Singapore gay history: 2013

=Singles, gays and lesbians given right to buy new HDB flats=

On Thursday, 3 January 13, it was announced in The Straits Times that singles (often euphemistically applied to gays and lesbians as well) would be able to buy new Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats for the first time, most likely in the first half of 2013.

=Thai transwoman suffers heart attack on New Year's day at Zouk=

On 3 January 13, it was reported in The New Paper that the attractive Thai woman who had suffered a heart attack at Zouk on New Year's day under the crush of a surging crowd was actually a man,.

=Sayoni leaders meet with Law Minister K. Shanmugam=

On 5 January 13, The Straits Times reported that the queer women's equality group, Sayoni, met with Law Minister K. Shanmugam in a move which he said was part of an ongoing engagement with the gay community,,. Mr Shanmugam confirmed he discussed issues on gay rights, like the anti-homosexual law Section 377A, with the activists in late November.

=See also=


 * Singapore gay history
 * Singapore gay history: the 2000s
 * Singapore gay history: the 2010s

=Acknowledgements=

This article was written by Roy Tan