Conversations under way to move forward on LGBTQ individuals in Muslim community here: Mufti

Pink Dot event at Hong Lim Park in 2016. Muslims here have to find a way to have more conversations on issues such as 377A. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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SINGAPORE - There are ongoing discussions on the LGBTQ issue in the Muslim community, with views on religious obligations and responsibilities of living in a diverse and open society considered.

Mufti Nazirudin Mohd Nasir said while there is a recognition that it is a very complex and complicated matter, there is also a need to work harder and move faster towards some resolution.

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