LGBTQ+ Millennials On Tolerance Vs Acceptance In Singapore | ZULA Perspectives | EP 3
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- Опубликовано: 27 июн 2019
- In honour of Pride Month, we invited 6 LGBTQ+ individuals to talk about issues within the community on ZULA Perspectives.
ZULA Perspectives is a series where we put strangers in a room to have in-depth discussions about social issues.
Read the full discussion here: zula.sg/lgbtq-singapore
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Faith - / thepotat0king
Kennede - / 377bae
Zinc - / zinc.aberdeen
Atiq - / tikywiky_
Irie - / aiswater
Lorraine
Produced By:
Leah Shannon - / mizchiefmagik
Cheryl Chiew - / cherylchiew
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Dominic Shimizu - / domnomnom
Daren Tay - / dar9n
Lee Han Bin - / thetinybin
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Honestly speaking, I have no reason to hate LGBTQ. everyone is a human being and is absolutely inhuman to just judge them based on actions /appearance. I personally have guy friends who like a guy and likewise for the girls. I just have this huge respect to them for just being themselves. It is hard to say that there will still be people who don't approve this but nonetheless, do not give up on the one you love :) Huge support for them :D
U're missing the + community.. agreed that respect is the key and the kind of society that v live in shall no longer b just dad, mom and kids.. equality shall extend beyond gender.. reimagine the future 😀
More ppl like you should exist. You guys gimme hope for humanity.
idiot comment.
your actions define who you are.
@@chiuansheng Wonder what that says about you since you're being mean and narrow-minded
@@aryore2411 similar.. the comment and action define who he is.. dun bother.. lol
Most people forget about the ➕ part so im glad that they got an asexual person!! #acefam
YESSSSSS
Ace here
Im asexual too
Thing is ace aren't hated much because they can be straight or gay type so there is diversion ... I'm also Ace btw
i have nothing against ace people, they rock, but they simply aren’t inherently lgbt.
so happy that u guys included asexuals in this conversation!! love the video, they're all so well-spoken.
"But you were straight"
....
"Yeah and I wasn't able to talk when I was a baby, alot of things change "
“But you were straight”
...
“Well, there’s a chance I may have faked it...”
“But you were straight”
...
“Yeah, I thought so too...” **nervous laughter**
Section 377 was abolished in India last year 🙏🏽
What is section 377?
@@Ven4242 Gay sex as a crime.
@@Ven4242 British rulers had it in their laws to ban homosexuality but Indian government had repeal it. Xx
@@alfazeta8 correction : The Indian Supreme Court and not the Government of India. It was the SC that declared 377 it unconstitutional.
Love Simon - a movie about a gay teenager coming out : R 21 in Singapore - pg 13 in England, Australia, Canada and the US.
Pink dot - an event that is celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in Singapore : only citizens/ pr and Singaporeans are allowed to go to the event.
I wish Hollywood has given us something else other than Love Simon. That movie was hijacked by an uninvited guest. Half of the movie isn't even about the titular character. Gay relationships aren't being shown, they're told. Only one kiss in the end due to the restrictions of being a PG13 movie. But hey, it's the first gay movie with a happy ending!
Seems even Hollywood is bad at this.
a fucking kids show is rated M18 in Singapore bc the main charators *friends* dads are gay
Same girl.. men told me that too. "At least you arent lesbian." "I can change you"
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I was abit furious..
@Really Don't Care not quite im just asexual.
@@hananhashem4487 YOU GO GURLLLLLL!!!
@@hananhashem4487 OK, so you're not muslim.
Good.
Lol we got a troll here xD
Cant even google whats an asexual means
@@hananhashem4487 I didnt ask for your sexuality, I asked if you were apart of a faith.
A suggestion for the next video: Invite religion representatives to talk about the LGBTQ+ topic.
Nope. They just gonna spread their bs. Esp christians n muslims, those abrahamic religions.
Plus, they have no biz to meddle in secular policies.
RonLarhz why not listen to other people’s perspective don’t just look at something one way
@@RonLarhz they can say whatever they want, it is up to the audience whether they choose to believe or not
@@weiwenwwe2066
They already saying whatever they want on straits time comment section etc. They don't need another platform. Unlike LGBTQ which constantly get censored.
RonLarhz ironic thing to say assuming you are advocating for acceptance when you yourself are so quick to judge.
A fellow ace!! Haha I'm so sorry, but as an aro ace, I'm glad that Lorraine was on here
Don't be sorry!
holla ace buddies
@@John_Smith_86 *imma just pretend like i didn't see that same reply under someome else's comment*
Morden Family is rated R21 in Singapore. Can you believe it? God damn it...
