Actor Chase Tan apologises to LGBTQ community after netizens slam Mediacorp drama for negative gay stereotypes

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Netizens have criticised Channel 8 and Mediacorp over a male paedophilic character who molests teenage boys and has a sexually transmitted disease, and scenes where characters behave in homophobic ways....roles in the TV series which perpetuate negative perceptions of gay people.

Members of the LGBTQ community said the paedophile character perpetuates a false stereotype of gay men as perverted sexual predators. Some pointed out that such problematic portrayals of queer people are not balanced by positive portrayals in local media. Singapore’s censorship policy forbids positive portrayals of LGBTQ people in the media.

Positive portrayals of LGBTQ people in media are not allowed, under broadcasting rules. The government’s reason for such censorship is that media content should not “promote homosexual lifestyles”.

For qns on whether regulation/censorship of the media is justified....Consider also how regulation of the media perpetuates inequality for some marginalized groups....