#301 - Singaporeans’ attitudes toward 377A shift & uproar over restaurant’s $50 fee for birthday cake

Just in time for Pride Month, a recent study on Singaporeans’ attitudes towards same-sex relationships by market research firm Ipsos found that 44% of respondents still support 377A, which was a drop from 55% in 2018. What does this mean for the future of the controversial law, and Pink Dot? Elsewhere, the internet split into two camps over an incident at Le Jardin, where a disgruntled customer complained about an additional $50 fee to bring his own cake to his friend’s birthday dinner at the restaurant. Is the customer always right? 

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Singaporeans’ attitudes toward 377A shift

• Support for Section 377A drops as attitudes towards same-sex relationships shift, survey finds
• Pink Dot returns to Hong Lim Park for the first time since COVID-19 pandemic started; MPs among attendees
• Our Survey Shows Not Enough Singaporeans Understand Section 377A. That Needs to Change.
• HDB amends graphic 'to avoid misunderstanding' after suggestions that original depicted same-sex couple

Uproar over restaurant’s $50 fee for birthday cake

• Diners claim they were asked to pay S$50 to bring cake into restaurant at Fort Canning, restaurant refutes allegations
• Netizens leave 5-star reviews to counter 'cheapskates' on Fort Canning restaurant's no outside food policy, corkage fee S$20, not S$50
• Words We're Watching: What is Cakeage | Merriam-Webster

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