You're actually joking?!! Welp its singapore soo...
So is the movie with benedict cumberbatch playing Alan Turing “The imitation game”
what the fuck
Is it even allowed to air in Malaysia?
That's cos Singapore is majority old-fashioned family & still stuck in ridiculous mind sets
Being Canadian, it's interesting to hear how much progress has yet to be made in certain parts of the world in regards to lgbtq rights. The journey towards equality can be tedious, but advocates like yourselves are making a world of difference.
Can equality include something that brings harm to the human body or society?
how does it do that?
Singapore is backward compared to US when it comes to these kinds of things
@@steve-uo3lw
Std?
@@steve-uo3lw
They do get it out of carelessness, which is why having sex outside of marriage or with anyone who isnt your spouse is seen as immoral.
Thus, I'm being fair to everyone by being against them doing such things.
It must require so much courage for them to come out and speak up about themselves and who they truly are, despite the potential backlash and the societal discrimination they will have to face given how conservative Asian societies still are in this regard, kudos to them! I'm a straight male, but I truly respect people that take pride in who they are. You don't have to agree with them, but you don't have bash them for being themselves. Equality for all!
Oh man, tearing up over here. I'm Vietnamese, and in 2019, my country has just denied us the privilege of marriage, despite being requested by more than 3 other countries (I think). That day, on social media, I read the comments and so many people Agreed with that decision. The anger and frustration settles in but, nothing we can do about it, can we? We are a minority, our representation is incredibly small. So I think you guys as a collection have voiced opinions of LGBTQ+ people living in an unequal community globally. Thank you for that.
Hang in there. Live your life my bro !
- all the supports from Seoul
Huyền Lê Việt Nam mình thực ra thái độ vs LGBT thuộc dạng trung bình, kiểu nếu có 200 quốc gia thì chắc mình sẽ ở khoảng hạng 90-100. So vs Đông Nam Á mình vẫn còn sướng chán. Bên Singapore vs bọn Mã Lai nó còn cho đi tù. 6 nước còn áp dụng án tử hình.
Cũng mong LGBT nước mình có quyền cưới nhưng vs tình trạng có nhiều nước coi LGBT là tội phạm ( tầm 60 ) hơn cả những nước cho phép hôn nhân đồng tính (28) thì,... chỉ biết thở dài thui và tự nhủ mình còn tốt hơn nhiều nước
"They're are single parents, gay parents ect... it's not just mom dad and kids! " The trans male hit the nail on the head.
was this inspired by jubilee ? anyway , i still think this is a very good video because it gives some of us more insight into the lgbtq+ community! i myself want to know more them and this video really helped me alot :) these people are so respectful and open to each other’s opinions and this was just so heartwarming to watch
The video was good, but they should've credited the tbh.
ItsmeIsaac agree even tho the inspo was pretty onvious its very similar to the “Spectrum” series without the spectrum
Go to ready4repeal for the talk video.and dear straight people for more real life stories. Both on facebook.
RonLarhz thank u ! i will make sure to watch those :)
As a bisexual i found the tedx talk "the invisible b in the lgbtq community" (or something like this) really accurate and helpful.
Bohemian Rhapsody was rated M18, just due to Freddie Mercury being gay. While in Korea it was PG-13. LMAO
LOL you should come over to Malaysia to watch it, the cut scenes were so choppy everyone booed when the story line was all over the place. And somehow with all that the movie was still labelled 18
Freddie Mercury was bi btw
@@juliansenfr WAIT im Malaysian and the tv said that its 18+ but Netflix said it was labelled 16 ( yes bohemian is on Netflix AS IT SHOULD)
I have been thinking of moving to Singapore but I was not sure how open they are to the LGBTQ+ community. So I am so glad this came in my recommendations 🏳🌈🖤🏳🌈
Sruthi Nambiar singapore is not a gay friendly city and its quite conservative
This is...any lgbtq+ person seeing this..keep fighting for what you think is right! DON'T GIVE UP! I dont know what else to say I'm not that encouraging ^^"
I don't understand why people would hate on LGBTQ+. I really can't get it. I guess I'm the type that thinks that as long as what one is doing doesn't harm anyone and he/she is happy, why not??
Previously I have actually asked my parents about their view on this and even tried convincing them haha but yeah... maybe like some of the comments mentioned, its harder for the older generation to accept or change their views.
As some say the real haters have the same tendency in them selfs and cant accept them selfs for who they are. If you are straight or LGBT+ and accept your self for whom you are you would more see the person and not who he/she shares the bed with
Well there is harm to society and health. The question is, are you willing to accept that they exist?
they care about your mental health, that is why. everything created have their couple with diff sexes. even tree have that.
