The PINK non-picnic

Despite the National Parks Board's official ban on a gay picnic in Singapore, approximately one hundred queer people and allies turn up to relax and share food at the Botanical Gardens.

Scattered in an archipelago of picnic blankets, picnic goer's wore pink T-shirts, pink caps, pink shoes, and carried pink parasols. Some of the chosen foods consumed included; smoked salmon, watermelon, cherries, strawberry-flavoured Pocky and Yan Yan, san char balls, pink agar-agar jelly and beng kueh, ruby grapefruit juice, guava juice, raspberry 7-up and rosé wine.

Originally a gay-themed picnic planned for Singapore's Indig Nation pride season, where participants were invited to dress in pink, and bring pink food to eat.

On Monday 6 August, however activist Alex Au was informed in a government letter that the event (as well as “The Pink Run”, a planned 5-km run in the park) was forbidden, these were “organised gatherings”, and such events would require permission from the National Parks Board (NParks).

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