In many ways, Stuart Koe is an "OG" or Original Gay. As a change-maker, he had a front row seat at what was taking place in Singapore's LGBTQ community around the turn of the millennium, particularly with his leadership roles in Action for AIDS, fridae.com, the Nation Parties, the review of the Penal Code and even Pink Dot. In the next series of episodes of Semua Kita, Stuart tells us many of his stories and how the experiences shaped his perspective of life and activism in Singapore.

In this episode he answers the question, "Is Singapore a good place to be gay?" In his opinion, the biggest fear of coming out is parental disapproval rather than societal violence. He also talks about his not always positive experience in an elite school.

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