icon. It is also a hotel with far too many rooms requiring queueing for almost everything and a galaxy of ordinary tourists gazing at you as they watch you swimming in the infinity pool 56-odd floors up. You pay little attention to the floods of complaints about the hotel's problems. It's doing it's job. It's putting Singapore on some map or other. But it still remains only #27 on Tripadvisor's list of top Singapore hotels, with several four star hotels above it. And fake 5-star reviews are still to be found on the site! Plus the nightly rate is around 100% more than other similar 5-star hot…

Even though Singapore finally got rid of the old colonial Article 377A of the penal code which basically criminalised homosexuality nearly three years ago, the Singapore government still forbids Gay Pride Parades. In their place, the annual gay Pink Dot celebration confined by the government to a relatively small park in the city was once again this year a big success last week-end. Turn-out was large despite very heavy showers earlier in the day. Pink Dot has always been a family affair and familes were again very much in evidence this year. So too were three MPs from the Workers' Party and two belonging to the ruling PAP party. Speaking to the media, PAP parliament…

Hi all, I am travelling to Singapore in the first week of March and wondering if anyone has any recent tips on the grindr / other apps, cruising, massage / money boys, spas, saunas, taking guys back to the hotel etc in Singapore? I am staying near Chinatown. Would like to hearing any tips and will post my experiences during / after my stay! Thanks.

I rarely see mentions of Singapore 🇸🇬 What is the reason?🤔 Is it expensive?💰 I have only had stopovers there ,I would love to explore the outside city

From the BBC When it comes to longevity, few places in the world have seen such a drastic jump in life expectancy as the island city-state in Southeast Asia. A child born in the country in 1960 was only likely to live (at the time) to 65, but a child born in Singapore today can expect to live to more than 86 according to estimates. In addition, the number of centenarians in Singapore doubled over the 10-year period from 2010-2020. This huge leap in longevity has largely been driven by intentional government policy and investment. The distinction even was enough to have the country named the world's sixth "Blue Zone" in August 2023. Though recen…

From VN Express / Straits Times Singapore has reported a rise in the percentage of travelers refused entry into the city-state since the introduction of automated immigration lanes at Changi Airport in May. Thanks to automated clearance, checks are carried out earlier and technology can be utilized more extensively, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sun Xueling, said at a parliamentary session on Monday, as cited by The Straits Times. He did not provide specific figures on the increase. Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam said in the parliament earlie…

From Thai PBS World Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will step down next month and his deputy Lawrence Wong will take over, the second non-member of the Lee family to lead the wealthy nation. “I will relinquish my role as Prime Minister on 15 May 2024 and DPM (Deputy Prime Minister) Lawrence Wong will be sworn in as the next Prime Minister on the same day,” Lee said on social media on Monday. Wong, who is also the finance minister, was chosen as Lee’s heir-apparent in 2022 from a new generation of lawmakers from the People’s Action Party (PAP) which has ruled uninterrupted since independence in 1965. “I accept this responsibility with humility …

From CNN Traveling through one of the world’s best airports is set to get even smoother next year. Starting in 2024, officials say Singapore’s Changi Airport will introduce automated immigration clearance, which will allow passengers to depart the city-state without passports, using only biometric data. “Singapore will be one of the first few countries in the world to introduce automated, passport-free immigration clearance,” Communications Minister Josephine Teo announced during a parliament session on Monday, during which several changes to the country’s Immigration Act were passed. Biometric technology, along with facial recognition software, is alr…

At 6:00 am on Wednesday ten days ago, police entered a villa in a Sentosa hotel and arrested 49 men aged between 21 and 46 taking part in what was reported as a Drug Orgy. 35 were Singaporean nationals and 14 foreigners, most of whom were believed to be Malaysians. Substances seized included metamphetamine, ketamine and drug paraphernalia. Also taken was a printed invitation to the orgy believed to have been organised by a closed chat room group. Perhaps ironically during the last 3 weeks the Singapore government has executed 2 men and a woman who had been alleged to have brought very small quantities of drugs into Singapore. Death is the penalty for 15 grams or more…

