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<France 24 #015> Singapore to decriminalize same-sex relationships - le 21 août 2022

   Today's article is about the decriminaliation of same-sex relationships in Singapore from France 24 dated August 21, 2022.

 

French Original

Singapour va décriminaliser les relations homosexuelles

 

Le Premier ministre de Singapour a indiqué dimanche que l'article du Code pénal pénalisant les relations sexuelles entre hommes serait abrogé. Une décision rendue possible, selon les autorités, par une acceptation croissante de l'homosexualité au sein de la population. 

 

English Translation (powered by Google)

Singapore to decriminalize same-sex relationships

 

Singapore's Prime Minister said on Sunday that the section of the Penal Code criminalizing sex between men would be repealed. A decision made possible, according to the authorities, by a growing acceptance of homosexuality within the population.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

abrogé > abroger: abrogate, repeat

acceptation: acceptance

autorité: authority

<C>

croissant: growing

<D>

décriminaliser: decriminalize

dimanche: Sunday

<E>

entre: between

<H>

homme: man

homosexuel: homosexual 

<I>

indiqué > indiquer: indicate

<M>

ministre: minister

<P>

par: by

pénalisant > pénaliser: penalize

population: population

premier: prime

<R>

rendu > rundre: make

<S>

sein > au sein de: within

serait: être

sexuel: sexual

Singapour: Singapore

selon: according to

<V>

va > aller: go