I was in Singapore in 2015 and stumbled upon a gay pride rally. IIRC it was a group called _The Pink Dot_ and they had a park filled with hundreds of people wearing pink shirts. The pamphlets said this was legal for Singaporeans (non-residents could watch but were technically banned from participation :-P)<p>Things are changing there slowly. They do technically censor their Internet (it&#x27;s illegal to view porn, but if you stumble on it without downloading it, that&#x27;s legal...or something). I think they gave up on their porn filter years ago. Their level of censorship is way below the level of the UK!<p>With all that said, the nation is highly progressive in other areas. All the trains are fully automated, no drivers. They can run 24&#x2F;7. Cars are exceedingly expensive. A permit for buying a car is done on a bidding system and the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) can run between $50k ~ $70k (that&#x27;s not including the cost of the car or registration). This keeps pollution, smog and emissions down to a minimum. (The COEs are only good for 10 years. A used 5 year extension costs the same as a new car COE, so most ditch their cars after 10 years. It does create an insane amount of consumerism&#x2F;waste though .. Singapore is the largest car exporter in the world).<p>I suggest visiting and spending two weeks there. The Adler Lunary Hostel is reall nice and central. It&#x27;s a really interesting place.