Ong Ye Kung's views on homosexuality

Ong Ye Kung (王乙康, Wáng Yĭ Kāng; born 15 November 1969 ) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills), Ong is the Minister for Education after 24 April 2018 and Second Minister for the Ministry of Defence. He has also been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Sembawang GRC since September 2015 following the 2015 general elections

=Comments on discrimination against LGBT people in Singapore=

On Friday, 14 September 2018, during a dialogue with the audience at the annual Singapore Summit, a conference for business and thought leaders to discuss business and global affairs, Ong was asked how the nation could be more inclusive towards people of different sexual orientations.

He replied that there was no discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community "at work, housing (and) education" in Singapore. Saying that it was in Singapore’s DNA to be inclusive, he added: "The fact is they (the LGBTQ community) live in Singapore peacefully, no discrimination at work, housing (and) education. They go about their lives. However, on the issue of LGBTQ, it is also an issue of social mores and societal values."

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This article was written by Roy Tan.