{"id":9632,"date":"2009-05-16T01:26:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-16T01:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2009\/05\/16\/06-love-again\/"},"modified":"2009-05-16T01:26:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-16T01:26:00","slug":"06-love-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2009\/05\/16\/06-love-again\/","title":{"rendered":"#06: love, again."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><lj-embed id=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=41037205735<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People think the minute you give any minority a voice, then they&#8217;re going to start shouting for their rights. That&#8217;s not true. Minorities need a voice to counter the spread of misinformation. To affirm humanist values. And to have a respectful and meaningful dialogue with society.&#8221;<br \/>\nAlfian Sa&#8217;at, 31, Poet\/Playwright<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have very good friends who are gay and I don&#8217;t think they, or anyone else should have to say sorry to anyone for the way they are. Sometimes, we need to stand up for what we believe in, and yet, be open and inclusive. Pink Dot does that, and that is why I\u2019m a part of it.&#8221;<br \/>\nTimothy Nga, actor <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I chose to support Pinkdot because I believe in Love. That love is the only way to live our lives, and that the freedom to love belongs to all. Big Love. Love is all inclusive, with no limitations, no boundaries. I have lived abroad, but I chose to live here in Singapore now because it is MY country, where my family and friends are. I have too many gay friends and relatives who have left our shores simply because of the lack of tolerance. I hope with this simple and fun act of forming PINKDOT, we can begin the change we want to happen on our island. &#8221;<br \/>\nNeo Swee Lin, actress <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love does not discriminate. Only people do.&#8221;<br \/>\nIvan Heng, &#8217;35&#8217;, Artistic Director, W!LD RICE<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not everything is in red and white.&#8221;<br \/>\nRoyston Tan, 32, Filmmaker<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No need to be alone. No need to be afraid.&#8221;<br \/>\nJezamine Tan, 25, International Relations Executive<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.<br \/>\nGalatians 5:14 <\/p>\n<blockquote data-secret=\"Z5iUV6RAJz\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pinkdot.sg\/\">Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/pinkdot.sg\/embed\/#?secret=Z5iUV6RAJz\" data-secret=\"Z5iUV6RAJz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; Pink Dot SG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=41037205735 &#8220;People think the minute you give any minority a voice, then they&#8217;re going to start shouting for their rights. 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