From Channel News ASIA SINGAPORE: Passengers flying out of Changi Airport will have to pay more in airport fees and levies from Nov 1 as the aviation industry continues to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic. Travellers on flights departing from Changi Airport currently pay a fee of S$52.30 - comprising S$35.40 in passenger service and security fee (PSSF), S$6.10 in aviation levy and S$10.80 in airport development levy. From Nov 1 to Mar 31 next year, the amount will go up to a total of S$59.20. That's after the passenger service and security fee increases to S$40.40 and the aviation levy rises to S$8. The passenger service and security fee will sub…

i might go to Singapore in mid January and was looking for an hotel. I need it to have good internet as I will have to several Zoom calls while I'm there. To my surprise many hotels in Singapore have bad internet connection, at least judging by their review. Even at Marina Bay Sands guests complained about it. Do you guys recommend any hotel you like and that you know have good internet and can be used for remote work? I already booked Capri by Fraser in Chinatown, as that's the area where I would mostly prefer to stay at. Most people say the internet is good, but there also a few discordant reviews about it on TripAdvisor.

From Bloomberg Supporters attend the annual "Pink Dot" event in a public show of support for the LGBT community at Hong Lim Park in Singapore on June 18, 2022. (AFP file photo) Public discussion on a colonial-era law that criminalises sex between men is gaining momentum in Singapore, where a senior minister said any easing would ensure the current definition of marriage is protected. While the government is reviewing the regulation, “at the same time we are considering how can we safeguard the current legal position on marriage from being challenged in the courts,” Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said in a Facebook video clip posted on the …

From Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal on Monday (Feb 28) upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss three challenges to Section 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalises sex between men. The challenges were mounted by: Disc jockey Johnson Ong Ming, retired general practitioner Roy Tan Seng Kee and Bryan Choong Chee Hoong, the former executive director of LGBT non-profit organisation Oogachaga. High Court judge See Kee Oon had dismissed their challenges in March 2020, and the three men turned to the Apex Court to appeal against the decision. According to Section 377A of the Penal Code, any man who commits any act of gross indecency with…

He is 22 yo. Like many he was having a hard time making ends meet during the pandemic. Six months ago he decided to try and raise some more cash by going naked on OnlyFans. Soon the site enabled him to gain financial independence. But things are never that easy in conservative Singapore - conservative when it comes to matters of nudity and sex. In October last year police arrived and confiscated Titus Low's phone, iPad and details of his Only Fans account. Allegedly they stated he had transmitted obscene materials through his OnlyFans account. He was warned not to access the account any more as it would amount to a criminal offence. Allegedly, according to the police…

It's good to see things getting easier with Singapore, hoping the Thai government take notice of this and can maybe do something similar. SINGAPORE - As of 11.59pm on Thursday (Nov 11), most travellers can take an antigen rapid test (ART) performed by a trained professional overseas before flying into Singapore. This applies to those returning via the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) and from countries in Categories II and III, which include Australia, Britain and the United States. Previously, all travellers, except those aged two and below, had to take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to return and test negative within 48 hours before departure. …

From Thaiger / Guardia In a Singaporean news broadcast on the Winter Olympics, it wasn’t the coverage that got the attention of viewers, it was what was happening in the background at the Beijing bar. Behind the Channel News Asia correspondent were two men passionately kissing, a taboo for Singaporeans where broadcasting laws prohibit LGBT content and homosexual relationships between men are illegal. Although the kiss was removed from a version on CNA’s website, a video of the kiss has been seen over 825,000 times on TikTok and a popular Chinese social media network Weibo. One TikTok user wrote “This is actually an act of revolution…

NOTE -- Singapore Airlines is now flying two flights out of JFK: a nonstop A350 and a one-stop (Frankfurt) A380 to Singapore. From Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: The pandemic has had a decimating impact on international hub airports with Asia Pacific particularly hard hit due to border closures and travel restrictions. Changi Airport handled only 3.05 million passengers in 2021, or 4.5 per cent of the 68.3 million passengers handled in 2019. Changi has slipped completely out of the rankings of top airports globally after having ranked seventh in 2019 for international passenger traffic and eighteenth for total passenger traffic. Changi is hardly alo…

Congratulations to Singapore's Men's World Badminton Champion, the island state's first World Champion in any event. 24 year old Loh Kean Yew is aggressively fast on the court, very cute and with a killer smile. But he is also dead straight (and sorry this is not really a Gay Singapore subject). Maybe he'll change his orientation if he meets another cute Asian badminton player - of which there are many! 😉

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