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List of LGBT Organisations in Singapore contain a summary of LGBT rights organizations in Singapore. There are many online and offline groups dedicated to providing support for the queer community within Singapore, despite the status of
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, which is a legislation that criminalizes sex between consenting adult males. While
LGBT rights in Singapore The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Singapore have evolved over the decades. Homosexuality is legal for both males and females, with the former being officially legalised in 2022 after being ''de jure'' decr ...
still face challenges, support groups have grown in popularity, and attitudes towards the LGBT community are becoming more tolerant, particularly among the younger population.


Active groups


Groups active both online and offline

* Pink Dot SG - Pink Dot SG is the most visible and well-known event of the LGBT movement in Singapore, and it has inspired similar movements around the world. A public event that brings together Singaporeans who support the freedom to love, it is attended by both straight and LGBT people and widely reported in local and international media. The first Pink Dot was held in 2009 and drew 2,500 people. 4,000 turned out the following year, and in 2011, the number more than doubled to 10,000. In 2012, over 15,000 people attended the first Pink Dot at night.


Groups active online only

* Herstory - a website for grrrls which organises real-world events like the annual Butch Hunt and Femme Quest contests. Other social activities include Grrrls Night Out parties, various sports and dance classes.


Disbanded/inactive groups

* People Like Us 3 ( PLU3) The first and still the main gay-equality advocacy group in Singapore, started in 1993 by
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and later joined by activists
Alex Au Alex Au Waipang, () also known by his Internet pseudonym as Yawning Bread, is an advocate of LGBT rights in Singapore. Au is a blogger and activist who provides analyses of Singaporean politics, culture, gay issues and miscellaneous subjects on h ...
and Dr.
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.


Groups formerly active both online and offline

* Friends Like Us ( F.L.US, pronounced "flas") - an LGBT social enterprise which aspires to be the nexus between business, innovation and community work. They are committed to reaching out to diverse members of LGBT society with the primary objective to better lives through entrepreneurial and other community projects. Net proceeds from their ad hoc activities and events including Dragon Boat racing, inline skating, kayaking, movie outings, a dating club, gatherings and trips, are used to fund community service initiatives including their Caresports, Careout and Carefund programmes. *
Young Out Here Young Out Here (YOH) is a gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer youth community group based in Singapore. The community group is the first and longest running non-profit volunteer group of its kind in Singapore. History Young Out Here was esta ...
Singapore's first and only queer community group catered towards queer youths, unbiased against the lesbian youth community. Their main programme is a support group for queer youths, with a repertoire of several events organised also catering towards queer youths. *
Trevvy TREVVY was an LGBTQ website in Singapore. Started August 2006 through a re-branding exercise of Singapore's first gay portal, Trevvy ceased operation in 2021. At one point, Trevvy had over 120,000 registered users. In February 2007, Trevvy.co ...
, formerly known as SgBoy – was set up in March 1999, originally known as "Singapore Boy Homepage" before being renamed SgBoy. It is one of the most popular LGBT portals in Singapore. It underwent a makeover, rebranding itself as Trevvy.com in August 2006, shifting its focus to the more mature 25 to 40-year age group of the local gay market and expanding its user base regionally. On 30 April 2021, Trevvy.com announced the closure of its website, due to its dwindling popularity.


References

{{SingaporeLGBTTopics * Singapore LGBT