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Singapore TV station fined for too-gay broadcast

by Rex Wockner

International

Singapore's Media Development Authority has fined MediaCorp TV's Channel 5 $11,000 for airing a program that was too gay-friendly.
The home and decor series "Find and Design" made the error of being too accepting when it helped a gay couple transform their game room into a nursery for their adopted baby, the authority said.
"The episode contained several scenes of the gay couple with their baby as well as the presenter's congratulations and acknowledgement of them as a family unit in a way which normalises their gay lifestyle and unconventional family setup," the regulator said April 24. "This is in breach of the Free-to-Air TV Programme Code which disallows programmes that promote, justify or glamourise gay lifestyles."
Gay sex is illegal in Singapore and could lead to a two-year jail sentence.
Last year, Channel 5 was fined $3,700 for showing a lesbian kiss on the imported U.S. series "Without a Trace."

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