Conservative and religious societies are the ones stigmatizing LGBTQ people.
My sister is asexual . And im lesbian . My cousin is bisexual
im a girl and straight but that lesbian woman was so stunning omg
christie avril nice you just turned lesbian
Yesss thank you for another LGBTQIA+ video! 😆 I really appreciate the diversity of the participants and being able to hear a diverse range of opinions. This video really made me so so happy and is such a nice addition to what has been a pretty great Pride month! Thank you to Faith, Kennede, Zinc, Atiq, Irie and Lorraine for sharing your stories! All of you seem so cool and I wanna give you guys hugs! 🙆♀️ Here’s to working towards creating a society more accepting and inclusive of the LGBTQIA+ community! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Thank youuuu Joey for the kind opinions and greatttt support! There's also a very detailed article up on Zula! 🙆🏻♀️
I just want to give them a hug! *sending virtual hug*
Hugsss
is this like Jubilee haha
i thought so too!
pastelxflowers yes! But Singaporean ver. Lol
dont u mean jujubee
I honestly love it, really great to see people from my own culture speaking about these issues.
I've always identified myself as ace so i was really interested to here about other asexuals (we really dont get talked about often) and Lorraine's experience with that guy who said "at least you're not lesbian"
Relatable fam
Anxon ikr i must admit i dont rly think abt ace ppl very often (im an ally) and honestly its embarassing that most allies dont either:(
If you don't mind me asking (which if you do, feel free to ignore/downvote), do asexual people pursue romantic relationships or marriage? If yes, is that limited to asexuals, and how would the whole sexual desire thing work if in a relationship with a non-asexual?
@@ozma2985 I dont think im qualified to speak for all coz
I identify as a gay asexual
As said in the video we just don't feel sexual attraction.
Its complicated and I hope I'll be able to get my point across (and you're free to disagree with my opinion) but I hope this answers your question.
For me at least, I like guys. Just like any other gay person. But my attraction comes in forms of looks, physical touch and like romantic feelings. I don't enjoy any kind of sex. I like holding hands, cuddling and just being intimate with my partner, and if he wants to have sex, I am capable of giving him that. But I just won't enjoy it.
@@ozma2985 and thanks for asking! I think its great to know that people are interested to know more! :)
Anxon Can I also ask on asexuals? My perception on Asexuals is that they neither identify as a female or a male, gender is more like a coat and they can change into one or the another depending on their mood. Is this true?
I didn’t know about the other parts so that was pretty interesting!
我是同志，我觉得每个人都有权利，愛就是愛🌈🌈🌈🌈
arman disney , i can't understand you but ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
@@ahuman-being3767 basically he or she is saying that we are comrades and everyone has the right to love anyone they want. Love is Love
transman here, respect for every person in this video and respect for all good people here in the comments
Look at all these beautiful informed people. I wanna hug em all.
This kind of topic and content is liberating. Thank you for uploading! ❤️
Thanks for including the girl that identifies as “queer” I don’t identify or relate to any of the labels too. I just like the person for who they are.
Lmao that's ridiculous
Always 108 just because you can’t relate to it doesn’t mean it is. Bye
My friend calls her sexuality a "formless blob" haha, queer is definitely a useful umbrella term to have
That's pansexual in a nutshell
@@yiumyoumsan6997 pansexual doesn't exist
This is such a great video
Singapore needs to legalise marriage equality
Yes
One step at a time.
@@davidliu2243 Yes. First remove 377A, and improve on employment rights.
This is a _panel discussion_. Those have been around for ages. And panel discussions that are filmed are not something Jubilee created. Jubilee is a very popular platform for filmed panels, but is not the only popular channel. Sure, this video has similar cuts to Jubilee, but that's about it. They're standing in different formation, there's no separation of different opinions on benches or spectrums. It's just a panel of LGBTQ+ people.
Indeed,but the cuts, fonts and editing ,especially the intro is so undeniably similar that I find it hard to believe the style of the video is not at least influenced by Jubilee. There's technically nothing wrong with following a trend in video editing but a too similar style maybe not be very appealing to some .
good on Zula on creating this much lgbtq content for pride month and showing how the community deals with Everyday life whatsoever 💕 enjoy the content a lot ❤️
back then it was only gay and lesbian. then butch, andro. learnt a lot today!
This video was so cool (and important) you guys seems so nice. We need to keep fighting for our rights
They are amazing individuals
Website?
No
@@earthwormhoppers5847 They are!
u lost my respect
@@mesou2247 why do you hate the LGBTQ community?
