Change

Sheryl Crow once sang that a change would do you good. I heard on the tube today that changes were made in the US political scene and in Singapore, changes in the penal codes for sex crimes will be addressed too. And I just love the pun there.

There was an apparent resounding call for change in the US when the people voted for the Democrats into the House. I am not REALLY sure about how the US parliamentary system works, but the senate is apparently still up for grabs (whatever that means). Well, it shows that stupid is as stupid does and it can only carry you so far. Human beings aren’t really big fans of losing their loved ones – no matter the cause or cost.

In Singapore, penal codes for sex abusers will be revised (and did I mentioned that I just LOVED the pun?). This is in light of the authorities claim to update the law to meet modern issues and keep up with the times. But one of the highlighted ones is the one about oral and anal sex. Apparently, once it has been revised, it will be okay, amongst consenting adults – so long as one is male and the other is female (that is how I understand by the term ‘heterosexual’). I wonder what would happen if a lesbian and a gay were to engage themselves in that sexual act. Would it still be legal? I also wonder if two members of the same sex were to do it, but with one taking on the ‘female role’ and the other the ‘male role’. Would that be legal too?

I know, it’s all very ironic and contradictory. Especially when the legislators (is that how they are addressed?) explained the need to adjust this change is to let “private sexual life remain just that, private”. If they are really sincere about it, why not just leave it at ‘consenting adults’. Is there a need for the defining ‘heterosexual’ bit? Afterall, sexuality is a very broad and complicated issue nowadays – the ‘modern times’.

Meanwhile, I will look forward to the announcement of the revised ‘penal codes’ on sexual issues. Snigger, snigger.