Singapore bans photo exhibition on gays & lesbians kissing

Singapore's censors have banned an exhibition of photographs depicting gay men and women kissing, so here is a sample of what they're missing.

The city-state's Media Development Authority denied the exhibition's organizers a license on the grounds that the photographs "promote a homosexual lifestyle," Alex Au, founder of a Singapore gay rights group, People Like Us, told The Associated Press.

The exhibition, entitled "Kissing," is a selection of 80 posed shots of same-sex kissing between fully clothed models, said Au, who shot the photographs.
"Kissing" was canceled after organizers received a letter from the media regulator on Monday saying it was rejecting their application for a license to hold the exhibition, Au said.

Under Singapore law, gay sex is deemed "an act of gross indecency," punishable by a maximum of two years in jail. Authorities have banned gay festivals and censored gay films, saying homosexuality should not be advocated as a lifestyle choice.

Despite the official ban on gay sex, there have been few prosecutions.

Would this be classified by the sensors as Kissing?

[Source International Herald Tribune]