If the vlogger team see this comment , can u do an vid straight vs lgbtq, what their opinion or tolerance for the community? They willing to fight together?
I'm so glad that POC are speaking out about LGBTQA+ issues here in Asia. Also, I had tears in my eyes to see a fellow asexual have a platform to speak about our experiences.
They can at least sit down and talk about this right?...
Ight imma head out to hunt for the homophobic comments
anyone going to pinkdot?
I like the lines at 3.05 -“they’re telling you that they know you better than you know yourself”...😂👍
What exactly is 377A? Here in Europe I've never heard from this.
What a great video! Thanks Zula for covering this issue. Kudos to everyone involved in the video, feel like you guys are the voices of the future. All the best and keep fighting to fellow LGBTQIA+ brothers and sisters in Singapore! :)
Love this vid!!!
Tbh you should at least provide seats for them to share their stories instead of them standing there awkwardly ..
why does this place look like tsl office
Thank You for doing this vdo ~
Amazing content!!!!!
i would like to apologise to the lgbtq community.
i used to be homophobic and when i saw 2 girls holding hands in school i would say ew to my friends.
i would joke and whenever someone did something i would say lol but thas gay.
i realised over the years how wrong i was and im now lesbian myself
have a great day everyone!
Xanthus, same. I don't say ew to ppl I just say " cause you can't and its not normal"
*magically 4 years later*
*Is a bisexual who is still questioning*
I don't wanna label myself since idk what am I rn 😂
I didn't know that some countries are like this,, here in Brazil, we're totally free to be who we're
Whoa you're soooo lucky!!!
It's nice that you're living in such a country!! but I knew a lot of countries aren't as accepting of the community, since I am living in one too hahahah
so much love for this video
what is that 377a ? cause i take a look on the internet and maybe i didnt understand well, but apparently since 2007 its only something who criminalize the necrophilia ??
penal code for gay crimes or anything lgbtqia related :) it is used in Malaysia, Singapore and India for all I know
Updated edit: The people here who said "Singaporean society generally accepts...." are "straight-passing", or do not fit into the stereotypical look of a lgbt person. Normally, people will assume you are straight. It is different for lgbt people who also don't conform to gender stereotypes. Hence, this video is BS.
This is amazing, pls kp up wif more lgbtq+ content in future videos! 🏳️🌈
Omg yas kennede!!!
those were some really good narratives! iloved it:D
peace from a neighbour up north!! 🤗 don't be afraid to be yourself ^w^
Nice to see a good variety of ppl from the LGBTQ+ spectrum
I am just wondering, why there are no chairs being provided? They are all standing :(
I'm really shocked that a school counsellor outed one of the guys to his peers and teachers, especially when he was still so young...
Honestly I do agree, though we've come this far, there's still a long way to go and we're going in the right direction.
I lived in spore in the late 80s, we had a semi illegal group called PLU, people like us, it was much hard time at that time. Love you all
I'm a Singapore 16 this year but I believe if you love each other that enough.I not a LGBT people but love is do not care what gardener you are, same sex or opposite sex, old or young, just be yourself, choice what you like and what person you like or love.. I think the 🏳️🌈rainbows flat is really special.＾∇＾(n˘v˘•)I support LGBT. Let go guys.
my friends keep calling me gay, when im actually asexual, i keep telling them, and they continue not understanding.
iiqewxyaq they are not your friends. Friends do not respect you. Stop talking and hanging out with them. Make new friends.
BISH BE MY FRIEND INSTEAD
oof I hope you got new, actual friends... it's not that they cannot understand. they refuse to. :/
LOVE IT
I don't understand why people would criticise other people for who they are and SAYING that they are wrong and disobeying whatever rules there are... we are all people shouldn't we stand for each other ?
Would you support Sharia Law?
Good content but do credit Jubilee or Spectrum whoever it is (Coz the editing style is almost the same)
This is GREAT! I love that this video in done by Singaporeans about LGBTQA+ Singaporeans. These LGBTQA+ should be so proud of themselves for shine the light on the issues they face individually and as a community. Change will come eventually. We need strong politicians with a spine who are willing to stand up against homophobia, even if it comes from a few religious organizations.
That's idealistic but nope politicians only look out for themselves. Religious organizations too. Noone is sharing their power/doing charity that doesn't benefit themselves.
I think for now LGBTQIA+ Singaporeans just need to be out and spread awareness one person at a time
What is 377A??
everyone can have their own views, its ok to be anything you want as long you dont do something with ill intentions
Great video and well articulated. ❤️
Singapore sounds like a pretty great place to live.
Instead of judging why don't people just try to understand them ☺
Thank you
Thank you for including an ace person!
Hello :)
Are there any Lgbtq+ people from Singapore here?? So I will go to Singapore for vacation with my girlfriend (so we're both lesbians) and I asked myself how the situation is in the public as a gay couple...like holding hands, not even kissing..I dont know how the people react and I can imagine that the situation is very different as in Europe! Maybe anyone can help me and answer this question?? Thank you! :)
i am a straight girl who holds hands with my girl friends and nobody bothers us. but I would doubt that some people wud b more accepting if 2 guys were to hold hands. so long as u don't kiss, light petting, caressing people wud think u all are close girl best friends and not bother. sad that these people don't recognise non hetero love haizz
Vietnam is much more open but they also don’t know much about other kinds of sexualities (they don’t mind your business). However VNmese people aren’t rude to you like it in somewhere (not everyone, of course but I have only met 1 in my life), the government doesn’t put any pressure on you, at least in my 19 years experience. Especially, online environment is so clean compared to English-speaking online environment and that make me impressed by how civilized the people are. If there is any racist comment it will get backlash from a lot of people (both straight and LGBT+) and now I’m so so happy that when any article about the community shows up there is no racist word at all not kidding. We also have dating show with straight and gay guys to challenge the guests. We have Huong Giang as a judge in The Voice Kids and she is transgender. Movies, MV, series, online dramas, ...Meet no obligation from the authority. Many years ago I watched a talk show about LGBT rights with the gay guest on national TV channel. I can tell my teacher I like boy and jealousy of myself with someone else. I can tell my friends too. Maybe it’s bc I am a good student so I get respect every where and my life isn't hard at all. Yes there are some people with narrowed mind that you can’t prevent but you’ll have other pp protect you from racism. My grandmother said she would love her grandchildren no matter who they are. And this is the thing that I love most about my country - the people with hearts.
I still don't have courage to tell my parents :)
FAITH YOU GO GIRL-
Seriously who people love DOES NOT make them any less of a person at least they r happy with each other
You guys are amazing, and i really love singapore and you guys are a great citizen of singapore.
Even as uncertain they are about either lqbtg+ right in singapore are going forward or not. For me its better than already certain that its not going forward at all , as whats happen in the neighbouring countries ( yall know which im referring to) ... It's really hurt reading news or knowing that even in this modern world, we still put a words in an old book to determine how much a human beings worth in the eye of public.
are u saying Malaysia? if yes, then I too wanna leave my country for it
he sounds like ronnie Chyang from The Daily SHOW
Any other pansexuals here!?! 🙋🙋🙋
Please next talk about lgbt in arabic country
💖This video are so amazing..!😎👍🏻
Good job!
I thought Singapore was open with LGBT+ things. But I was shocked when I see this. But the whole things that happened in Singapore with LGBT+ there arr better then my country (which is Indonesia). I’m label as Gay and always struggling to hide my identity here
Great conversation. ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼
I remember when there first was a documentary about being asexual on Netflix. My mother was all up in arms that we were watching it and was like "I don't approve of this." I'm like all it means is that they don't want to have sex and my mother was like "I don't care." I'm like it's not even against your religion. Why the fuck you still talking? The thing is that we were told by my parents for years that it didn't matter if we got married or not because of what their god said. It made me realize everything they were saying was bullshit. They thought because we wanted to be educated and were watching a documentary that we were both asexual and they didn't want that because they only cared about being selfish so they could get grandchildren. And it made me realize that everything with my parents was the opposite. They said one thing but really they meant another thing.
don't give up to be yourself!
What is 377A?
Gay sex as a crime, I think.
Love everything about this!!! ❤️👌🏻🦋
But I have to say Singapore has gone way greater now, it's just stricted by the conservatives but I still believe most of the people are genuinely open. So great to know there are quite big amount of straight people talking about lgbtq on the media. I hope my country, Indonesia will a move far than this though it seems so hard reminding too much religious and extremist people here.
Can somebody explain to me what exactly the 2 girls mean by queer and asexual? I am not familiar with these two terminology. Thanks in advance.
I'm a month late to this, but queer is an umbrella term for anyone in the lgbtq+ community, it just represents the portion of people who either don't know who they are yet or can't find a specific label that they identify with. They aren't straight, just queer. As for asexual (ace people, please correct me if I'm wrong), it means that they don't experience a sexual attraction to other people. They might still have sex, but not because their body requires (is that the right word?) it. Hope this helps!
i thought this was jubilee for a sec
i feel so happy to see an ace in the video hahaha
Pride Month!!👭👬💞💞💞
👏👏 well said 👏👏